Proposed Business Information

1. Proposed Queensland Business Venture

7.1. Business Overview

7.1.1. Describe your proposed Queensland Business and its main activities.
Manufacturers are also required to identify/discuss production and processing issues.

7.1.2. As a business person, what investigations have you undertaken to satisfy yourself of the
viability of the proposed business?

7.1.3. What will be your role in the proposed business?

7.1.4. What is the investment you propose to make in the Business? What will these funds be
used for?

7.1.5. What form will the business take (eg company, partnership etc)?

7.1.6. What is the proposed location of the Business (include reasons for site selection)?

7.2. Market Research (supporting market research information should be marked APPENDIX
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7.2.1. Products/Services
List the Products/Services to be supplied (including pricing and expected volumes of sales).

7.2.2. Suppliers
Who will your suppliers be? You should be able to demonstrate that the suppliers can supply the specific products in the
volumes noted in 7.2.1 and that you have considered seasonal variables.

7.2.3. Customers
Describe your primary customers.

Why do you believe these customers will use your services or products?

7.2.4. Competitor Analysis

Identify your competitors and describe how you will overcome that competition.

7.2.5. Industry analysis

Describe the industry that you propose to operate in.

What has your research indicated is the future of this industry in Queensland?

7.2.6. How will you promote the product/services?

7.2.7. Regulations and licences

What licences, if any, are required by you to operate your business in Queensland, and how will you obtain these
Licences?

What, if any, environmental regulations or legislative requirements apply to your business, and how will you meet these
requirements?

7.2.8. Staffing
What will your staffing requirements be? (numbers, skills and qualifications etc)

What award wages are payable?

Are you familiar with Workplace Health and Safety requirements in your industry in Queensland?

7.2.9. Logistics and Distributions

Describe the proposed logistics. Are there issues (taxes, import duties, customs, transportation, cold storage etc)
pertaining to distribution that you will need to manage and how will you go about addressing these items?

7.3. Financial Projections

Please enclose information on sources of finance, start up costs, profit and loss projections and
cash flow considerations for four years (ie term of visa). Simply supplying benchmark profit and
loss figures does not demonstrate financial viability.