With the assistance of various Federal and State Governments, we have developed this guide to provide valuable information and tools on how to grow your natural therapy business.
This ANTA guide helps students and new practitioners to establish a natural therapy practice. It covers the entirety of the process—from discovering a natural therapy career, to running a successful business.
As a new business owner, writing a business plan is one of the first things that you should do. The Australian Government has a dedicated resource on business plans that is highly valuable.
Marketing is a critical business process—without it, you won’t have many customers! Business Victoria has created a comprehensive marketing plan template that covers everything from your mission statement to measuring your success.
We also have a short guide on marketing your business for success, and how to expand your business with a website.
Business Victoria provides a financial statement template to help you calculate the profit and loss for your business.
The ATO’s page on tax is a valuable resource that breaks down the process and includes short explanatory videos. You can also download their GST for Small Business guide.
To find a tax practitioner, look for the registered tax practitioner symbol, and check the TPB Register.
Know what your obligations are as an employer from Fair Work Ombudsman
The Australian Government has a comprehensive resource on contractors, which aims to understand their rights and responsibilities.
Fair Work has a pay calculator that calculates base pay rates, allowances, overtime and penalty rates under modern awards. As an employer, you can also match and calculate pay rates for multiple employees.
The Internet is a convenient way to purchase medical goods, but products purchased from international websites are not regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), so it could be illegal and dangerous.
Before you purchase medical goods online, check out the TGA’s buying medicines and medical devices online page.
As with all medical products, complementary medicine is regulated, falling under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. The TGA offers in-depth information on complementary medicine regulation on this page.
The NSW Government has a dedicated small business resource that covers information on leasing, COVID-19, disputes, bonds, and more. The Australian Government has something equally useful, as well as an interactive small business assist search feature that includes live chat.
WorkCover NSW has a number of tools that help you to manage your occupational health and safety (OHS) responsibilities. These can be found on their website.