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  • Decide on a business structure
    You need to decide on the business structure that best suits your business needs. This decision will determine what type of registration procedures you need to take.
  • Register your business name
    A business name is simply a name or title under which a person, or other legal entity, trades.
  • Register your company
    If you decide that a company structure best suits your business, then you need to register as a company.
  • Register your domain name
    Your domain name is your address on the internet and gives you an online identity or brand.
  • Register your trade mark
    A registered trade mark gives you the exclusive right in Australia to use it as a brand and to legally stop imitators.