ABNsearch - search on Dun & Bradstreet's database
for any Australian business entity by name, ACN or D-U-N-S number
in association with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Australian Business Homepage - ABL : member based business improvement assossiation.
ABL offers specialist industry assistance in the Defence and
Health sectors and has links with a wide range of industry associations.
Australian Business Library - specialises in information on workplace
and employment legislation, economics and taxation, international
and domestic trade, management and occupational health and workplace
safety.
Australian
Business Research -ABR
offers a wide range of online searches from major goverment agencies.
Live Databases include the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission (ASIC), Australian Personal Names Index (API), Land
Titles in NSW and QLD, ASX Investor Reports as well as ABR's
own Credit Information Database
Australian Industry Group - The Australian Industry Group is an independent,
representative body created by the merger of MTIA (Metal Trades
Industry Association of Australia) and The Australian Chamber
of Manufactures. It has been created to help Australian industry
be more competitive, both domestically and internationally, so
that it takes its rightful place in the emerging global economy.
Australian
Job Search The Australian
Job Search features information on Job Network Services for jobseekers,employers
and Centrelink staff. Search for a job, or advertise an employment
vacancy
Business Channel
- The Business Channel is a window to the business services of
the Victorian Government. It includes information and transactions
from key Victorian Government agencies, local councils and the
Australian Taxation Office.
OSIRIS - The OSIRIS homepage contains full
text of Australian Federal Awards, Agreements, Decisions, Variations
and Decision Summaries of the Australian Industrial Relations
Commission
Publications
- listing of Commonwealth publications to be purchsased for business
Small Business Website in association with NSW Department of State and
Regional Development
Small
Business Victoria - Small
Business Victoria is the State Government's small business support
agency, offering information and referral services for potential
and existing small business operators, which can be accessed
from the SBV website.
The
Business Council of Australia
is an association of chief executives of leading Australian corporations.
Providing a forum for Australian business leadership to contribute
directly to public policy debates.
www.gststartup.gov.au - Contains general information about
the Commonwealth Government's GST Start-up Assistance Office
Registering
for the New Tax System
Click here for The Australian Business
Number (ABN) or apply by phoning the business Tax Reform infoline
on 13 24 78 to obtain a application package. Not everyone can
use this on-line application, please refer to the ATO's FAQ's
to determine whether or not you can register here.
Apply
for a Tax File Number (TFN)
Online registration is not yet
available however you can complete a Tax File Number Application/Enquiry
form available from the Tax Office. Alternatively, you can obtain
a form through the Business Registration Services on 13 28 66.
Business
Assistance Hotlines
The Business Entry Point Hotline:
Phone 13 28 46 for access to key business information and assistance
programs for the cost of a local call. A skilled information
officer will refer you to the right people, with the option of
printed information mailed out within 24 hours. The hotline is
open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm AEST or you can email hotline@business.gov.au
or visit the web site
The Tax Reform Infoline: Phone
13 24 78 for information on tax reform and the New Tax System,
including the GST.
Austrade Export Advisor: Phone
13 28 78 for information and services from Austrade which assists
Australian exporters find and develop overseas markets. You can
visit their web site at Austrade
Online
Business Regulation Helpline:
Phone 1800 991 992 for a free, confidential phone service to
direct you to the right person for questions, issues or complaints
about government regulations. This service is currently available
for Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
Small
Business Agencies
Contact details for agencies
in all Australian States and Territories which provide advice
and referral services for intending, starting and existing businesses.
Northern Territory
Territory Business Centre
Department of Industry and Business
Ground Floor
Development House
76 The Esplanade
DARWIN NT 0800
Tel: (08) 8924 4280
Fax (08) 8924 4290
Hotline: 1800 193 111
Web: http://www.tbc.nt.gov.au/
Western Australia
Small Business Development Corporation
553 Hay St
PERTH WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9220 0222
Fax: (08) 9325 3981
Country callers: 1800 199 125
E-mail: info@sbdc.com.au
Web: http://www.sbdc.com.au/
South Australia
The Business Centre
145 South Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Tel: (08) 8463 3800
Fax: (08) 8231 1199
Country callers: 1800 188 018
E-mail:business.info@saugov.sa.gov.au<
Web: http://www.tbc.sa.gov.au/
Tasmania
Business Tasmania
Department of State Development
5th Floor, ANZ Centre
22 Elizabeth Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Telephone: (03) 6233 5858
TAS Country Callers: 1800 005 262
Fax: (03) 6233 5800
Web: http://www.tdr.tas.gov.au/
Queensland
SmartLicence
Department of State Development
Corner Boundary & Fortescue Streets
Spring Hill
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Tel: (07) 32211620
Hotline: 1800 061 631
(outside Brisbane metropolitan area)
Fax: (07) 3234 0024
E-mail: Smart.Licence@sd.qld.gov.au
Web: http://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/
New South Wales
Small Business Advisory Services
State and Regional Development NSW
Level 35, Governor Macquarie Tower
1 Farrer Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Hotline: 13 11 45
Fax: (02) 9228 3626
Web: http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/
Australian
Capital Territory
Business Support Unit
Office of Business Development and Tourism
PO Box 243
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
tel: 1800 244 650
E-mail: act_blis@dpa.act.gov.au
Victoria
Small Business Victoria
Level 5, 55 Collins Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Telephone: 132 215 (local call Cost)
Fax: (03) 9651 9725
E-mail: sbv@sbv.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.sbv.vic.gov.au/
