If you are looking for an online place to buy the Business books you are looking for, I have a potential new website you may like to take a look at today. The site is The Book Depository. They have been operating since 2004 with the aim of making “All books available to all”. This aim includes making many out of print books available again through republishing and digitizing of the books.

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The final big benefit that I can find is the Free Worldwide Shipping. This makes it a lot easier to know exactly what you are paying when you choose the book, rather than having to think about factoring in the cost of shipping.

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For some time now i have been a member of a online forum. The focus of the forum is Business.

The forum has been quite active now for over a year, and it is some where that i would definetaly suggest you consider visiting if you enjoy discussing business.

There are a great range of topics that are discussed including Financials, legals, marketing (traditional and internet), web topics, and a range of other topics both relating to business and sometimes not so much.

You can find your way to the site by eight clicking on the image to the left, or visit the link http://www.small-business-forum.net.

When you start to look at writing a business plan, for your business or a potential future business there are literally hundreds of different ways to go about it. Almost everyone that you will ask, is likely to give you a different idea of what you need to do to create a business plan.

This is where it becomes confusing for many. Trying to figure out who to listen to, whta to actually include, what to leave out, and most importantly, Will it work for what they want the plan for? This is potentially the biggest reason for making the plan in the beginning to achieve what you want the plan to achieve. For example there is no point if you are looking to write your business plan, to get finance for your business, a single page breif overview, is not going to be sufficient.

So lets take a look at some of the most common forms of business plans. While there may be some if not many other options, there following type of plans, are likely to be able to fulfill the majority of business needs with just some small changes.

• The One Page Business Plan – Taking it to the basics, can be a great way to focus your idea, and be able to quickly review it. The sort of information that you may want to include, in this plan is really just the basics. Such as: Business Name, the idea, the business concept, what the business offers in products and services, some business goals, and expectations of the business. This type of plan will really only be of benefit to yourself, and maybe a close business partner, as it really only shows you the basics.
• The Basics Business Plan – This is in essence similar to the one page plan, however you can structure this plan a little more, while also including a little more information. You really have no limit on how long this plan may be and you are really not limited to what type of information is included, but really whatever information you need. Some of the information you include could be, the same as above, but additionally, marketing information, sales forecasts, budget information, as well as any other relevant information.
• The Detailed Business Plan – A detailed plan can become an essential part of your business, in a number of different circumstances. If you are looking to get finance for your business, attract investors, or grow your business quickly then something more detailed may be needed. This plan is often structured well, and in the cases i have used it includes seven main areas. These included Executive Summary, Company Summary, Products and Services, Market Analysis Summary, Strategy and Implementation Summary, Management summary and a Financial Plan. Each of these headings will have a number of sub headings, which outline as much information for your business as you can put together, on how your business will run and why it will work.

While this is just three different business plan options these are the basis for a large majority of the different plans that you may have come across. While yes there may be almost a different style for everyone, in essence they come back to a few basic methods at some point. So these may not be everything that is available, however they will be a good place to get started.

So as with many things in business, there is no better time to get started, than now.

Recently the Australian Government announced an extension and an expansion of the small business Investment Allowance. What this basically is a extra one off tax deduction on new equipment purchased before 31st December 2009, and installed and operational before 31st December 2010. So as not to confuse you to much it may be better to direct you to some more information directly rather then try to share it in my own words.

The first place to get some of the basics is the Treasurer’s website in their Press Release – Investment Allowance to boost Business Investment.

Additionally you can find further information on the Australia Taxation Website – Investment Allowance: small Business and General Business Tax Break.

Personally to me this looks like it could be a good thing for businesses, however it will depend very much so on the Tax situation of your business, and how it is structured. So as with anything related to tax matters it is always essential to seek further information from a qualified tax accountant, based on your own circumstances.

Just wanted to share a quick update on some of the blogs that i have been reading and enjoying this past week.  I think that reading is one of the things that we really need to do, both to grow as people and to grow in our business knowledge. This really comes from, why would you rely on your one way of doing something when there is potential for you to expand, by taking into consideration other people’s opinion as well.

The first new blog i started reading is called The Way of Money. I have i believe on just scratched the surface of what is here, however the posts are really in depth and I think i have really gained a lot from reading them. The first post that drew my attention to this blog was Are you making these Startup Business  Mistakes? This blog is worth taking a look at and i know that it is going to be one that i regularly look at in the future.

The second new blog i have been taking a look at is by Jason Shawver. This blog itself is a little bit of a mixed topic, between business and personal development, from what i can tell. Many of the topics either overlap in their content or can easily be applied either way. Still have some reading to do here, but again another blog i am going to be reading on a regular basis.

Finally i just wanted to share a couple of the posts that i have written recently that may be of interest, to you. Especially if you are not familiar with my other blogs.

Two posts of interest from No Fixed Office include:

Add a Product to Generate Revenue and Some Twitter Etiquette

Two post of interest from JoelBrown.id.au include:

Don’t Focus on the Past and Pursue Projects of your own

I hope that you enjoy the blogs i have recently found as much as i do, because they are very worthwhile reading from what i have found so far, and i also hope that you enjoy my two blogs as well.

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For those of you that have previously visited you may notice that i have taken away the static front page from the site. I had initally decided to go with a structure type of site here, as i thought that it may in general flow into a number of main areas which you could access the information you wanted to see without having to go through the bits you did not want to see.

Well after a little deliberation with myself i decided this was maybe not the best idea after all. To restrict the information to definite area’s of the site. So i have made the change to the blog style site. I hope to still be able to provide a wide range of business information and i think that this  format may even lead itself to a wider range of information. But also make it easier to share shorter quick tips, and snippits of information as opposed to more detailed information all the time.

In the coming days and weeks initially i am going to be looking to provide some information specifically about business planning. However after this, anything could be possible. So keep your eyes on the site to see what is happening and what is up and coming. But more importantly please feel free to make suggestions, if there is something specific you want to see some more information about. You can leave a comment below, send a Reply @no_fixed_office on twitter, or send a message on the contact page.

I look forward to seeing your comments and connecting with you all.

Due to the diversity of governments and regulations from not just country to country but even state to state, there are many sites that give the same information just a little different depending on where that information relates to. The following sites are most relevant to Queensland Australia.

SmartLicence – Smart Licence is a service provided by the Queensland Government which will help you have a better idea of what licences you are likely to need for your business, based on a range of questions that you are taken through. The service as defined by the website follows.

SmartLicence will provide you with tailored business licensing information including:

• Summary information on the State, Local and Commonwealth Government requirements for your particular business
• The name, address and telephone number of the agency responsible for each listing
• Licence application forms
• Details of licence fees, periods of cover, and renewals
• On-line lodgement and secure payment for some licences

Fair Trading Queensland – This is another website operated by the Queensland Government. While the SmartLicence site above can help you determine which licences you need, and give you access to the forms. The Fair Trading website provides a wider range of information for consumers and businesses as well as industry specific information relating to licences and the requirements for obtaining them.

I will be adding to this information as i find more relevant links, and you can also submit links by visiting the contact page.

Whether you are thinking about starting, or owning a business in Australia, or even if you just want to find out what public information is available about existing businesses, there are a few websites which you may find useful.

Australia Business Register (ABR) – The ABR website allows you to perform a number of different applications which you may need if you are planning to start a business in Australia. These include registrations for an Australian Business Number (ABN), Business Tax File Number (TFN), Goods and Services Tax (GST), Fuel Tax Credits, and Pay as you go(PAYG) withholding.

ABN Lookup on business.gov.au – Every business in Australia needs to register for an ABN, you can search for an ABN for a business entity in Australia through this site. It gives only a few basic details, however can be useful in a number of cases.

Business.gov.au – This is a fantastic site that provides a lot of information for businesses in Australia. While i could try and give you my explanation of the site, maybe the explanation from the site is better.

business.gov.au offers you simple and convenient access to all the government information, transactions and services you need. It’s a whole-of-government service providing essential information on planning, starting and running your business.

As i find them i will definately be adding more information to this page, and making it easier for you to find the information all in one place.

Today i was reading the blog of Brendan Wenzel, and come across a post he made which shared some of the lessons that he learned from Scott Stratten “Bouncer of Twitter”. It was actually the first post i was to read on Brendan’s blog, and i was impressed. I think this post alone will potentially improve greatly the way that i use Twitter on a daily basis.

You can find the specific post here “Scott Stratten Shares His Simple Twitter Guide“. The main focus of this post is building relationships, with a secondary focus on relationships via social media.

There were two main parts of this post that really hit me and made me think about what i do and how i do it both for my business and online.

The first was why people buy from your business. This has changed my perspective upside down on where to focus your time and why.

The second though is how to focus your efforts on twitter and should really help to consolidate your time spent on twitter. More so moving away from the hours on end that you should spend on their, into a more specfic and direct method to make the most use of the time that you do have.

Please take a look at the article, and really hope that it helps you to improve both your business mindset, and the way that you use twitter.