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Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

OzKidsActivities is an online directory for kids activities, classes, entertainment, events and birthday party venues. Read more

Lidia Scotto di Vetta, Sweet Pins

Lidia Scotto di Vetta, Sweet Pins

Sweet Pins sells hosiery from some of the best brands around the world to women who still take pleasure in wearing gorgeous stockings or want to co... Read more

Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, marketing head honcho, Sam Leader, editorial big cheese and Robert Gerrish, founder and general nuisance spill the beans. Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Infinite Growth works with individuals and businesses to improve their communication skills so that they can professionally present their products ... Read more

Marie Quak, Ducks in a Row Professional Organising

Marie Quak, Ducks in a Row Professional Organising

We organise businesses and homes to declutter their environment (and their minds), to alleviate their stress, and to streamline their processes so ... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

We are a small online retailer that sells gorgeous babies and children’s bed linen and homewares to Australian mums. Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!

Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!

That's Creative! provides graphic and website design services to clients right across the world. Currently Ebook Design is their most popular servi... Read more

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot is a small business coach in Sydney who works with small business owners who want to make a big shift in their business and turn i... Read more

Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd

Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd

Compass Global Markets can help you with any aspect of the Foreign Currency transfers and Commodity markets from corporate hedging to wealth creation. Read more

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young has been a passionate renovator and builder for nearly 20 years, and is the author of the book 'Home Building Made Easy - Five ... Read more

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles

Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles

Anyhoodles helps small business improve their online presence through new and improved websites and SEO strategies. Read more

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
Lidia Scotto di Vetta, Sweet Pins
Kate James, Total Balance
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth
Marie Quak, Ducks in a Row Professional Organising
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd
Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles

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Home.GovStarting a business

.Gov | Starting a business

Starting a franchise

Franchising can seem like an easy way of starting or expanding your business, but it's not something you should rush into without the proper knowledge. Read more

Buying an established business

If you plan to buy an existing business, carefully analyse both the advantages and disadvantages. Read more

Buying a franchise

Buying a franchise gives you the right to run an established business and sell a prescribed product or service. Before you buy a franchise, you should consider the same issues as when purchasing any other business in addition to the specific issues of fra Read more

Buying an established business in your state or territory

Useful guides, information and resources in your state or territory on buying an established business. Read more

Starting a home-based business

People intending to use their home as a place of business often have to comply with particular state, territory and local government regulations. Read more

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