Some Excellent Business Resources:

DSRD Information Sheets.

The NSW Department of State and Regional Development provides useful Information Sheets on a range of topics of interest to small business people.

Capital Region BEC 2010 Start-Up Guides

Going into Business in 2009 is a comprehensive BEC Guide designed to help you understand some of the issues relating to starting or buying a business.

Going Into Business in 2010.. (.PDF 190K)

This Guide is designed to be read in conjunction with the contact lists for your appropriate state or territory.

Start Up Contacts for Businesses Starting in NSW.(.PDF 70k)

Start Up Contacts for Businesses Starting in ACT. (.PDF 70k)

Registering and Using Your Business Name

The NSW Office of Fair Trading has a good 4-page fact sheet on registering and using your business name.

Download (.PDF 47K)

Get Ahead with a Great Business Plan only $25

Writing a winning business plan is now much easier than you may think with this excellent Business Planning Made Easy CD.

Business Plan Template FREE

A template written by the BEC Network. (416K .PDF)

BLIS the Business Licencing Information Service.

BLIS provides a phone service to find the range of business licences, registrations, permits and approvals to set up a business in NSW or ACT.

NSW BLIS Ph. 13 32 20

ACT BLIS Ph. 1800 244 650

Valuable Articles on Business Topics.

Over the years we have come across some Articles we consider help to answer questions we regularly receive.

Opportunities for Capital Region Businesses 2007-2012.

This is an excellent presentation by Dr Kim Houghton from Strategic Economic Solutions.

'SMALL BUSINESS Big Opportunity'

Winning the right customers through smart marketing and advertising

Now Available - FREE!

'Let's Do Business' Articles.

For many years the BEC has had a column for the Queanbeyan Age covering a range of topics of interest to small business people.

My Business Magazine.

The BEC Network has a strategic relationship with the excellent 'My Business' magazine.

Pricing and Costing CD - can you work out your break even?

This informative CD is called 'Pricing and Costing' - managing for a profitable business. It covers topics like cost structure, determining price and break-even point.

Follow this link for further details on how to get your free copy.

Answer 72 well-researched and tested questions about your skills and abilities to run your own business in this questionnaire. The Personal Enterprise Profile will then print out your own personalized report on your strengths and weaknesses including some suggestions.

Please Note: you must complete the questions in one sitting, which takes 30 to 40 minutes.

Follow this link to access this Questionnaire.

Help with your Bright Ideas

The NSW Department of Industry and Investment provides a free innovation advisory service to support inventors and small business innovators to plan and commercialise their innovations. Any original concept, new or improved device, product, material, business process or service falls within the definition of innovation. Innovation Advisory Services are located in Sydney, Western Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra that offer access to free self-assessment software; free commercialisation advice and referrals over the telephone and/or face-to-face consultations; and low-cost technical assessments and market reviews.

Please follow the link to download the brochure .PDF (200k)

InnovationConnect

InnovationConnect is a new ACT Government program designed to provide creative innovators and entrepreneurs with limited funding support that will accelerate the progress of viable, creative ideas along the development and commercialisation pathway.

Confidentiality Agreement Generator from IP Australia

Confidentiality agreements can give you some protection when you need to disclose secret information for meetings with potential investors or business partners. Download this agreement generator and fill in the details prior to discussing your innovation or idea. more ....