To assist you with your small business enterprise, we have included as many helpful business contacts and resources as possible.
These resources and links are current as at the time of listing on this site and will be regularly checked and updated. In most (but not all) cases, Donna-Marie Coggins and Jacaranda Business Support Services, are not affiliated with these sites.
If you find a link that isn’t working, please let us know. Or if you know of any other resources that you believe should be included here, please send us the resource details, including the web address. Thank you.
ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Area Consultative Committees (ACCs)
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Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Australian Businesswomen’s Network
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Australian Capital Territory government web site
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women Inc
(Tasmanian Division)
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Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS)
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Australian Human Resources Institute
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Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
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Australian Institute of Credit Management
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Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
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Australian Institute of Office Professionals
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Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
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Grants Information
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Australian Retailers Association
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(ASIC)
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Australian Workplace Work and Family Unit
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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Business and Professional Women
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Business Enterprise Centre (BEC)
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Business Enterprise Centres (SA) Inc
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Commonwealth and State Governments
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Business Information Licence Centre (Western Australia)
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Business Licence Information Service (BLIS) (Victoria)
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Business Name Registration
NSW: NSW Department of Fair Trading
VIC: Consumer Affairs Victoria
ACT: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Business Names and Associations Section
Consumer and Business Affairs
SA: Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
Corporate Affairs and Compliance Branch
TAS: Department of Justice and Industrial Relations
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
Business Affairs Branch
WA: Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
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Business Network International (BNI) Australia
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Canberra Business Advisory Service
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Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women (OSW)
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Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
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(For information on credit provision)
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Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development
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Department of Economic Development (Tasmania)
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Department of State and Regional Development (NSW)
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Department of State Development Women in Business online forum
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Department of Tourism, Small Business and Industry
(Department of State Development)
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Direct Selling Association of Australian Inc.
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Directory of Australian Associations
(Available for reference access in most public libraries)
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Division of Workplace, Health and Safety
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(Specialise in credit reporting)
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Enterprise Centres (Tasmania)
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Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
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Family Business Australia (FBA)
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Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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Financial Information Directory
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Franchise Council of Australia
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Franchising Association of NSW and NZ
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(Government Printer)
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(Information on grants offered by Australian Government bodies)
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
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IIB – SME Communication and info services
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Indigenous Small Business Fund
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Institute of Management Consultants
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International Business Information Service (IBIS)
IBIS World
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Internet Names Australia (INA)
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Manufacturing assistance
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Margaret Gee’s Australian Media Guide
Published by Crown Content – Revised and updated every four months
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Metro Networking Inc (South Australia)
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Micro Business Network (Head Office).
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National Insurance Brokers’ Association
New Enterprise Initiative Scheme
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New South Wales government web site
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Northern Territory government web site
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Office of Economic Development (South Australia)
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(Part of Department of Tourism, Racing and Fair Trading)
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Office of Workplace Relations – Federal
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Party Plan and Direct Sales Network Australia
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Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)
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Queensland Department of Employment and Training
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Queensland Government Statistics and Economics
Queensland government web site
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Queensland Retail Traders & Shopkeepers Association (QRTSA)
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Retailers Association of Queensland Ltd (RAQ)
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Small Business Advisory Services
NSW: Department of State and Regional Development
VIC: Business Enterprise Centre
First Place Business Directions Centres
QLD: Department of State Development
ACT:Canberra Business Advisory Service
NT: Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development
SA: Business SA
TAS: Department of Economic Development
WA: Small Business Development Corporation
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Small Business Development Corporation (Western Australia)
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South Australia government web site
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Speechtips (information on preparing speeches)
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TAFE (Technical and Further Education – Qld)
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Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc
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The Queensland Working Women’s Service
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(IP Australia – information on registering trademarks or patents)
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Australian Workplace Portal
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Townsville Business Women’s Network Inc.
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Virtually Yours (Virtual Assistants’ Network)
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Victoria state government web site
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Western Australia government web site
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Women in Information Technology
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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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Workers’ Compensation
ACT: Act WorkCover
NSW: WorkCover Authority of NSW
QLD: Department of Training and Industrial Relations
SA: WorkCover Corporation (Health & Safety)
TAS: Workplace Standards Authority
WA: WorkCover Western Australia
VIC: Victorian WorkCover Authority
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Workplace Health and Safety Infoline
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