The Business Plans and Checklists site is a user generated online library which brings together online content on business planning and marketing plans and checklists.
These resources, generated from both within government and private sectors, are provided to facilitate access to the widest possible range of business development resources. To assist you in choosing resources for your business an independent expert acts as the resources editor. The editor rates the usefulness of selected resources. Users are also able to rate content and provide comments.
Where the online content on this site is drawn from private sector resources, its content is not endorsed by nor does it represent current policies or practices of the Victorian Government. As a consequence, the editorial comments, online content as well as user rating and comments on this site may not reflect the views or policies of the Victorian Government.
In using Business Plans and Checklists you accept these Terms and Conditions.
You can submit a link to be included in Business Plans and Checklists. Content can only be submitted by completing and submitting the submission form, including necessary contact details.
All submitted content will be pre-moderated. Material will not be published unless it meets the following published guidelines and is deemed suitable.
Library content must:
Content links will not be included within the library if they:
All content is published at the discretion of the Victorian Government and is subject to regular review. Links may be removed without notice and without providing a reason for removal.
Should the owner of the link destination request in writing the removal of the link, Business Victoria will endeavour to remove the link within 2 working days.
When submitting a comment or description and link of a resource, you give us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to reproduce, communicate, re-publish, edit, adapt or otherwise use your contributions as we see fit, including the right to sublicense the same rights to others at our discretion.
You also give us a licence to deal with the postings as necessary to perform technical and administrative functions in running the forums.
All rights in linked materials remain unaffected by being linked to from this site.
The site editor regularly rates the usefulness of selected resources to assist you in choosing for your business. The views of the editor are not the views of the Victorian Government.
Editors will use the following criteria to select Editor's picks:
You can submit user ratings and comments by completing the online form.
The guidelines for user ratings are as follows:
| Rating | What the rating means |
|---|---|
| Limited value - You might find something useful here but you will have to look hard. | |
| Okay - You will find some handy tips here | |
| Good - Provides useful information that could be applied in your business. | |
| Excellent - Will assist in your business today | |
| Fantastic - Will change the way you do business |
Links may be removed without notice.
Links will be removed if:
Complaints should be made separately via the site feedback link. The Victorian Government reserves the right not to reply to all feedback
The Victorian Government may at its discretion remove a link during the investigation of a complaint; if the link is deemed appropriate following the investigation it will be reinstated on the site
The State of Victoria does not make any representations or warranties (express or implied) as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in these online resources. The State of Victoria, its employees and agents do not accept any liability in negligence for the information (or the use of such information) which is provided.
You agree to indemnify and hold Victoria Government and its Ministers, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit.
The Victoria Government is not responsible for any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense suffered in connection with the use of Business Plans and Checklists or any of its content.
We make no warranties or representations about Business Plans and Checklists or its online content and exclude, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability which may arise as a result of the use of the services or their content.
We will never be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or loss of business profits or revenue arising out of the use of Business Plans and Checklists.
The right to "copy" always remains with the owner of the copyright in the material. Material published on the internet is protected by the same laws of copyright which apply to books, videos and music.
The property and copyright of Victorian Government information vests in the State of Victoria and the reproduction in whole or any replication of the Government content is authorised for research and private use but the materials are not to be on-sold and the facts at to where these were sourced is to be identified and acknowledged in any further publication.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy or republish any other people's work both on the internet and off, without the copyright owner's permission. Posting copyrighted material or trade marks without the permission of the owner may put you at risk of legal action.
If linking to a resource, you must ensure you are allowed to do this by checking the terms of use of the site you are linking to. Many site operators don't allow people to link to pages below the front page or home page of their site.
Under Australian copyright law, limited quotation is permissible in the context of genuine review and criticism of the original work. However this does not permit extensive quoting.
When you submit content, in any format, you acknowledge that you have all necessary rights, including copyright, in the material that you are contributing.
If you own intellectual property and believe it is being infringed on this site, please contact us as soon as possible at email address.
Changes to these Terms and Conditions will be posted on this page.
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