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CENTRAL COAST SERVICES

Avoca Valley Bed & Breakfast
Avoca Valley Boutique B&B, provides a private retreat for relaxation on the Central Coast of NSW. It is seven minutes from Terrigal and Avoca beaches, yet only a step away from Sydney

The Central Coast
A website dedicated to the Central Coast - holidays, tourism, accommodation, businesses.

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES

Business Entry Point
A Federal Government initiative offering up-to-date, accurate information specifically tailored to the needs of business

MyBusiness
Australia's leading source of small business information

Australian Financial Services Directory

Australian Business Online

Australian Business for Sale
The site features classified advertisements for franchise and businesses for sale across Australia

BUSINESS RESEARCH

National Names Index
Search on company names and ACN or BR numbers

Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
This site provides over 1,500 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information

Australian Securities Commission
ASIC searches, info for companies, investors and consumers, small business information

Australian Taxation Office
Taxation assistance website for companies and individuals

NSW Office of State Revenue
Information regarding land tax, payroll tax, parking levies and more

NSW Office of Fair Trading
Advice on fair and ethical business practices.

FIDO
Financial tips and safety checks for consumers and investors

INTEREST, EXCHANGE RATES AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION

Mortgage Rate Comparator
Comparative information service providing consumers with comparisons of bank lending rates

Australian Ethical Investments
Provides an alternative to banks for businesses or individuals who wish to invest in term deposits, superannuation or shares and offer competitive interest rates. In a review by CHOICE they scored 5 stars out of 5 for overall performance and ethical accountability

Australian Stock Exchange
Australian market news, stock prices and indexes

Understanding Your Money
Provides information on various aspects of personal financial management such as budgeting, saving, obtaining financial advice, investing, controlling debt, understanding debt, insurance and superannuation

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SOURCES

Corporate Information
This site is a great starting tool for finding information on private and public companies internationally. It is a meta-site which lets the user search numerous other web site that offer information about companies. You can link to these country specific websites or simply search for a company name and get a list of relevant entries

The Fortune Global 500
The annual feature of the Fortune magazine (published every July) ranks the top 500 companies of the world according to revenues. The listings are provided in rank order as well as by industry. They are also searchable. For each country, there is basic contact information (address, phone, website), the CEO's name, and figures for revenues, profits, assets, stockholder's equity, and number of employees. There is also a downloadable database version available for a fee

Export Hotline
A searchable database to locate companies who export goods. You can search by company name or by product

NEWS SERVICES

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Financial Review

ABC News

ORGANISATIONS

Australian Securities Commission

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

Standards Australia

MR2 Owners Club

RETAIL

MYOB

Quicken

Cashflow Manager

Microsoft

IBM

Apple

SEARCH TOOLS

Google
Search Engine

Alta-Vista
Search Engine

White Pages
Complete access to current Australian White Pages' listings

Yellow Pages
Complete access to current Australian Yellow Pages' listings

SHARE PRICES

Australian Stock Exchange
The Home Page of the Australian Stock Exchange offers previous day stock prices and other information

Commonwealth Securities
Online prices for shares and Aussie Shares packages

Web Link Village
Includes current (for a fee) and delayed (free) Australian Share Prices. Also available is a portfolio manager which makes checking multiple share prices easy

TRAVEL

Consular Travel Advice
This site includes travel advice fact sheets on a range of countries

AUSTRALIAN BANKS

ANZ Bank

Bank SA

Commonwealth Bank

Macquarie Bank

Metway Bank

National Australia Bank

St. George Bank

Westpac