Sydney Business

Information for Sydney 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 in Sydney and New South Wales

Business groups are an excellent source of information for new and established businesses.  Chambers of Commerce provide networking and business lobbying for local areas. 

• Galston Chamber of Commerce
• Glenbrook-Brooklands Chamber of Commerce
• Hills Chamber of Commerce Baulkham Hills
• Manly Chamber of Commerce
• Maroubra Chamber of Commerce
• Mosman Chamber of Commerce
• Narrabeen Lakes Chamber of Commerce
• North Sydney Chamber of Commerce
• NSW Business Chamber
• Parramatta Chamber of Commerce
• Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Sydney Chamber of Commerce
• Warringah Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Regional NSW

• Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc
• Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• The Bed & Breakfast and Farmstay NSW & ACT (BBFNSW) Association
• Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce
• Corrimal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc Northern Illawarra
• East Gosford Chamber of Commerce
• Forster/Tuncurry Chamber of Commerce
• Hawkesbury City Chamber of Commerce
• Katoomba Chamber of Commerce and Community
• Orange Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Wauchope Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc

The New South Wales government provides advice and financial support to businesses.

• NSW Govt Business information including assistance and advice, regulation and licenses, government procurement and tenders, and environmental planning and impact studies.
• NSW government eTendering
• NSW BLIS - Business Licence Information Service
• NSW Office of Fair Trading

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.

• Albury Wodonga Area Consultative Committee
• Capital Region Area Consultative Committee
• Central Coast of NSW Area Consultative Committee
• Central NSW Area Consultative Committee Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Oberon, Orange,
• Central Murray Area Consultative Committee covers from Rushworth to Robinvale in Victoria and across the river from Euston back to Jerilderie and Berrigan in New South Wales.
• GROW Sydney Area Consultative Committee
• Hunter Area Consultative Committee
• Illawarra Area Consultative Committee
• Mid North Coast Area Consultative Committee
• New England North West Area Consultative Committee
• Northern Rivers Area Consultative Committee
• Orana Area Consultative Committee
• Outback NSW Area Consultative Committee
• Riverina Area Consultative Committee
• Shoalhaven Area Consultative Committee
• South East NSW Area Consultative Committee
• Sunraysia 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