Frequently+Asked+Questions

=**Frequently Asked Questions**=

Because I've been in business so long (since 1994), I've slowly gathered a bunch of knowledge about the nitty gritty of business. I'm regularly asked questions about being in business. On this page I've started putting together all those questions & answers. Is your question not here? Send me a question & I'll see what I can do

//NOTE: I am not a financial or legal expert. Everything I've learned has been through trial & error and my knowledge is very general. Please check with a certified professional before acting on financial & legal issues.//

//**How did we start?**//
When I finished uni (bachelor of commerce), a girlfriend & I started our first little business Nyumba Goori Studies Consultancy on the North Coast of New South Wales. We were basically jack-of-all-trades - teaching everything, writing resources etc. When I had children, she ended up moving to Sydney but we stayed in contact and restarted our business in 2000 under the name Blakclines Publications. Blacklines has had varying success because I've been having children and occassionally "going-back-to-work" - so I've not been able to devote my full-time attention to it. This past year I start working on Blacklines full-time and my sister has just joined our team. Everything I know about business come from just learning on-the-job.

1) How do you start the business? - do I need to get a grant? - do I need to Trademark my business name?