Question: I’m thinking of starting a retail business and although I have an ABN, I have not registered for GST because I do not expect that I will earn the specified amount. However, as a retail business, I will be charging my customers GST on the products they buy. How do I calculate and put [...]
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How do I find out what licences I need if I run my business from home? I’m in Brisbane.
Alex
Answer:
Alex, a good place to start is the Queensland Government’s Smart Small Business site, in particular, their page called
Getting the licences permits and registrations you need.
Hello Greyhound People!
A lot of you coming to this site will have seen our web address, SmallBusinessLibrary.com.au, as an Albion Park greyhound race name on Friday 10th November 2006.
We’ll very shortly be adding all manner of business articles, business software and gazillions of links to Australian government services and products for small businesses.
But at the [...]
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I intend to start a small retail business, selling various giftware and books in a small town of about 1000. There is already another business in town which sells something similar and the owner has heard of my plans, through a mutual supplier. The owner of this store now has approached me about buying [...]
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I have recently moved from the city to the country and I am planning to start a new business there. I have already registered my business name, so can I claim on my tax return the cost of the move or for the purchase of my computer?
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I don’t believe so. You have not [...]
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I’m thinking of starting a retail business and although I have an ABN, I have not registered for GST because I do not expect that I will earn the specified amount. However, as a retail business, I will be charging my customers GST on the products they buy. How do I calculate and put aside [...]
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I am planning to import some lighting products from China and distribute them in Australia. Can I deal directly with the lighting shops or do I have to sell to some distributors first? Is there any distributor contact list for each industry? How can I establish business relationship with the retailers such as Big W, [...]
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My husband and I are considering buying a Caravan Park in New South Wales. One that interests us presently is located in a National Park - the land and most assets are leased. It has 17 chalets, and about 140 sites. We would like to know what steps we should follow in assessing the profitability [...]
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I am applying for the Australian distributorship of a boat shoe brand and I have to provide a marketing plan. Where can I get figures of boat shoes imported in to the country during 2001? Australian Customs? Any other resources?
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I think your first stop should be AusTrade rather than Customs. They may have some [...]
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I want to start a small business in leather especially for cow leather, but only processing raw material to be used by factories to produce their products. The questions that I have are:
What is the procedure (processing scenario) that after I received the leather from the “cow copper”.
What kind of equipment is required to process [...]