Highlights
- In Australia, a small business is identified as a venture or a company that employs less than 19 people.
- The Australian Government bars certain people from owning a business. This includes people who have claimed bankruptcy or have been convicted for a crime.
- Once you have a concept for your business in a place you’ll need to register a name with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

![Clockwise from top left: Tamba Banks of the Jaru tribe, whose family once lived in the Bungle Bungles, [known to her people as Billingjal], is one of the traditional owners of the Purnululu national park. Credit: Barry Lewis/Corbis via Getty Images; Bushfire Source: Supplied / Tasmania Fire Service; Professor Nalini Joshi Source: Nalini Joshi](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/781ea33/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fcb%2Faebd6dc1480a9b5eca8788a0e754%2Fcopy-of-sbs-audio-youtube-end-card-2-3.jpg&imwidth=1280)



