Perth Business

Information for Perth 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
• The Universal Currency Converter(TM)  
• Workchoices

Business Groups and Contacts in Perth, Western Australia

• Business and Professional Women (BPW) Joondalup - part of an international not for profit organisation offering great opportunities for developing social and professional networks for women of all ages
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia
• East Perth Redevelopment Authority
• Fremantle Chamber of Commerce
• Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Australia - Perth
• Local WA Chambers of Commerce
• Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce
• South Coast Region Chambers of Commerce 
• Swan Chamber of Commerce
• Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc. (WACCC)

Regional WA

• Albany Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Augusta Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Bridgetown-Greenbushes Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Dunsborough/Yallingup Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Karratha & Districts Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Kununurra Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Manjimup Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Margaret River Chamber of Commerce
• Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Mid West Gascoyne Area Consultative Committee Mid West, Gascoyne and Murchison regions
• Peel Chamber of Commerce & Industry based in Mandurah
• Regional Chambers of Commerce & Industries WA has contact details for many more regional chambers of commerce

The West Australian government provides advice and financial support to businesses.

• Business in WA - state government information including government tenders and procurement, business regulation and legal requirements, and advice.
• Small Business Development Corporation
• Local government administers some licensing and business regulations.  See the West Australian Local Government Association or WA Councils Portal for links to all South Australian local authorities.

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.

• Goldfields Esperance Area Consultative Committee
• Great Southern WA Area Consultative Committee
• Kimberley Area Consultative Committee
• Mid West Gascoyne Area Consultative Committee
• Peel Area Consultative Committee
• Perth Area Consultative Committee
• Pilbara Area Consultative Committee
• South West Area Consultative Committee
• Wheatbelt 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