Business Opportunities
Victoria is a state that welcomes business migrants and offers exciting lifestyle and commercial opportunities. Victoria's strong economy and advanced infrastructure can provide your business with significant advantages. It is also relatively quick and easy to officially register and conduct your business in Victoria. For more information, see Facts about Victoria.
Industry strengths
Victoria's industry strengths are in the agricultural, food, manufacturing, medical research, financial services, tourism and cultural industries.
Victoria is Australia's leader in the new, knowledge-based industries such as information and communication technology, biotechnology, professional services, design, advanced manufacturing and environmental management.
Business migrants choose Victoria because it offers:
- an open and transparent regulatory system
- a stable political environment
- advanced information and communication technologies
- high-quality professional support services
- low-cost infrastructure
- an AAA economy rating from Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services
- strong intellectual property safeguards
- a modern, integrated transport network
- a highly skilled, multicultural workforce
- an abundance of raw materials
- competitively priced office space and development sites
- thriving regional centres
- an Asian time zone.
Read more about Victoria's industries.
Small businesses
Businesses employing 20 people or less significantly support the Victorian economy. Over 300,000 of these enterprises play a critical role in supporting and servicing the state's manufacturing, service and primary industries. While smaller businesses underpin the state's economy, Victoria is also the preferred location for six of Australia's 10 largest employers.
For more information about small business opportunities, visit the Business Victoria website.
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"It's welcoming, peaceful and multicultural with so much to offer in the way of work and business opportunities."
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Last updated: 03 August 2009
State Government of Victoria