Resources
Adelaide Business Hub has put together a great package of information, templates and practical tools to help you grow your business.
Business Essentials
- Checklist
- Business Planning – templates & guide
- A guide to starting your own business in South Australia
- Business Structures and Types
- Business names
- How to protect business name
- Intellectual Property – IP Australia: Patent; Registered Design, Trademarking
- Digital Business Tools
- Protect Your Business Online
Buy and Sell a Business
Business Law
- Australian Consumer Law
- IP Australia-Engaging an Attorney Toolkit
- Licences & Registrations
- Business Licence Information Services
- ASIC – Guide to small business Directors
- Retail & Commercial Leasing Guide
- Dispute Resolution
- SCAM watch – Protect your small business
- Food Standards
- Labelling Laws – country of origin
- Contracts
- Intellectual Property – IP Australia
- Consumer Rights and Guarantees
Export and Import
- Export Plan guidelines
- Start your Export Strategy
- SA Export Resources
- Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
- Freight & Logistics
- Austrade Offices
- Tradeshows : Worldwide
- Currency Converter & International Market Analysis
- Trade Missions – SA Govt.
- Rules, Regulations & Permits
- Export Finance Australia
- Australian Border Force – Importing Exporting Tarriff/Compliance
- Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (Quarantine)
- Banned and restricted imports to Australia
Procurement
- Office of the Industry Advocate
(assisting local businesses to tender for Government contracts) - Industry Capability Network Gateway
(online database to assist businesses to find new project work and connect with suppliers) - Government Procurement policy/guidance
- The Australian Government Tender System
Finance and Tax
- Registering ABN
- Registering for GST
- Business Structures
- Financial templates & calculators
- Start-up costs -template
- CPA – Good Practice checklist for small business
- Accounting/Financial reporting/bookkeeping/invoicing
- Budgets – How to do a budget
- Budgeting calculators tips for self-employed (moneysmart)
- Payment terms
- Debt collection
- Personal Property Securities Register
(Australian Government register where security interests in personal property can be searched and registered) - Your Obligations as a small business operator
- Financing for Business
- Choosing Payment Methods
- Lease or Buy Motor Vehicle calculator
- Grants
- Grant Assist
- Crowdfunding – advantages/disadvantages – How to
- SCAM watch – Protect your small business
- Stock control process
- Financial Assistance Hub
(Many things can lead to financial difficulty. It can happen to anyone. This guide is designed to help you understand the options that may be available if you’re struggling financially)
Employ and Manage People
- Checklist – step by step guide
- Return to Work SA
- Superannuation Clearing House
- Payroll Tax – Revenue SA
- Apprentices & trainees
- How to Employ an Apprentice
- Fairwork Australia
- Employment templates & guides: Awards; Employing staff; Induction checklist; Letter of Engagement template; Job description template; Reference checking; Leave; Entitlements; Ending employment template
- 24/7 Fair Work Advice – hotline