Information about deciding on a business structure, registering your business name, company name, domain name or trade mark.

• Decide on a business structure
  You need to decide on the business structure that best suits your business needs. This decision will determine what type of registration procedures you need to take.

• Register your business name
  A business name is simply a name or title under which a person, or other legal entity, trades.

• Register your company
  If you decide that a company structure best suits your business, then you need to register as a company.

• Register your domain name
  Your domain name is your address on the internet and gives you an online identity or brand.

• Register your trade mark
  A registered trade mark gives you the exclusive right in Australia to use it as a brand and to legally stop imitators.

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