Running a business

Learn about business compliance, obligations and regulations in NSW, and explore opportunities to grow your business.

Rights and responsibilities for NSW businesses

Selling goods and services

Understand your responsibilities and obligations for selling goods and services as a business in NSW –  including consumer rights and product safety.

Acceptable business conduct

Learn about how laws, codes of practice and service charters govern the behaviour of business owners and how these laws, codes and charters help businesses.

Advertising laws and your business

Learn about what you can and cannot say or do when advertising and marketing your business to potential customers. 

Industry specific business requirements

Find licensing and operating requirements for retail, motor vehicle and service station businesses and services in NSW.

Dealing with customers

Find out what legal rights, responsibilities and obligations you have to customers under the Australian Consumer Law.

Limited and incorporated limited partnerships

Understand the different types of partnerships, and how to register and maintain partnerships in NSW.

Ensuring a safe and healthy workplace

Mentally healthy workplaces

Learn how to create a mentally healthy workplace, your rights and obligations, and the free training and resources available.

Make your workplace safe

SafeWork is NSW's workplace health and safety regulator, offering programs and support to help prevent injuries at work.

Respect at work

Workplace sexual harassment is a work health and safety hazard – and it's preventable. Understand your obligations to prevent, manage and report sexual harassment in your workplace.

Business tax, finances and growth

Business taxes

Find information about the types of taxes and duties businesses pay to the NSW Government including transfer duty and payroll tax.

Business insurance

Protect your business and your customers by getting the right type of insurance.

Renting a property for your business

How to rent a retail, commercial or agricultural property for your business.

Grow your business

Learn about the ways you can expand your business, from innovative product development to supplying to government and other businesses.

Selling to NSW Government

Find out how to tender for NSW Government contracts and local government opportunities.

Business opportunities, training and networking

Access training and resources, become a supplier to government, get help moving your business to regional NSW, or partner with us in new precincts.


Get personalised support from the Service NSW Business Bureau

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Personalised support

Get ongoing, one-on-one help with government programs and services, including licences and permits, selling to government, and accessing support to expand locally and overseas.

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Online resources to help your business

Access free videos, podcasts, tools and webinars on a range of small business topics.
 

Selling or closing your business

Careful planning will help you with the transition out of your business.

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