Sourcing finance
Working out how much finance your business needs, sourcing capital and managing your finances are important considerations for small business.
The Queensland Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation provides a wealth of information and services on financing your business, including:
- The 7 Steps to Business Success is a checklist to help assess the viability of a business prior to starting up. It contains a section on "Considering your Finances" to assist you in identifying and understanding this critical issue.
- The Department publishes Fact Sheets about common business topics including
- Financing Your Small Business
- Annual Cash Flow Forecast
- Anual Profit Budget
- 10 Simple Rules for Credit Control
- Accounting and Record Keeping
- The Venture Capital and Commercialisation team manages the Queensland Capital Raising Pipeline project which teaches business intenders and owners how to access capital.
- Life's A Pitch is an intensive pitching and presentation one day workshop for entrepreneurs, business owners and managers that will help you make the most of that 'once in a lifetime' opportunity.
- SmartSkills Online - an interactive, online tool for helping business owners develop new skills - has a finance and cash module.
- The Department runs a variety of seminars and workshops on common small business topics including:
- Investment Facilitation Workshop - teaches emerging growth companies how to raise equity capital.
- Managing for Profits - provides guidance on understanding the financial results of your business and the appropriate action required.
For more information on products and services provided by the Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation, please contact your closest State Development Centre on 13 26 50 (Queensland callers) or + 61 7 3001 6359 (Interstate/Overseas callers).
