You're good at the work. We'll sort the business side.
Company, ABN, GST, licences, a website and a plan that makes sense — set up properly, explained in plain English, minus the paperwork headache.
Plain English · Fixed-price proposals · One point of contact
What we set up
Everything you need to start right.
The company, registrations, licences and basics that let you quote, invoice and get paid properly — and not get caught out down the track. Handled as one job, not eight separate headaches.
Company & registrations
We register your company with ASIC and sort your ACN, ABN, TFN and GST — so you can invoice properly and get paid from day one.
The right structure
Sole trader, company or trust? We set up what fits how you'll work and helps protect what you own — with your tax agent across the tax side.
Partnership & shareholder agreements
Going in with a mate or a partner? We coordinate the agreement with your lawyer so the split, the decisions and the exits are clear before real money's involved.
Your professional team
Tax agent, lawyer, bookkeeper, insurance broker — we line up the right people, brief them, and manage the hand-offs so you're not googling at 9pm.
A plan the bank understands
A simple, realistic business plan — for finance, a franchise, or just knowing your numbers. Not a 40-page document nobody reads.
Your numbers, in plain English
What to charge, what it costs to run, and what has to come in each month to stay ahead — set out so it actually makes sense.
Your website
A professional site that makes you look established and gets the phone ringing — live before you start.
Licences & compliance
From security and estate-agency licensing to GST, super and the rules for your industry — we map what applies, coordinate the applications, and set up simple systems to stay on the right side of it.
How it works
Six steps to day one.
A clear sequence from the first conversation to the day you go live — you always know what's done and what's next.
Consult & scope
We map what your business actually needs to launch and agree a fixed scope and proposal — no surprises.
Register & structure
Company set up, structure in place, registrations done and industry licences underway.
Protect & govern
Partnership and shareholder agreements coordinated with your lawyer, so ownership and decisions are clear.
Connect your specialists
The right tax agent, legal and other experts brought in, briefed, and accountable for their part.
Plan, budget & build
Your business plan, budgets and website come together into one launch-ready package.
Launch
You go live — set up, compliant and ready to trade from day one.
What we do — and don't
We coordinate. We don't replace your licensed professionals.
Day One Formations sets up your company and runs the whole project. For legal advice and documents, and for tax advice, we bring in and work alongside registered practitioners — so the right person is accountable for the right thing, and you get advice you can rely on.
One project manager · the right specialistsWho it's for
Built for the people who back themselves.
Hands-on service businesses you can start on your own — often after years working for someone else. We handle the setup so you can get to the work.
Trades & construction
Sparkies, plumbers, chippies, landscapers — going out on your own or off the tools, with the company, structure and paperwork sorted while you keep earning.
Real estate agents
Opening your own agency or rent roll? Licensing coordinated, the right structure in place, and your trust-account obligations mapped from day one.
Security businesses
Standing up a security firm? We coordinate the business licence and registrations, and build the company properly behind it.
Cleaning & services
From your first contracts to a real company — ABN, GST, agreements and a website that wins commercial work.
Beauty, hair & personal care
Barbers, hairdressers, beauticians, nail and lash techs — leaving the salon to chair-rent or go out on your own, with the company, ABN and registrations sorted so you can take bookings day one.
Health & fitness
Personal trainers, massage therapists and mobile allied health — set up with the right structure, insurance lined up, and a website that fills your books.
Mobile auto services
Mobile mechanics, detailers and car services — start with a van and an ABN while we handle the company, insurance and any licences you need.
Hospitality & food
Food trucks, coffee carts and catering — we sort the company, ABN and the council and food-safety registrations so you can fire up and serve.
Transport & delivery
Couriers, removalists and owner-drivers — ABN, GST, the right structure and insurance lined up so you can start taking jobs.
Care & support work
Support workers going independent in disability or aged care — set up properly, with the screening, registrations and compliance mapped out.
Pet services
Dog grooming, walking and mobile pet care — turn a side hustle into a real business, with the company, ABN, insurance and a website that gets you booked.
Photography & events
Photographers, videographers and event services — go out on your own with the right structure, your contracts coordinated, and a website that wins the work.
Common questions
The honest answers.
Do you provide legal or tax advice?
I've got an ABN as a sole trader — do I need a company?
Can you sort my industry licence?
What do you set up yourselves?
How is pricing worked out?
How long does it take?
Where are you based?
Get started
Ready for day one?
Tell us what you do and where you're at. We'll come back with a fixed price to get you set up properly — no jargon, no surprises.