In part 1, we went through some of the basics of starting a small business in Australia. Now it’s time to really get stuck into it…

What do all those abbreviations mean?

GST - Goods & Services Tax
ABN - Australian Business Number
ACN - Australian Company Number
BAS - Business Activity Statement - a short statement of your business activity, required if you’re […] Continue Reading…

On the 12th May (last Monday) eBay started to implement changes to the feedback system. One of these changes included crediting eBay members with feedback points from multiple feedback left by the same person, backdated to 1996.

Up until now, if you’ve been left more than one feedback from the same person, you’ve only received one feedback point. Now eBay will […] Continue Reading…

You might recall the post I made a few weeks ago that the Reserve Bank was considering lodging a submission with ACCC against eBay’s plan to make PayPal the only payment option.

Well, thankfully they did. The Reserve Bank is big enough that the ACCC may well listen to them & not grant eBay the exemption from the Trade Practices […] Continue Reading…

What a week!

Yes, the blog has been neglected a bit this week :-(, but we’re back on track now.

I’ve spent most of the week working on a couple of new projects. They’ve been sitting around half done for months, so at the beginning of the week i set myself the target of completing at least one, if not all […] Continue Reading…

If you’ve often thought about starting your own web business, but the idea of having to design your website (or pay someone else to), organise web hosting, a domain name & more, has all been too much, then keep reading. These days, you don’t have to follow the traditional steps to gain yourself your own piece of web space. […] Continue Reading…

Frustrated with eBay? Looking for an alternative to eBay without having to start your own website?

There are an increasing number of new online auction sites starting up in Australia in competition with eBay. The one thing they all have in common is much lower auction/listing fees, & most don’t actually charge a cent for a basic listing. eBay’s increasing […] Continue Reading…

A few months ago I received this great ebook from Zig Ziglar. It’s a collection of some of the most inspirational & motivating quotes from many different people - some famous, some not.

It’s well worth a read - you’re sure to pick up at least a few little gems from it, no matter who you are. I sent out […] Continue Reading…

Starting a small business in Australia can seem like a daunting task - with ABNs, GST, PAYG, BAS’s, ACNs & much more alien like language it’s little wonder that many people take one look at it & run the other way.

Many people either completely give up on the idea of starting a small business in Australia, or they decide […] Continue Reading…

At last, someone who might be big enough to force the ACCC into action against eBay’s planned PayPal ruling is considering making a submission to the ACCC.

Believe it or not, the Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t happy with eBay’s latest decision. One submission against eBay’s proposal from them will probably give more clout to the case than 10,000 submissions […] Continue Reading…

I’m sure most of you who have an eBay Australia account would have heard the news. From June 17th this year, the only payment method you’ll be allowed to offer on most eBay Australia listings is PayPal - no more bank deposits, money orders or cheques. The only exceptions for this are on items where pick up is allowed, in which […] Continue Reading…