Business planning and management

• Business planning for a new or existing business, including setting goals, writing a business plan and preparing operational documents.
• Adapt and change your business provides videos and templates to help you grow your business and effectively change how you operate and innovate.
• Advance Queensland helps innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers turn their best ideas into commercial successes. Hubs and Centres information on Queensland’s innovation precincts and places, where you can collaborate with researchers, innovators and businesses to turn your ideas into innovative products and services.
• Business Launchpad and Getting the Right Licences and Registrations provides information on government licences and permits that your business may require. In addition Personal Appearance services regulation provides licence information and compliance resources.
• A range of accredited and non-accredited business skills courses and project management courses are available online and on-campus through TAFE Queensland.
• TAFE Queensland also offers free micro-credentials including the work skills collection addressing recruitment for small businesses, risk management, change management, quality assurance and compliance.
• Managing risks in your business provides guides, templates and resources to create business continuity, risk management and incident response plans, including support to manage specific types of business risk.
• Intellectual property for Queensland businesses provides information on how to identify, record and manage the intellectual property assets that are essential for business success.
• Queensland State Development regional offices provide strategic support to grow your business. In addition, online resources are available for businesses operating in a range of industries.
• Manufacturing Hub teams are located across Queensland to help manufacturers achieve business goals with expert knowledge and valuable connections.
• Business support resources provide information to support business growth including workshops and training programs.
• Farm Business Resilience Program helps primary producers to grow stronger, more profitable, climate-resilient businesses through workshops, personalised support, and peer learning. Producers can also access help to develop, update, and implement tailored farm business plans.
• The Drought and Climate Adaptation Program (DCAP) helps primary producers better manage drought and climate impacts through cutting-edge research, forecast products, tools and extension activities.
• Long Paddock provides land holders, educators, consultants and extension officers access to rainfall and pasture outlooks and decision support tools to aid land management decision making and planning.