A friend of mine and his spouse are starting up a tourism B&B and have found it necessary to get a tourism license to operate. Sometimes state and council rules and can trip up an unwary home business person and can limit the type of business you can conduct at home.
You may need a license: the www.bli.net.au website gives a great overview of all the different license issues around Australia.
Council rules and regulations can also limit business operations such as the number of staff a small business can employ and how many people can work from a home office.
Then there are parking restrictions, manufacturing restrictions, council permit and licence requirements.
There are prohibitions on the use of hazardous chemicals or excessive noise levels in a residential zone that can preclude your business operating out of your home.
Check with what you can and can’t do with your local council and have a chat with your neighbours about what you are doing. More than likely, you’ll find other people in your street who are also working from home.
And don’t think that operating from home means that you escape occupational health and safety requirements.
Each home business owner must ensure the workplace is a safe place to work free of dangerous hazards – for staff and visiting clients and consultants.
Their are many aspects to running a home business in Australia that some home business owners might not realize. The BLIS website as well as doing some research can help with answering the questions someone working from home might have.
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