Tools and resources
Start a business
- Business plan [Template]
- Check business registrations and licences you need [Tool]
- Business name check [Search tool]
- TM Checker [Trademark checker tool]
- Start-up costs sheet [Template]
- Small business cyber security [Guide]
- Privacy and small businesses [Checklist]
- Mandatory information and safety standards [Information]
- Australian Consumer Law and consumer guarantees [Information]
- Food safety requirements for temporary food stalls
- ACT mobile food business fit-out guide [PDF 460KB]
Run your business
- Marketing plan [Template]
- Attract employees from outside Canberra [Digital toolkit]
- Holding an event in Canberra [PDF 1.5MB]
- No vaping poster [print version] (PDF 1MB)
- No vaping poster [web version] (PDF 434KB)
- ACT Government Supplier Training: Getting started with Tenders ACT [Online learning]
- Emergency plan [Information]
Grow your business
- Guide to exporting [Guide]
- Austrade international trade events [Search tool]
- Grants and programs finder [Search tool]
COVID-19 resources
- Keeping your business COVID Smart (PDF 262KB)
- COVID Safety Plan Guidance for Business (PDF 328KB)
- COVID Smart Guidance for non-business premises (PDF 347KB)
- Organising COVID Smart event [PDF checklist] (PDF 322KB)
- Good hand hygiene [PDF poster] (PDF 130KB)
- Prevent the spread of germs [PDF poster] (PDF 104KB)
- Face masks page on COVID-19 website
- Guidelines for COVID-19 Business Support Grant for non-employing businesses. This grant is closed. (PDF 1MB) | (Word 3MB)
- Guidelines for COVID-19 Business Support Grant for employing businesses. This grant is closed. (PDF 2.2MB) | (Word 3MB)
- Guidelines for COVID-19 Small Business Hardship Scheme. This grant is closed. (PDF 1MB) | (Word 2.6MB)