• Are you suited to business and self-employment?
• Are you ready?
• Do you want to start a new business, or would it be better to buy an already established one?

Enterprise Adelaide offers advice to prospective business owners. The Business Advisors at Enterprise Adelaide can help you with these questions and provide valuable information for starting and planning for your new business.

Call the Business Advisors, Glenn Vandersluys or Brett Williams at 8203 7815 for free advice as they can:

• Provide you free one-on-one information and planning sessions
• Help you find relevant regulatory information and licensing requirements
• Register you for the next Start Your Own Business workshop. These are held regularily and covers the basics of business set up and management; strongly recommended for people commencing in business. After this, you may consider attending the follow-up workshop Planning for Your New Business
• Refer you to the Australian Taxation Office Tax Basics Workshops and checklists
• Invite you to events and training sessions relevant to your business
• Link you to useful contacts, checklists and sources of information
• Introduce you to the requirements for establishing premises for your business in the City of Adelaide
• Check the Adelaide City Council Home Business Activity Information Guide
• Provide details of listings of small office vacancies in the Adelaide CBD or North Adelaide
• Refer you to SA Youth Entrepreneur Scheme if you are over 18 years old but under 35, to help you realise your business idea
• Introduce you to the workshops at the Venture Capital SA to see if your idea will work as a commercial venture
• Refer you to specialist business advisors or business development services 

Business startup information

The Australian Government’s business website www.business.gov.au offers you simple and convenient access to all the government information, transactions and services you need. It provides access to essential information on planning, starting and running your business.

In addition, the Office of Small Business at the state Department of Trade and Economic Development also offers a range of tools that you can use in your business including:

• BizFacts sheets offering advice on commonly encountered business issues experienced by start-up businesses and those already operating and focussing on growth.
• Checklists of activities involved in setting up a business, with background information linked to each section.
• A Business Planning template assisting you to set realistic goals and plan how to attain them. Planning helps you stay future-oriented and motivates you to achieve the results you want and determine the commitment you will need to be successful.
• Business Licence Information Service (BLIS) offering a free service with information about all the licences you might need to operate your business.