Business resources
Need help achieving your business goals? There are a range of business resources available.
Australian Government
Australian Taxation Office offers a number of key services to assist business owners.
Austrade assists Australian businesses as they develop international markets and win productive foreign direct investment.
Business.Gov is an online government source for the Australian business community providing a range of free tools and resources. The website focuses on all areas of planning, starting, running and exiting a business, including links to various government websites.
Fair Work Ombudsman provides a small business helpline to assist business owners in understanding their priorities such as finding the right pay, calculating leave and auditing payroll. Fair Work also offers a Small Business Best Practice Guide to explain employer and employee obligations.
Business.gov.au Grants and Programs finder provides a centralised publication of grants, funding and support programs from across Government
VERTO Self-Employment Assistance Program provides eligible people assistance with small business training, coaching, advice and business health checks
NSW Government
Business Connect is funded by the NSW Government. It is a dedicated and personalised program that provides advice to help you grow your small business. The provider of the Business Connect program in the MidCoast region is The Business Centre.
Service NSW Business Bureau provides free, ongoing and personalised support for every stage of your business. The Business Bureau helps businesses access government services, information and advice to support them to grow in the NSW economy.
Businesses can:
- Talk to a Business Concierge over the phone, in person or online
- Get advice from an independent advisor or access a range of events, webinars and online resources through Business Connect
- Engage with a multicultural advisor for in-language support
- Create Business Profile to make it easier to manage government transactions and business licences
- Download the free Service NSW Business Bureau app to access support on the go
- Follow the dedicated Service NSW Business Bureau Facebook and Instagram channels for news and updates from across NSW Government.
For more information call 13 77 88 or visit the Service NSW Business website.
Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner helps small businesses operate as professionally, as efficiently and as successfully as they can. Support provided by the Office includes:
- serving as a neutral party in mediation and dispute resolution between small businesses or between a small business and a larger one or between a small business and government
- providing high quality business advice and advisors with access to world class tools
- speaking up for small businesses within government
Training Services NSW provides vocational education and training advice and information to apprentices and trainees and their employers. Training Services NSW is also responsible for the implementation of funded programs, including Smart and Skilled, apprenticeships and traineeships and adult and community education.