Indigenous - Useful Links
Business Assistance Services/ Programs
The following list of Australian and Queensland government websites provide business assistance, development and start up advice. You should also contact the local government office where you are starting your business, for further information.
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
Provides links to useful Queensland State Government websites.
Business Entry Point
The Business Entry Point (BEP) is an online government resource for the Australian business community. It provides business with a wide range of services and information about start-up, taxation, licensing and legislation, as well as taxation compliance and licence applications.
GrantsLINK
GrantsLINK is a database of Commonwealth grants available for community projects. The site also provides information on preparing application forms and writing submissions. GrantsLINK is managed by the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. For more information contact GrantsASSIST, free call 1800 026 222.
Business Resource Centre
The Business Resource Centre is an initiative of the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry. The Business Resource Centre provides business information assistance to help make your business a success. A tailored information package on your particular business can be prepared for you to help answer questions such as:
- Who are my competitors?
- How many sales or what profit could I potentially make?
- What factors will affect my success?
- Is my location ideal?
The Business Resource Centre provides this information and service for a fee. For more information, Tel 1300 363 711 (Queensland) or Tel +61 7 3001 6359 (outside Queensland).
Smart Small Business
The Smart Small Business is a portal developed as part of Queensland government's commitment to small businesses. It is designed to assist small businesses in all areas including licensing, starting a business, business services, and online services. The portal links to key business tools including:
- Smartsite
Smartsite provides tools such as discussion forums, community groups, web-services, and the opportunity to create a free smart-account that allow you to customise and tailor the resources from Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry that you need.
- Business Bookshop
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry's online bookshop contains publications that relate specifically to business skills. To contact, telephone: 1300 363 711 (Queensland) or 07 3001 6359 (interstate).
- Smart Licence
Smart Licence is an information service on business licensing providing:- summary information on state, local and commonwealth requirements
- contact details for the relevant agency responsible for licences
- details of licence fees, cover and renewals
- licence application forms
- Smart Skills
Smart Skills is an online learning site for people in business or starting a business. It contains information and short courses in a range of subjects including business planning, exporting and selling. It contains links to a range of free subjects available to Queensland businesses.
- GOBiS
The Government Business Information Service (GOBiS) provides:- training, seminars and workshops
- export opportunities and networking
- industry product matching/sourcing facilities
- trade assistance and development
Invest Australia
Invest Australia is Australia's national inward investment agency, set up by the Federal Government in 1997 to promote inward investment. Invest Australia works in partnership with business and government to provide comprehensive, free and confidential assistance. To contact, Tel +61 2 6213 6711.
Tradestart
Austrade and TradeStart offer a package of free services through the New Exporter Development Program (NEDP). The services are designed to assist small and medium-sized Australian companies to develop their business overseas and make their first export sale. To contact, Tel 13 28 78.
