Starting up and running your own business can be a bewildering experience for the first-timer. Where do you go to find government information? How can you learn, for example, how to interview new employees? And where can you find this information easily, because you can’t spend too much time away from your business?

If you become a member of the Forum, you’ll find subject matter experts on industrial relations law, human resources, IT, marketing and other functions throughout our member base; you’ll make valuable contacts as a member.

We have developed several pages and documents in this section which will help guide you down the business track - see our Starting a Small Business guide. These documents have been designed to offer direction and basic assistance to those people who are short on time and resources, and wish to be informed of the essentials of running a successful small business. We also suggest you look at our links page, particularly the government links, as they are a good guide to most of the government departments you may need to get information from.

Ryde Business Forum provides this information as a guide only. The Forum accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information. You should seek independent legal and professional advice at all times on any, and all of the segments highlighted here.

The information was contributed by, collected and collated from various government and industry bodies. All care but no responsibility has been taken in its preparation. Regular references to the sources of information are noted throughout the document.

Ryde Business Forum strongly recommends that you contact the appropriate authorities, or check with your accountant, solicitor and business advisors with regard to any issues.

We do recommend however, in time, that you also have some fun and take time to rest and look objectively at how you do business!

We hope you gain some benefit from the links below:

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