Support for every stage
Starting your own business is exciting and rewarding. It can also be overwhelming in the beginning and many find it difficult to know what to focus on as the business grows. We’re here to support you with the right resources, tips, tools, and information to help you at any stage of your new business.
Stage 1. Plan your business
It’s important to spend some time and effort in the planning stage to give your new business the best chance of success. Writing a business plan will help you to focus on details of your financial goals, operational requirements and analyse the feasibility of the business. When you’re in the planning stage, you can work out the basics of running your business, how to manage finances and start setting some goals.
A documented business plan also makes it easier for investors, landlords and lenders to understand your goals and strategies, and in turn support your enterprise.
Get started with these helpful guides
Stage 2. Set up your business
You need to get the basics right when setting up your business, including registering your business, setting up bank accounts and working out how you want to handle payments. We have partnerships, business transaction accounts and 24/7 support from our business bankers to help you set up the business correctly from the start.
Stage 3. Running your business
Manage your books
Once you’re up and running, it’s time to start thinking about managing the books and keeping on top of administration. Our business transaction accounts have the features to help your start-up get paid on time, manage your receipts and integrate with accounting software. We also have business tools, calculators and templates to help you with business budgets, cashflow forecasts, recruitment and more.
Tools to manage and improve your business
Business tools, calculators and templates to help you calculate loan repayments, manage cash flow and run your business.
Set up bank feeds
Save time, control cash flow and make tax time easier by linking your NAB account to your accounting software.
Pay and get paid fast with PayID for business
Set up PayID and improve your cash flow, and make it fast and easy for your customers to pay you.
Exclusive discounts and benefits
With a NAB business transaction account, you can access a range of offers, benefits and discounts.
Market your business
Spreading the word about your product and services, as well as attracting customers is essential for any successful business. That’s why it’s important to have a marketing and advertising strategy.
When you’re starting out, it’s important that what you’re offering is reaching the right people at the right time and at the right price.
Help and support
As Australia’s biggest business bank, we are here to support your business every step of the way. Find out more about we can help as your business grows.
Get in touch
Contact us
Visit our business banking contact page for how-to-guides and FAQs, as well as contact numbers.
Visit a NAB branch
Let our business banking specialists help you in person.
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