Whether you’re self-employed or an employee, Canberra is a great place to get your work-life balance sorted. Most people live within 20 minutes of their workplace and traffic jams are virtually unheard of. The ACT Government can nominate people with suitable skills to migrate to Australia’s capital through the ACT Skilled and Business Migration Program. For more information about living and working in Australia's capital, go to: www.liveincanberra.com.au. ![]()
Many of the approximately 25,000 businesses operating in Canberra are micro businesses, servicing larger organisations, the public sector or the needs of local people. Canberra’s higher disposble incomes help support all manner of service industries, which means big opportunities if you have an entrepreneurial spirit.