Growing Your Business

The Growing Your Business checklist is a free tool that helps small business grow and prosper. To download the checklist click here.

This tool brings together a range of information across all levels of government and covers many issues that small business owners need to know when growing their businesses, such as:

Employee tax, franchising, exporting, grants and assistance, innovation, legal obligations, obtaining finance, recruiting staff and environmental management.

Visit the business.gov.au website for more ideas on how to grow and expand your business.

Exporting

If your business is ready to export, or you are thinking about exporting, checkout the ExportSA website.

For more information from the Australian Government on how to export, visit the Austrade website.

E-Business

Are you looking for ways to use technology to improve your business? Download a "Bizfact" factsheet on E-Commerce and how to bring your business into the online world.

The Australian Government  also has a range of products and tools which can be accessed by visiting their digitalbusiness.gov.au website.

For up to date information on what's happening regarding the roll-out of Broadband across this region go to the South Australian Government Information Economy website.

Grants

For information on Grants available a good place to start is to visit the DTED Funding and Grants Register or Grantslink, the Australian Government Grants website.

Industry Associations

Industry Associations can help your business with information and training for your particular Industry. They can also lobby Government on issues that are relevant to your Industry and generally have linkages to the Australian Association.

For a link to listings and links to various Agencies and Associations page, click here.

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

Your intellectual property (IP) may be your most valuable asset and failure to protect it may put your business at risk.

IP represents the product of your mind or intellect. It can be an invention, trade mark, original design or practical application of a good idea. In business terms, this means your proprietary knowledge - a key component of success in business today. It is often the competitive edge which sets successful companies apart and as world markets become increasingly competitive, protecting your IP is essential.

Confidential information (sometimes referred to as 'trade secrets'), patents, registered designs, trademarks, copyright, circuit layout rights and plant breeders rights are all legally classified as IP rights.

To view the Department of Trade and Economic Development IP Checklist, click here or visit the IP Australia websitefor further information.

Good Business Guide

A useful resource for businesses covering a range of business topics is the Office of Consumer & Business Affairs "South Australian Good Business Guide".