Gold Coast Business

Information for Gold Coast Businesses

Useful web sites with information for day to day running of your business.

• ABC - Business News
• Austrade - Federal government assistance for exporting businesses.
• Australia Post - postage information, postcodes, etc
• Australian Business Register for searching Australian Business Numbers (ABN)
• Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
• Australian Stock Exchange
• Australian Tax Office
• Australian White Pages 
• Australian Yellow Pages
• Business Entry Point Federal Government
• Government information and fact sheets for business
  Articles and links provided by business.gov.au to provide access to information from many different government departments in one place.
• The Universal Currency Converter(TM)  
• Workchoices

Business Groups and Contacts on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

• Burleigh Chamber of Commerce
• Coomera Chamber of Commerce
• *Creek to Creek Chamber of Commerce - Local business members from Palm Beach, Tallebudgerra, Elanora, Currumbin, Currumbin Valley, Tugun, Bilinga, Kirra and Coolangatta.
• Gold Coast North Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Mudgeeraba Chamber of Commerce
• Robina Varsity Chamber of Commerce Inc
• Southport Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc
• Surfers Paradise Chamber of Commerce

Queensland state government and local government offer business services and advice for business on the Gold Coast.

• Smart Small Business website operated by the Queensland Dept of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry is a central source of business information, licensing and regulation requirements, and advice. 
• The Gold Coast City Council offers business assistance and administers local business and planning regulations.

Area Consultative Committees (ACCs) are non profit, community based organisations funded by the Federal Government and managed by committees of local business and community leaders.  They're a good source of information for business people.

• Gold Coast and Region Area Consultative Committee

National business groups

• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
• Australian Industry Group (AI Group)
• Australian Space Industry Chamber of Commerce (ASICC)
• business.gov.au - Federal Government site with lots of information on starting and running a business
• Business and Profession Women (BPW) Australia
• Business Council of Australia
• Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA)
• Family Business Australia
• National Independent Retailers Association