Business Basics

The first starting point for anyone looking to start a business or already trading should be Business Queensland and their indepth Running Business page.

This page will provide clear advice on all elements of running a business, from finance essentials to employing and managing staff, IT, marketing, and legal obligations. 

This is a great resource to look at now, such as to learn how to improve your financial performance, and to come back to when you need specific advice, such as how to resolve business disputes, and how to prepare for and recover from natural disasters.  

Business Queensland - Running a Business

The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) micro-credentialing program helps tourism and hospitality operators onboard, reskill and retain their staff through short, online courses.

The program aims to provide an opportunity to support changing workplaces by enabling the provision of focused training in specific skills to better support employees and businesses to adopt innovations and improved productivity.

The courses are delivered online and include several bite-size videos (average 3 mins each) featuring industry experts.

QTIC Micro Credentialing Program

If you don’t know where you are going, and how you will get there, how will you get there?  

If you want to grow your business, or make running your business easier, a business plan will help you by documenting your goals, and the strategies you will use to reach them.  

This page will provide a step by step guide on writing a detailed business plan as well as providing templates and additional resources.

Writing a Business Plan

Having a business plan will help you secure loans and grants, and win tourism awards.

This template will help you easily clarify your plans for the year to come to support business growth or development. It was designed to support submissions to the Queensland Tourism Awards.

SIMPLE BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATE

Easily find out which permits your business must have. 

A free online service that will help you discover the local, Queensland, and Australian government licences, permits, registrations, and approvals you need to operate a business. 

Your personalised report will include 

• A summary of state, local and Australian government requirements 
• Detailed information about relevant licences and permits 
• How to access relevant forms 
• Who to contact for help

Australian Business Licence and Information Service (ABLIS)

Risk management planning reduces the potentially costly impacts of risks on your business – and can even save you from losing your business! 

This webpage will provide comprehensive guidance on identifying and managing business risks within your business. 

Managing risks in your business

Insurance helps protect your business from paying significant costs.

Learn about compulsory and optional insurances for businesses.

LEARN ABOUT BUSINESS INSURANCE

The more accessible your business is, the more potential guests (and their friends and families!) there are who can buy your products. This toolkit helps businesses welcome people of all abilities and with a range of needs to enjoy their tourism experiences.  

It includes:

• Short video learning modules covering practical examples of what businesses can do to make their experience more accessible, the language of disability, how to have an inclusive mindset, and misconceptions and unconscious bias 
• Easy-to-use checklists for your venue and activities 
• Accessibility content to consider including on your website and how to communicate accessibility features. 

LEARN FROM THE ACCESSIBLE TOURISM TOOLKIT

The Year of Accessible Tourism in Queensland is an opportunity to recognise the importance of accessible tourism experiences for all, and to ignite change and create opportunities for Queensland tourism businesses.

YEAR OF ACCESSIBLE TOURISM WEBSITE

As part of the 2023 Year of Accessible Tourism, Get Skilled Access will deliver free online accessible tourism webinars for Queensland tourism businesses.

Registrations are now open for free online accessible tourism webinars in June and July 2023. 

WEBINAR REGISTRATION

Easily identify grant opportunities aligned to projects in your business plan. 
About grants for businesses, and where to find suitable grant programs.

FIND GRANTS AND BUSINESS SUPPORT TODAY

Learn how to write grant applications in a way that will increase your chances of securing funding. This guide helps you prepare for grant opportunities. 

LEARN HOW TO PREPARE AND WRITE GRANT APPLICATIONS