Planning for the future

• Life events—Information and support that outlines your options, entitlements and obligations to help you manage life's major events with ease and confidence.
• Starting and growing a family—A guide to help start or grow a family with information on services and support for those who are having a baby, parenting young children, or wanting to adopt a foster child.
• Register a birth—Information on how to register a birth and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander births.
• Schooling—A guide to help children starting public primary or high school, including information on selecting a school, enrolments, financial support and other services.
• Jobs and career—Information on returning to work, getting your first job, changing careers or advice and support if you lose your job. 
• Students and job seekers—Vocational training is a great way to learn new skills and get paid experience in many different jobs.
• Vocational education and training—VET gives people workplace skills and technical knowledge. It emphasises hands-on experience and teaches many skills in demand in NSW.  
• Living in NSW—A guide for people living in NSW and are renting, buying or renovating a property, want to find somewhere new to live, or who need emergency accommodation. 
• Serious illness and injury—A guide for people who have a serious injury or chronic illness with information on support services, financial help for living and medical expenses, your rights and responsibilities at work, emotional support and more.

• Relationships and money—Know your financial and legal responsibilities and where to get help if you need it.
• Getting divorced or separating—How to sort out your finances when you separate or break up.
• Financial Information Service—A free service that can inform and educate you about financial matters.
• End abusive relationship: Stay in your home—Find out what you can do, helpful services and resources to end an abusive relationship but stay in your home.

Support to start a business

• Business Concierge—The Business Concierge service gives free, personalised guidance to help women business owners at every stage of the business journey.
• Business Connect—Get independent business advice, practical insights and business skills training on a range of topics for your small business.
• Business Resources—Resources to support women in business.
• NSW Small Business Commission—The NSW Small Business Commissioner offers a cost-effective and confidential mediation service to help solve business or commercial disputes such as lease, licence or contract disagreements.
• Service NSW Business Profile—Your Service NSW Business Profile can help you manage your applications for business licences, grants, vouchers and more.
• Workplace health and safety—The basics for getting started on making your workplace safe.
• Business Planning—Business structures/types, business plans, intellectual property, industry information, and a step by step guide to starting a business.
• Support for businesses—Support options and government requirements to start or grow a business in NSW.

Resources

• Business Toolkit for Indigenous Women—Aims to inform and inspire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in their aspirations to be successful businesswomen.
• Council help for home businesses—Information on requirements, where to go for support, and a helpful guide for getting started.
• Business Connect Online Resources—Free business resources and practical tips all in one place, from webinars and podcasts to videos and quick reads to help you with your business journey.
• Business Connect Advisors—Get free confidential business advice from an advisor there are also multicultural advisors available who can provide support in multiple languages.
• Business and trade licences—Information to help you run your business and be a licensed tradesperson.

Training and networking 

• Women in Business—Women in Business is a NSW Government and TAFE NSW initiative that offers a fully subsidised* online program for women who are looking to establish a micro business, a small business, or who are already operating a business.
• Networking and Mentoring—Networking and mentoring support for women in business.
• Support for Women in Business—Helps women start, run and grow their business, with access to available funding, education, networks, programs and services they need to succeed.
• Business Connect Events—Attend in-person and online events and workshops to develop your business skills and connect with other business owners.

Grants and funding

• Grants and Funding—Grants and funding support for women in business.
• Future Women Rural Scholarship Program—The NSW Rural Scholarship connects women from regional, remote and rural communities to a large, like-minded network that helps fast-track professional goals.

• Planning your retirement—A guide for people in NSW who are planning to retire. It can help you manage your money, decide where to live and find support services.
• Retirement years—Help and payments for when you retire. Information about planning for retirement. What to do if you decide to keep working past Age Pension age.
• Guide to decision-making when someone dies—Here is a guide that can help you make decisions when someone dies.
• Funeral assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—Find out about funeral assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Call 1800 647 487.
• Life Insurance Calculator — Estimate how much you might need.

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• First time investors—First time investors can get started on their investing journey today with free resources.
• ASX Sharemarket Game—Play the share market game to learn more about shares.

• Superannuation Calculator—Find out your estimated super balance at retirement.
• How super works—Find out how super works, including Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) and finding lost super, and what you can do now.
• Super Guru—Independent information on how to understand and grow your superannuation.
• Insurance through super—A financial safety net through your super.
• Australian Taxation Office information on super—Find reliable information on super and tax, including how to find your lost super.

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