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Guides for Australian small businesses.
Everything we have written down, in one place. The guides on getting a business online come from doing the setups; the employer and claims guides are here because our customers kept asking. No sign-up, no gate.
Getting set up online
The order most new businesses do it in: the whole setup, then the domain, the email and the logins you must own.
Small Business Setup Guide: Getting Online
A plain guide to getting a new small business online: the website, email, phone, internet and invoicing you need, and why bundling beats stitching tools.
Get a Business Online in a Day: the One-Form Bundle
The honest way to get a business online: domain, website, email and backup as one bundle. Fill in a form, go live the same day.
How to Set Up Business Email With Your Own Domain (AU Guide)
Set up business email with your own domain so it reads you@yourbusiness.com.au, not Gmail. What you need, the steps, and the AU costs.
Choosing a Domain That Won't Cost You Later
A cheap novelty domain ending looks like a bargain until the yearly renewal bites. How to choose a domain name you can keep, with .com.au as your home.
Who Owns Your Business Logins? The 5 Accounts That Matter
The five accounts every new business must own, domain, email, hosting, Google Business Profile and social, and the ownership rules that stop a lockout.
Employers, super and long service leave
What arrives the day you take on your first employee, and the portable long service leave schemes that follow the worker, not the job.
Payday Super Calculator: Due Date, Late Costs
Work out the exact date super must reach the fund under Payday Super, plus an indicative estimate of the super guarantee charge if you paid late.
SBSCH Closed: What to Use Instead (Compared)
The free ATO Small Business Superannuation Clearing House closed on 1 July 2026. A neutral, sourced comparison of the replacements, free options included.
Portable long service leave in Australia: every scheme
Portable long service leave follows you between employers. Every Australian scheme: who is covered, entitlements and official links. Checked 14 August 2026.
Portable long service leave: employer obligations by state
Which portable long service leave scheme you must register with and pay into, by state and industry, including workers who cross borders.
I Moved States: What Happens to Portable Long Service Leave?
Moved interstate? Construction service is recognised under a National Reciprocal Agreement, but portability elsewhere is patchy. What to do and who to tell.
Portable long service leave, scheme by scheme: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · South Australia · Western Australia · Tasmania · ACT · Northern Territory · Black coal mining (Coal LSL).
TPD insurance and claims
Total and permanent disability cover sits inside most Australian super accounts. Independent, non-commercial guidance, with no form to fill in.
TPD Insurance Explained: What It Is and How a Claim Works
TPD insurance pays a lump sum if illness or injury means you can never work again. Most Australians hold it in super without knowing.
The TPD Claim Process, Step by Step (What Your Fund Must Do)
How a TPD claim through super actually runs, from first call to decision: the evidence needed, what the trustee must do, and the free help at each stage.
How Long Does a TPD Claim Take? Realistic Timeframes
No single deadline governs a TPD claim decision, but a hard 45 day deadline applies once you complain. What drives the wait, and when delay is not normal.
What Do Lawyers Charge for TPD Claims? When Is One Worth It?
A lawyer cannot lawfully take a percentage of your TPD payout: contingency fees are prohibited. What no win, no fee really means.
TPD Claim Denied? Free Review Steps Before You Pay Anyone
A declined TPD claim is not the end. Get the reasons in writing, use the free internal review with its 45 day deadline, then AFCA, free and binding.
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