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Café on Cook - WIWO - Coffee Shop

Located in the sea side village of Lemon Tree Passage, Café on Cook is a well established popular café with strong local cliental. Trading hours are easily managed by a very efficient and highly trained staff. One of only two coffee shops in the Tilligerry Peninsula, trade is strong and continues to grow due to the continued growth of residential developments in the area. Established for three years (with the current operator having been running the business for the past two years.)

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The Business Consultation website is now asking for businesses to provide comments on a consultation regarding unsolicited commercial fax messaging. The consultation includes a discussion paper and questions for comment. Businesses are able to submit their answers online.

The closing date for comments and submissions is 17 September 2007. Find more information, download the discussion paper and submit your questions online through the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts website.

You can also visit the Business Consultation website to view other current public consultations, register your interest to be consulted on government policy or sign up to be notified of consultations by email.

As a Northern Territory small business, you can now register to attend a number of workshops and seminars during October Business Month 2007. Run by the Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development (DBERD), October Business Month can provide you with new ideas and knowledge and further develop your business skills.

You can register to attend events dealing with a number of business issues, including:

• networking
• importing and exporting
• online business
• taxation and record keeping.

October Business Month events are being held in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek. For more information or to register for an event in your area, visit the Northern Territory Business website.

Northern NSW Business For Sale

Bangalow Basics is a mixed business offering a better choice of food for an improved lifestyle: green-grocery , freshly made salads, smoothies, juices and salad wraps, locally made muesli’s, coffee, salts and tea’s. We offer organic, gluten free & low preservative produce for a healthier life.

Bangalow Basics is ready for further expansion into cafe’/deli operation.

7 days open 8-6 mon/fri 8-4 sat 10-3 sun
Employs 2 casuals
3 1/2 year lease with realistic oportunity to extend.
100m2 shop area
Good plant & equipment

S.A.V. approx. $15000
Turnover on enquiry
Trading figures available on enquiry

Situated in this Heritage town, which is revered as ‘The Jewel in Byron Shire’s Crown’ , Bangalow basics has grown along with the development of Bangalow as a sought after rural lifestyle, close to the coastal centre of Byron Bay - 10mins, northern NSW & S.E. Queensland towns and cities [ Tweed heads 30mins, Gold Coast 45mins & Brisbane.1 hr ]

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Business opportunity: Easy Australian SME access to lucrative Korean export market via Oz Mall internet site

Are you an Australian producer of:
• Processed health foods;
• Dried nuts;
• Crafted goods;
• Health related goods;
• Vitamins;
• Beauty products;
• Aroma oil;
• Honey?

These and a range of similar Australian products now have free access to the Korean marketplace via Oz Mall, a joint promotion between Australia Post and Korea Post supported by Austrade. Oz Mall is at www.ozmall.or.kr

Korean market for internet shopping
In 2005 the value of local internet shopping mall transactions in Korea was a staggering AUD$14.4 billion! Strong broadband internet growth has occurred in Korea with 71% of its 48 million population connected to the internet. That’s 34,000,000 potential customers for your product.

Ease of trade
Most processed health foods in Korea have no trade barrier in terms of quarantine, duties, delivery and customers’ acceptance.

As a supplier you deal direct with Australia Post and their consultant, Spire.  Spire will assess your product’s suitability for the Korean market and participation in the Oz Mall project. This service is free. The assessment usually takes only a few weeks.

Once your product had been accepted for participation in the Oz Mall project you set a pricing schedule (reviewable regularly) and Australia Post arranges for Korea Post to offer your product on the Oz Mall section of the Korea Post website. Korean consumers will then place their order for your product via that website. The customer feels they are in the Korea Post internet shopping mall giving your product immediate credibility.

When you fill orders they are dispatched via Australia Post.  Korea Post collects payment from the customer and pays you in Australian dollars thus reducing the risk associated with currency fluctuations.

Your Australia Post contact for more information is Chantelle Willard 02 9207 8313 or email chantelle.willard@auspost.com.au

This article supplied by George Ilk, Argosy Partners, email george.ilk@argosypartners.com.au. Argosy Partners Unlocks the True Value of Your Business.

Home & Business For Sale Weipa QLD

Ash Palms has an occupancy level of just over 81% and already has 20% bookings for 2008. Grossing between $300,000-$400,000 pa and with small outgoings, this motel-style complex returns a nett profit that most businesses can only dream of. Tenants are mainly government and contractor workers with long term rentals common. General rates this year have been $135 per night. It is a freehold business on 2 titles and could be separated into 4 and 6 unit complexes in future if required. All accounting and booking records are available. Ideally the units are easily run by 2 people and has a separate caretaker’s quarters adjoining the pool.

Located within walking distance of the beach, newsagency, post office, chemist etc., all contained in 2 shopping centres opposite Ash Palms. The units operate on a casual overnight basis with most stays of around 4 days. They are also capable of providing long-term leases as they are large 2 storey apartments. Accommodation in Weipa is almost impossible to obtain unless booked well in advance and Ash Palms are typically booked out between 1-2 months prior to a client’s stay. The complex is only 3 years old and is made from rendered and core filled cement blocks.
Features-
* 10 fully self contained apartments
* 2 bedroom caretakers quarters
* All units with kitchens, TVs, DVDs, Internet connections, computers [opt.], fully furnished, telephone PABX commander system
* 2 single and 1 double/queen size per apartment
* low maintenance swimming pool
* lush tropical garden area
* close to all shops
* off-street parking
* separate office/reception building

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Small business owners can benefit from numerous funding initiatives available via a range of government funded programs. 

AusIndustry, an Australian Government initiative, recently announced details of grant recipients that received funding in the third round of the BuildingEntrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) program where four businesseswill receive funding averaging $295,000 per business. Successful projects included an online project to provide small business with a low cost, easily assessable way to measure their environmental footprint, and identify environmental best practice approaches that can be implemented in their business operations. 

Details of those BESB Round 3 projects recently funded are atwww.ausindustry.gov.au/content/content.cfm/ObjectID=E669E668-5A1A-4B52-B0519967E6A21F5B 

Businesses that have obtained previous funding and details of the project can be found at the AusIndustry website www.ausindustry.gov.au with specific information on the BESB program atwww.ausindustry.gov.au/content/level3index.cfm?ObjectID=E14CCD11-35BF-46CC-9263BD78559AF492&L2Parent=AEB901E5-7CB8-4143-A3BF33B2423F9DA6 

This site is certainly well worth a look if you are a business owner seeking funding for a worthwhile project in small business entrepreneurship. 

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George Ilk, Argosy Partners: www.argosypartners.com.au/

Business Reporting Burden Slashed: Savings to business$795 million per annum. 

Business owners: close your eyes for a moment and dream. 

Imagine if Australian businesses could use a single, secure, log on and sendfinancial reports to the Australian Taxation Office, the Australian Securitiesand Investments Commission, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, theAustralian Prudential Regulation Authority, and potentially, State RevenueOffices.  

What if businesses would no longer need to log in to separate systems to send financial reports to each of these agencies? Well, your dream is about to come true. The Treasurer has launched a long term initiative to cut the red tape confronting business when reporting to government.  

The Australian Government’s Standard Business Reporting (SBR) program is set to save businesses time, money and frustration. First priority will be financial reporting forms like Business Activity Statements, Company Income Tax Returns, TFN Declarations and the Quarterly Business Indicators Survey. 

The Treasury says: 

When SBR financial reporting is fully implemented, businesses will be able touse their accounting/record keeping software to automatically pre-fillgovernment reports such as BAS statements. Businesses will no longer haveto spend hours working out how to translate their own records intogovernment reports. SBR will make e-commerce with the government more viable for business. An automated system also means less errors, saving business time and effort in re-work. 

Use of SBR will be voluntary. Small and medium business will stand to benefit, with significant reductions expected in time spent preparing andsubmitting reports, and lower costs for those who assist them (such as taxagents and accountants).  

Costs to business are expected to include software upgrades, as well as learning about SBR and seeking professional advice. The Australian Government will work closely with software companies to enhance products already used by business. SBR will also work closely with business and those that support them, such as accountants and tax agents, to make sure that it delivers maximum benefit for the Australian business community. 

SBR will be co-ordinated by the Treasury and will bring together participatingagencies to streamline their business reporting needs. A range of pilots andtrials will commence from mid-2008. It is anticipated that the full implementation for financial reporting will be complete in mid-2010, with take-up by business escalating over the subsequent three years. The cost of the programme will be $208.1 million over the next three years. When fully implemented the SBR program will benefits business an estimated$795 million per year on an ongoing basis. 

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George Ilk, Argosy Partners www.argosypartners.com.au

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Jonny’s Cafe Rosebery NSW 

Established 8 years with same owner this successful cafe is offered for the first time.
Dynamic location close to CBD and airport in strong growth area with good future potential.
Regular faithful clientele.
Funky retro fit out, good equipment, practical layout.
Profitable daily café trade + mix of deliveries, catering, special events,
GST-free sales approx 20%
Low overheads.
Well equipped, well maintained, secure premises with undercover footway seating.
Includes internet domain, quality website, large customer data base
Genuine possibilities remain for future growth and expansion of this business.
eg
Menu diversification.
Increased deliveries.
Growth in catering and services in take away meals for immediate consumption and as take home meals.
New corporate accounts.
Generate additional activities eg parties, trivia night, theme nights, music events, meetings, seminars
Genuine scope for physical expansion. eg coolroom, increased storage.
Opportunity for introduction of internet café service: easy to do. Would require low investment for good (cash) returns.
There are no internet cafes anywhere in the area and the demand is there. Cable suitable for high-speed internet is already connected to the building.
Liquor license possible.

Landlord is prepared to negotiate new lease on terms to suit buyer. Rent $360 pw includes GST.

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Coral Foods is currently run from my home in Myocum but could just as easily be run from anywhere between Ballina and Coolangatta.

Coral Foods was established in 1996 and was bought by the current owner in January 2000.

Coral Foods delivers to about 110 clients on a regular basis including restaurants, cafes,
seafood shops, delis, supermarkets, hotels, resorts, B&B’s, corporate clients, caterers and private customers between Coolangatta and Alstonville.As well customers from Lismore to Yamba are supplied by courier or mutual arrangement with other carriers.

There is room for expansion both through the addition of further product range and through increasing the areas covered by the run. For example large areas of the Tweed Shire and Lismore have never been tapped into but have the potential for a future owner to do so. Likewise the addition of more varieties of seafood is possible as customers are often expressing interest.

Currently the total number of hours spent on the business is approximately 37 per week including deliveries and office work. The hours may vary slightly depending on the time of year but would roughly be as follows:

Monday Deliveries 6.30 a.m.-11.00 a.m. Office 11.00-12.30 p.m
Tuesday Deliveries 6.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m. Office 1.30-2.00 p.m.
Wednesday Deliveries7.00 a.m.-2.30 p.m. Office 2.30-3.30 p.m.
Thursday Office 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 a.m. .
Friday Deliveries 6.00 a.m.- 4.30 p.m. Office 4.30 p.m.-5.30 p.m.
Sunday Office 2.30-3.00 p.m.