Business Resources

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Below is a list of services, grants and support to help your business.

Australian Taxation Office

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is a business portal not only for taxation information and services, but also other services for small business.

These include:

  • Business Benchmarks
  • Business assistance program
  • Record keeping
  • Registrations

Australian Business Licencing and Information Service

Australian Business Licence Information Service (ABLIS) helps business operators and people who are considering starting a business. ABLIS can identify state and territory, local and Australian licences, permits, approvals, regulations and codes of practice required for your business, helping you to obtain information and manage compliance obligations.

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)

The ACCC provides small business support and information regarding franchising, mergers, authorisations, your obligations, professions and industry codes of conduct.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator. ASIC provides a range of information and guides to help start and manage your business.

business.gov.au - Federal government business services

business.gov.au is an online resource provided by the Federal Government for the Australian business community. It offers simple and convenient access to all government information, forms and services required by business owners including information on planning, starting and growing your business. Information regarding grants and incentives for research and development, support for small businesses, tax and duty concessions, and assistance for industries in transition can also be found via this site.

Food Safety and Food Businesses

Learn more about operating a retail food premise, food handling skills and Council's role HERE.

Grants and Funding Finder

Business owners can sort through more than 500 grant and funding offerings from the NSW Government with the Grants and Funding Finder. This tool brings together savings, rebates and budget relief from 46 separate government websites HERE.

icare - support and rehabilitation

icare offers support, rehabilitation and return to work programs for injured workers.

Fair Trading NSW

Fair Trading NSW is a division of the NSW Office of Finance and Services (OFS) whose role is to make doing business in NSW simple, accessible and fair for employees, consumers and industry while providing best value for government.

NSW Department of Industry

The NSW Department of Industry leads the State Government’s contribution to making NSW a prosperous state, creating the conditions for NSW to be a place where people want to live and work, and where businesses choose to invest and grow.

Services include:

  • Invest in NSW - Establish, Grow and Innovate
  • Business in NSW - Start Grow, Tools and Resources and Support Services
  • Industry Development - Industry Specific Assistance and Support
  • Export from NSW - Getting started and Support Services

 Other services:

NSW Industrial Relations

NSW Industrial Relations' (NSW IR) primary responsibility is to monitor wages, employment rights, obligations and employment conditions in NSW. NSW IR works with employers and employees to achieve fair, equitable and productive workplaces.

NSW Planning Portal

The NSW Planning Portal – a digital space where community, industry and government can work together to better understand and meet their obligations under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner (OSBC)

The Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) provides many varied services to support small business. 

Services include:

  • Small Business Friendly Councils - NSW Small Business Commissioner delivers networking opportunities and knowledge-sharing events through the Small Business Friendly Councils (SBFC) initiative.
  • Support Business in NSW - The NSW Small Business Commissioner role was created to give small businesses a strong voice within government.
  • Business Connect - Whether you are just starting out with a great business idea or looking to expand and grow your business, Business Connect services can help you on your journey to business success.

SIRA - State Insurance Regulatory Authority

State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) regulates the Workers' Compensation Scheme in NSW

SafeWork NSW

SafeWork NSW is NSW's workplace and safety regulator. With more than a third of Australia's entire economic output coming from NSW, the work SafeWork NSW does is very important.

Services include:

  • Advice in improving work health and safety.
  • Provide licences and registrations for potentially dangerous work.
  • Investigate workplace incidents and enforce work health and safety laws in NSW.