Business enterprises
Working paper
Entrepreneurial beginnings: transitions to self-employment and the creation of jobs
This paper addresses two questions: what characteristics are associated with entrepreneurship (starting a self-employed business); and which sorts of entrepreneurs are more successful (create jobs)?
Report
Cost–benefit analysis of establishing a pharmacy council
This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a pharmacy council in Queensland. The report was commissioned following a request from the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee.
Report
Diverse thinking capability audit of New Zealand boardrooms 2018
This audit is a global first that explains what "diverse thinking" really means for governance, how to increase diverse thinking , the predictors of diverse thinking beyond gender and ethnicity, and how to create a diverse thinking boardroom culture and governance practice.
Draft report
Effect of red tape on occupational licensing: interim report
This interim report presents the committee's findings and conclusions about the effect of red tape on occupational licensing (licensing inquiry).
Discussion paper
Designing a modern Australian Business Number system: discussion paper
The ABN system was originally introduced in 2000 to provide a unique identifier for businesses to use when dealing with government, and to support the introduction and administration of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, the value and meaning of an ABN within the community has expanded over time, with the ABN now considered...