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AUSTRALIAN SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES
Business Entry Point
a Federal Government initiative offering up-to-date, accurate tax information and transactions specifically tailored to the needs of business.
MyBusiness
Australia's leading source of small business information.
Australian Financial Services Directory
Australian Business Online
Small Biz
Australian Business for sale
The site features classified advertisements for franchise and businesses for sale across Australia.
BUSINESS RESEARCH
National Names Index Search
on company names and ACN or BR numbers
Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
This site provides over 1,500 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information.
Australian Securities Commission
ASIC searches, info for companies, investors and consumers, small business information.
Australian Taxation Office
Taxation assistance website for companies and individuals
INTEREST & EXCHANGE RATES, INVESTMENT INFORMATION
Interest Rate Monitor
comparative information service providing consumers with daily updates of bank lending rates.
Australian Ethical Investments P/L
provide an alternative to banks for businesses or individuals who wish to invest in term deposits, superannuation or shares and offer competitive interest rates. In a recent review by CHOICE they scored 5 stars out of 5 for overall performance and ethical accountability.
Australian Stock Exchange
Australian market news, stock prices and indexes.
FTQUICKEN
A new website focusing on personal finance.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SOURCES
Corporate Information
This site is a great starting tool for finding information on private and public companies internationally. It is a meta-site which lets the user search numerous other web site that offer information about companies. You can link to these country specific websites or simply search for a company name and get a list of relevant entries.
The Fortune Global 500
The annual feature of the Fortune magazine (published every July) ranks the top 500 companies of the world according to revenues. The listings are provided in rank order as well as by industry. They are also searchable. For each country, there is basic contact information (address, phone, website), the CEO's name, and figures for revenues, profits, assets, stockholder's equity, and number of employees. There is also a downloadable database version available for a fee.
Export Hotline
A searchable database to locate companies who export goods. You can search by company name or by product.
NEWS SERVICES
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Financial Review
ABC News
ORGANISATIONS
Australian Securities Commission
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants
Australian Taxation Office
Australian Tax Practice
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Standards Australia
RETAIL
Microsoft
IBM
Apple
SEARCHING
Google
search engine
Alta-Vista Search Engine
(Australian mirror)
White Pages
complete access to current Australian White Pages' listings
Yellow Pages
complete access to current Australian Yellow Pages' listings
SHARE PRICES
Australian Stock Exchange
The Home Page of the Australian Stock Exchange offers previous day stock prices and other information.
BRW/Personal Finance
magazines offer free shares prices for their subscribers.
Commonwealth Securities
online prices for shares and Aussie Shares packages
Web Link Village
Includes current (for a fee) and delayed (free) Australian Share Prices. Also available is a portfolio manager which makes checking multiple share prices easy.
TAXATION
Australian Tax Office
The Changing Landscape for Financial Planning.
This lunchtime address was presented by Michael Carmody, Commissioner of Taxation, to the Financial Planning Association of Australia on April 27, 1999 in Melbourne. Mr Carmody comments on a range of issues relating to tax reform including partnerships, self managed superannuation funds, tax planning and tax investment. The document is available in Word and HTML formats.
TRAVEL
Consular Travel Advice
This site includes travel advice fact sheets on a range of countries.
AUSTRALIAN BANKS
ANZ Bank
Bank of Melbourne
Bank SA
Commonwealth Bank
Macquarie Bank
Metway Bank
National Australia Bank
St. George Bank
Westpac
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