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Anyone here starting a business in Australia

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  • 24-09-2012 8:26pm
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    tigerballs
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    As the title says .
    Im moving to Australia permanently next month , Pretty much always been self employed in a number of enterprises most of whom have been successful in a small way .ie providing a income for me ..

    I'ld be interested to hear from Anyone who has moved from Ireland to Australia and started a new or continued on a existing business they had in Ireland.
    What difficulties they faced and the main differences in doing business in the southern hemisphere. Lack of contacts must be a hindrance for a start as well as trying to access funding..

    Thanks
    Mr Tigerballs


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    sponge_bob
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    What are you thinking of getting into as somethings are operated different over here.
    Take construction for instance over here as you must have a builders licence to do any job over 25k(or something like that) , which afaik is a two year course in college.


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    AngryHippie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭AngryHippie


    Builders licenses not that straightforward,

    http://www.bsa.qld.gov.au/Pages/BuildingServicesAuthority.aspx


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    Van Fan
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    I was used to stay in Australia for a period of time,for doing busines with local enterprises.As you might think,need some time of suiting their business habit.Anyway,it's not a big problem for me.


    Van Fan


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    tigerballs
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭tigerballs


    Aware of the Regulations regarding Builders licences etc for the construction Industry. Have to say they are very straightforward and sensible. geared to protecting the client from "cowboy builders "

    http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-australia-self-employment[/URL]
    Found a lot of good information here

    I would not be a "trades contractor" as such .
    Considering a trading/ Retail/ Rental line of Business Servicing such industries as corporate / private/ promoted events and the such like.I have just sold out of business in this area in Ireland , have even done some work in Australia on a contract in the past (3 weeks) so not exactly running in blind but feel I will need at year or so getting a feel for how things are done before starting up.

    So any experiences from small business startups or Trade contractors would be most welcome.


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