In studying Establishing a Business there are three very
important sites. They are featured in this section. each site has
been developed to assist in the establishment and management of small
business. The
three sites are.
Federal
Government's business entry site
http://www.business.gov.au
This site has been developed by the Federal Government to help in
establishing and managing
a business.
The
address for small business ( Entrepreneur Business Centre Western
Australia )
http://www.ebc.com.au/
This site also offers a comprehensive guide to establishing and
managing different small
businesses.
NSW
Small Business Website
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au
The New South Wales small business website is extremely useful in
studying this topics
and contains information on most sections.
Federal
Government's business entry site
http://www.business.gov.au/documents/dir1/doc504401.html
This is the establishing a business section of Federal
Government’s business entry site.Browse the site and make a list
of all the things that a business
business entrepreneur has to find out about as they start a
business.
Enterprise
Education Site
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/enterprise
Personal Qualities experience and motivation. Do you have
entrepreneurial qualities
Open the Curriculum corporations enterprise web site and study two
enterprising people. In what ways are you like these entrepreneurs
and in what ways are you not.
Womensweb
http://www.womensweb.gov.au/fs_planning.html
Part three on other influences looks at the cultural and gender influences on people establishing businesses. Open the Womens Web site and read about how women can prepare and plan to start a new business. The site also contains information on how networks can established to commence new business
Women
in Business CASE study: More on Poppy King
http://www.poppy.com.au/about/about.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8161/poppykingtimeline.html
These sites present a short story about Poppy King who we met in section 1 and discuss her business story, how she started and how her business has developed.Open the sites and explore the type of personal characteristics that Poppy has.
Section 2 Identifying Business Opportunities
The
address for small business ( Entrepreneur Business Centre Western
Australia )
http://www.ebc.com.au/right_frame/guides/startup_series/startup_main.htm
Open this page and identify, the 10 ten top businesses that
new
entrepreneurs start, part -time businesses, and home based
businesses
that are available for new entrepreneurs to be their own boss.
Small
Business Site from New South Wales Government
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/business/starting/checklist.html
This is the getting started section of the small business site.
Examine the getting
started section and make a note of the ways it is suggested that the
business
opportunity is identified.
Section 3 Identifying the Target Market
Small
Business Site from the New South Wales Government
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/frame.cfm?l=/business/managing/links.html&r=/business/managing/market.html
This is the marketing site from the NSW government's site. Read
carefully the first 4
steps in marketing. How would you apply these steps to a new business
that
you wished to start. How are these steps important in identifying
potential customers and their needs.
Department
of Fair trading in New South Wales
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Business.nsf/All+Business+Docs/CA7BAD41663DE7E44A25677C002A4C91?OpenDocument
Marketing is not advertising. But this guide to advertising and
the laws that govern it
help you think about what you are going to say to your target market,
and what
it is legal to say.
Section 4 Key Considerations in Setting Up a Business
The
Basic of Buying an Existing Business
http://www.business.gov.au/documents/dir55/doc500255.htm
This is the very detailed investigation of the of the items to
consider when
someone wants to buy an existing business.
Department
of Fair Trading in New South Wales
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Business.nsf/All+Business+Docs/4F93C520791B92AD4A25679E000A22F5?OpenDocument
This site shows you how to register a business name. Identify the steps involved.
Department
of Fair Trading in New South Wales
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Business.nsf/All+Business+Docs/FD6E9E4D147D6AA94A25679E000178FB?OpenDocument
Open this page and identify all the business licences that are
needed to operate a
business in New South Wales.
Taxation
and on costs are important aspects of establishing a new
business.
http://www.ato.gov.au
Taxation is a very complex issue. Open the Australian Taxation
Site and identify the taxation
that a small business has to pay! It will be along list
Section 5 Critical Issues in Business Success and Failure
All of these sites are part of the Small Business Website of
the New South Wales Government.
Each part of the website is useful in supporting topic 5 in Critical
Issues in Business Success
and failure.
A list of the management issues critical for small business success.
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/business/managing/surviving.html
A list of key considerations for surviving in business.
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/business/managing/warning.html
Warning signs for impending business failure.
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/frame.cfm?l=/resources/tools/links.html&r=/resources/tools/wbfat.html
A financial planner for analysing finances of a business.
Section 6 Selected Small Business Case Studies
Sasha's
Hairdressers
http://www.sashas.com.au/
After reading about Lock'n' roll you will be able to compare it
with Sasha's. Saha's
has gone on line. How could this give Sasha's a competitive
advantage. Should Lock'n'roll
invest in the technology to market like this.
Australian
Alpaca Association
http://www.alpaca.asn.au/index.shtml
Keep up to date with trends in the business by exploring the
association site.
How would new trends influence the business of the Coolaroo Alpaca
Study.