Small Business Information
Thinking of starting a business
- Advice & support in your state or territory
Useful information and resources in your state or territory to help you find business advice and support. - Are you ready checklists
Useful checklists and tools to help you find out if you are ready to start a business. - Thinking of starting a business
Are you ready? Need help with planning, raising finance or writing your business plan? These guides and templates can help. - What do I need before I get started?
Before you get started in business, there are a number of questions you need to ask yourself. - Am I ready?
Are you ready to venture into business? Operating a small business is not just about working for yourself, it's also about having the necessary skills and expertise to succeed. - Business plan guides & templates
Useful templates and tools to help you develop a business plan. - How can I get advice & support?
You can take advantage of a broad range of advice and support offered by the Australian Government. - Marketing plan guides
Useful templates and tools to help you develop a marketing plan. - Export plan guides & tools
Useful templates and tools to help you develop an export plan. - What type of business should I start?
Do you want to start a new business, or would it be better to buy an already established one? - Which business structure should I choose?
What type of business structure will you use? Will you be a sole trader, in a partnership, a company or a trust? - How do I choose a business name?
Choosing the right name will help ensure you're creating the right image for your business. It'll also help to distinguish it from your competitors. - How do I write a business plan?
Once you've conducted research into the feasibility of your new business you're ready to write your business plan. - How do I write a marketing plan?
A marketing plan assists you to integrate your total marketing effort. It ensures a systematic approach to developing products and services to meet and satisfy your customers' needs. - How do I develop an export plan?
Once you've decided to sell your products overseas you need to develop an export plan. - How do I develop a succession plan?
Nobody likes to think about it, but it's inevitable that one day you'll leave your business, so it's important that you plan for that day. - What planning tools can help me?
A variety of government checklists and planning templates are available to assist you. - Emergency management plan guides & templates
Guides to assist your business in emergency management and recovery. - Succession plan guides & templates
Find out about legal considerations and risk management when managing your succession plan.
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