Business & Industry
business.gov.au - your business gateway to government information and services
business.gov.au is the Australian Government's principal, award-winning business website that offers simple and convenient access to government business information and services. It provides comprehensive information on planning, starting, running and exiting a business along with services such as ABN Look up to search for publicly available ABN details, and GovForms for finding and managing government forms.
Australian Industry Productivity Centres
The Australian Industry Productivity Centres (Productivity Centres) support Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) facing a rapidly changing business environment. The Productivity Centres make it easy for SMEs to source and finance specialist advice, know how, and technologies to improve their business performance.
www.productivitycentres.gov.au
Australian Technology Showcase
The Australian Technology Showcase identifies leading examples of Australian technology with potential to penetrate global markets and promotes them to potential customers, marketeers, licensees, investors and joint ventures around the world.
Business Consultation
The Business Consultation website allows you to register your interest to be consulted on your views about changes to proposed or existing government regulations. It also allows you to view details of current and archived Australian Government public consultations.
www.consultation.business.gov.au
business.gov.au Checklists
The New to business checklist covers many of the basic issues you need to consider when starting a business. The Growing your business checklist brings together a range of information from all levels of government in Australia to help you grow or improve your businesses. It contains compliance and regulatory issues, ideas for new business opportunities, and contact details for agencies that can give you advice along the way.
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research strives as a key priority to encourage the sustainable growth of Australian industries by developing a national innovation system that drives knowledge creation, cutting edge science and research, international competitiveness and greater productivity.
Enterprise Connect
Enterprise Connect provides comprehensive support to Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to help them become more innovative, efficient and competitive. Through Manufacturing Centres and Innovation Centres, a national network of services and support is provided for eligible SMEs to access expert, practical advice and support tailored to their individual firms.
Fuel Schemes Essentials
This site gives an overview of how businesses can cut their fuel costs by registering for fuel tax credits. The site also provides useful links and information that will assist employers in completing the fuel tax credit labels on their business activity statements.
Government and Business Associations Directory
This directory contains details for federal, state, territory and local governments and for business associations. You can search by the name of an organisation, by key words or you can choose from an alphabetical list.
GovForms (business.gov.au )
GovForms is a single entry point for businesses to quickly and conveniently find, manage and complete the forms online with all levels of government - everything from registering for an ABN, applying for licences, to simply paying your rates.
