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Home>Business and the Economy>Business Resources and Help>Home Based Business
The Shire has many businesses operating from home, in sectors such as finance, event management, the arts, accommodation, massage, health and well-being, and many more.
A home based business is any business operated at, or from, a residential address by a person who lives at that residential address.
The majority of small businesses in Victoria are home based, and the number of home based businesses is increasing.
The Shire supports home based business and offers workshops such as "Getting Started in Small or Home Based Business" and many others throughout the year.
In 2006 the Shire surveyed over 1,500 home based businesses. For information on the survey, click on the link at the bottom of the page.
HOME BASED BUSINESS BOOKLET
Go to the bottom of the page to download a copy or contact Donna Donovan on 9294 6426 for a copy to be mailed.
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 Home Based Business Information Kit
Step by Step Guides to Home Based Business
Who can be a home based business ?
Budget Accommodation
Need More Information or would like to attend a business workshop?
| Establishing or expanding a home based business
Because of the interest in, and opportunities for, home based business in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the Council has prepared a booklet, "Opportunities for Establishment or Expansion in the Shire of Yarra Ranges". This booklet contains information on the following areas:
1. Running a business from home
2. Why run a home based business in Yarra Ranges?
3. Is your home suitable?
4. Planning and other Council requirements for home based business
5. Establishing a business case study
6. Expanding an existing home based business case study – relocation
7. Further information
How do I obtain a copy?
Via the link below HOME BASED BUSINESS or from your nearest Community Link; or request online via the form links below.
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| Home Based Business Information Kit | | | If you would like a Home Based Business Kit, that includes other important business information please click here  Top
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| Step by Step Guides to Home Based Business | | | Listed below are step-by-step guides. Completing the step-by-step guide will give you personalised information to help you start and grow your business. Top
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| Who can be a home based business ? |
| Business Type |
Example |
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| Accommodation, cafes and restaurants |
B&B operator, caterer, campground owner |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
Shearer, market gardener |
| Communication Services |
Mail service provider, web designer, desktop publisher, graphic designer. |
| Construction |
Bricklayer, plumber, carpenter, tiler, fencer, electrician, builder, engineer, draftsperson, cabinetmaker, woodworker |
| Cultural & recreation services |
Motion picture editors, sound recordist, artist, musician, piano tuner. |
| Education |
Tutor, lecturer, music teacher. |
| Finance and Insurance |
Financial adviser, consultant, accountant, bookkeeper, insurance broker |
| Health & Community Services |
Dietician, chiropractor, counselllor, physiotherapist, psychologist, massage therapist. |
| Personal and Other Services |
Personal trainer, photographer, hairdresser, beautician, child-minder, dressmaker, event manager, cake decorator, jeweller, pet groomer. |
| Property and business services |
Plant hire or leasing operator, architect, surveyor, interior decorator, house painter, cleaner, gardener, service & repair operator, signwriter, tree lopper. |
| Transport & Storage |
Courier, freight carrier, removalist. |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
Fresh fruit wholesaler, confectionery supplier, florist, watchmaker, partyplan operator, telemarketer.
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| Budget Accommodation | | Prospectus - Development Opportunities for Extra Budget Accommodation in the Yarra Valley
The data provided in the prospectus information sheet is sourced from a report commissioned by the Centre for Agriculture and Business – Yarra Valley Inc. titled “Budget Accommodation and Transport for Seasonal Workers in the Yarra Valley”1, conducted by Meinhardt Infrastructure and Environment Pty Ltd. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that lack of budget accommodation was restricting the supply of seasonal labour to the horticultural industries in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. A focus of the project was the role of backpackers and other transient workers in the horticultural industry and their particular accommodation and transport requirements.
This information sheet provides data on the:
· scope and size of the horticultural industries in the Shire of Yarra Ranges;
· demand for labour by industry and month, and the source of this labour;
· accommodation supply, and apparent shortfall; and
· options for meeting this shortfall, and opportunities for investors and developers in this field.Top
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| Local enterprise and employment - the key to our community's future
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