Important Links

Business Support Contacts

General Links


Small Business Development Corporation
www.smallbusiness.gov.au
13 12 49

Business Enterprise Centre
www.becaustralia.org.au
1300 363 551

Business.gov.au
www.business.gov.au
1800 777 275




Business and Company Names

Business Name Registration
Department of Commerce
www.commerce.wa.gov.au
1300 304 041 (advice line)
Company Registration
Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC)
www.asic.gov.au
1300 300 630
Also check (areas of interest)
National Name Index
www.asic.gov.au


Australian Business Register online
www.abr.business.gov.au


Trademarks Database
www.ipaustralia.gov.au

Domain Name Registrar
Ausregistry
whois.ausregistry.net.au





E-Commerce


The Australian Government Information Management Office
www.finance.gov.au
(02) 6215 2222




Employment

Employment Relations
Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
www.deewr.gov.au
1300 363 079

Centrelink (Employer Hotline)
www.centrelink.gov.au
13 11 58
New Apprenticeships
Australian Apprenticeships
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
13 38 73




Franchising


Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
www.accc.gov.au
1300 302 502

Office of the Mediation Adviser (Federal Government)
www.franchisingmediationadviser.com.au
1800 150 667




Incubators


AusIndustry
www.ausindustry.gov.au
13 28 46




Intellectual Property


Australian Copyright Council
www.copyright.org.au
(02) 9318 1788

IP Australia (Trade Marks, Patents, Designs)
www.ipaustralia.gov.au
1300 651 010

Trademarks
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks
1300 651 010

Patents
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents
1300 651 010

Designs
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/designs
1300 651 010

Plant Breeders Rights
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/plantbreedersrights
1300 651 010

Resources
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/resources
1300 651 010

IP Fact Sheet
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/factsheet
1300 651 010

IP Attorneys
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ipattorneys
www.ipta.com.au
1300 651 010


IP Business Strategies
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/businessstrategies
1300 651 010

IP Commercialisation
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/commercialisation
1300 651 010

IP Audit Tool Kit
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/audittoolkit
1300 651 010

IP Tool Box
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/toolbox
1300 651 010

Confidentiality Agreement Generator
www.iptoolbox.gov.au
1300 651 010

Starting a Business?
Are you about to start a new business?
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/startingabusiness
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/areyouabouttostart
1300 651 010

Buying A Business
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/buyingabusiness
1300 651 010

IP Australia Case Studies
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/smartstartcases
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/casestudies
1300 651 010

Protecting Your IP in other countries
www.development.tas.gov.au/china
www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ippassport





International Trade


Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
www.austrade.gov.au
13 28 78

Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
www.dfat.gov.au


Australian Customs Service
www.customs.gov.au
1300 363 263

Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS)
www.aqis.gov.au


Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources
www.industry.gov.au


Export Finance & Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
www.efic.gov.au


Australian Institute of Export (AIEX)
www.aiex.com.au


World Fact Book
www.cia.gov





Legal


Legal Referral Shop and Shopfront Lawyer (Law Society)
www.lawsocietywa.asn.au


ComLaw (previously Scale Plus)
www.comlaw.gov.au
1300 726 631




Marketing


Marketing Research Society of Australia (MRSA)
www.mrsa.com.au
1300 364 830

Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)
www.ami.org.au
1300 737 445

Australian Direct Marketing
www.adma.com.au
(02) 9368 0366




Ombudsman/Regulatory


Commonwealth Ombudsman
www.comb.gov.au
1300 362 072

Banking Industry Ombudsman
www.abio.org.au
1800 337 444

Telecomunications Industry Ombudsman
www.tio.com.au
1800 062 058

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
www.apra.gov.au
1300 131 060




Research & Statistics


Business Information and Licence Centre (BILC)
www.sbdc.com.au
1800 199 125

Small Business Fact Sheet
www.sbdc.com.au
1800 199 125

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
www.abs.gov.au
1300 135 070

Library & Information Service of WA (LISWA)
www.liswa.wa.gov.au
(08) 9427 3111




Standards


Standards Australia
www.standards.com.au
1300 654 646




Taxation


Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
www.ato.gov.au
13 28 61


www.taxreform.ato.gov.au
13 24 78 (tax reform)

Australian Business Register Online
www.abr.business.gov.au





Trade Practises


Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)
www.accc.gov.au
1300 302 502




Training


Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) Workshops
www.sbdc.com.au

Microsoft Office Free Training
The Mouse Training Company
www.mousetraining.co.uk





Weights, Measurements & Labeling


Department of Commerce - Trade Measurement Unit
www.commerce.wa.gov.au
1300 304 054