Home businesses

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Wanting to start a home business? Take a look at these helpful guides to make it easier for you to start or grow a home business. 

Guide to starting and running a home business

Visit Guide to starting and running a home business for online resources by the NSW government to make it easier for you to start or grow a home business in NSW.

Home-based businesses tips

Visit Home-based businesses by the Australian Government to learn what you need to do if you run your business from home and some tips for starting up.

Tips include advice on:

  • Types of home-based businesses
  • Approvals
  • Tax deductions
  • Considering a separate postal address
  • Work/life balance
  • If you sell your home
  • Support and advice

Home-based food businesses fact sheet

Handling food for sale at an address which is also a domestic premises means there are special food safety issues to consider.

Examples of home-based food businesses include:

  • preparing food for sale at markets or school canteens in a domestic kitchen 
  • bed and breakfast accommodation
  • home-based childcare for a fee involving the provision of food home-based catering businesses 
  • restaurants with accommodation for the restaurant owner, family or staff.

Visit the Home-based food business fact sheet  by NSW government for more information on food safety issues to consider.