Updated May 2023

BiG Tips: You’ll find many business organisations, both government and non government, private and public to help you research, start up a business and help you avoid mistakes and scams. BiG lists many of them in Guru Cops and Business Gurus.
Some great ones are:

Flying Solo microbusiness community is, they say “the biggest community of small businesses” in Australia and has a huge array of products and services.
They’ve got fantastic resources like their Starting Out Kit, Going It Alone, The Complete Guide to starting your own business, forums, and blogs and articles on:

• Getting started
  BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY
  CHOOSING A CAREER
  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  GOING SOLO
  MARKET RESEARCH
  SETTING BUSINESS GOALS
• Marketing
  BRANDING
  COMMUNICATION SKILLS
  CONTENT MARKETING
  CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
  DIGITAL MARKETING
  NETWORKING
  PUBLIC RELATIONS
• Sales
  NEW BUSINESS
  PRICING STRATEGIES
  SALES STRATEGIES
• Productivity
  ADMIN
  GROWTH
  PLANNING
  PROBLEM SOLVING
  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  TIME MANAGEMENT
• Business Technology
  CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
  EMAIL
  SEO + SEM
  TECHNOLOGY
  WEBSITE DESIGN
• Health and Wellbeing
  BUSINESS PURPOSE
  WELLBEING
  WORK INSPIRATION
  WORK LIFE BALANCE
  WORKING FROM HOME
• News
• Spotlight Business (Australian gov) – has a lot of free business planning resources (tools and templates) including:
• Starting a business guide and Starting a business checklist
• New businesses
• Business structures and types
• Business plans
• Intellectual property
• Industry information
• Succession Planning How to develop your succession plan

Business Succession Planning, FAAA, Amanda Cassar,  AFP®