Small Business
Subject Specialist
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| Peter Nagels | |
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| Essendon Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3050 |
| Email: | pnagels@kangan.edu.au |
Market Research Resources
- Benchmarking - over 80 industries are profiled and benchmarked.
(Password required. Email LLC, quoting your student number and request password) - Eighty20 - ABS Census data, business data and tailored analytical reports.
(Password required. Email LLC, quoting your student number and request password) - SAI Global Australian Standards Online - contains full-text versions of all Australian Standards. Relevant publications include: Business Planning, Small Business Handbook, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.) - IBIS World reports - available at Essendon and Richmond LLCs only. Reports may not be downloaded or copied in any way apart from handwritten note-taking
Websites
Business
- Kangan Institute Business Enterprise Centre
- On-line business readiness survey
- Microsoft Office training - self-paced training courses and videos from Microsoft, including Excel
Victorian Government Small Business links
- Business Victoria
- Business Licensing Authority
- Business Names page (Consumer Affairs Victoria)
- Registration and Licence Finder
Australian Government Small Business links
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Business Register
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Business.gov.au
- AusIndustry
- Productivity Commission
Small Business links
- Ninemsn Small Business News
- Business Enterprise Centres
- Smart Company
- Australian Stock Exchange
- Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
- Melbourne's North - The best for business
Exporting
Legislation
- Australasian Legal Information Institute - all federal and state acts and regulations and more.
Occupational health and safety
- Safe Work Australia
- WorkSafe Victoria
- Officewise: A guide to health and safety in the office
- OH&S online videos - SafetyCare Montie has many safety programs which can be viewed, topics include fire awareness, personal protection, manual handling.
The protection of intellectual property
- IP Australia - the Australian Government site for patents, trademarks and designs
- The Australian Copyright Council
Industrial relations
- Workforce Victoria
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
- Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate
- Fair Work Online
Statistics
- Australian Bureau of Statistics Online
- Moonee Valley City Council area demographics
- Hume City Council area demographics
- Maribyrnong City Council community profile
- Brimbank City Council demographics
- Moreland City Council snapshot
- Hobsons Bay City Council profiles
Local government business sites
- City of Moonee Valley
- Brimbank City Council
- Hume City Council
- Maribyrnong City Council
- Moreland City Council
- Victorian local governments - all local government sites can be accessed here.
Business surveys
Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue - enter specific topics (e.g. business plans) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Setting up a small business | 658.11 |
| Business management | 658 |
| Writing a business plan | 658.4012 |
| E-business | 381.177, 658.84 |
| Marketing | 658.8 |
| Microsoft Office | 005.5 OFF |
| M.Y.O.B. | 657.028555 |
| Human resources | 658.3 |
| Accounting | 657 |
| Taxation | 336.2 |
| Business law | 346.9407 |
Recommended Textbooks
- Planning for Small Business Success, by June Hope. - 658.022 HOP
- Advanced Planning for Small Business Success, by Karen Le Rossignol. - 658.0220994 LER
- Marketing for Small Business Success, by Angela Nitchov. - 658.8 NIT
- Writing Your Plan for Small Business Success, by Ian Birt. - 658.4012 BIR
- Legal and Taxation Aspects of Your Small Business, by Ian Birt. - 346.940652 BIR
- Marketing and Promoting Your Business, by Ian Birt. - 658.8 BIR
- Achieving Financial Success in Your Business, by Ian Birt. - 658.15110994 BIR
- Undertake Financial Planning, by Regina Gaujers, Julie-Ann Harper, Jennifer Browne. - 658.022 GAU
- Financial Planning and Management for Small Business Success, by Karen Le Rossignol. - 658.1592 LER
- Managing Teams for Small Business Success, by Rod Jones. - 658.022 JON
Search Library Catalogue for availability.
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
These two databases give you online access to thousands of journals with many in your field of interest. Search an entire database using keywords or search journals individually.
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Titles include: Australian Anthill, Australian Journal of Management, Money
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: Journal of Small Business Management, Business Owner, Australasian Business Intelligence
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search)
Dictionaries
- A dictionary of accounting
- A dictionary of business
- A dictionary of economics
- A dictionary of finance and banking
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Related Subjects
- Business management
- Business administration
