Ari's skulls and bones xD

:P Thats too narrow haha Taxidermy can include skulls and bones, but not so much the other way around.

What do you mean?

And that's just the first thing that popped into my head.

Like, Taxidermy can also hae Euro mounts (Deer skulls with antlers attached on a wooden shield, plus some bones in bases ands stuff) but you pretty much never see someone that works with bones (Articulation etc) that does taxidermy too, the main thing I want to do is taxidermy so sort of going with a name to reflect that, or something a bit vaguer that could cover both (Such as The Artistry of Wildlife)

*nod nods* that makes sense :)

Where is it gonna be located? First I thought at a place called Autumn Creek but then you wanted to call it Winter Creek. Can't you just take the name of where it'd gonna be located and add taxidermy. I think that might be best for a business but I dunno.

At the moment no idea about location, just because I -might- end up moving to the US to do taxidermy as a job not as a hobby here. Otherwise it might be easier for a name xD

Maybe even better: Taxidermy + city name.

:P Adelaide Taxidermy sounds terrible though haha n wouldn't make much sense if I ended up going overseas. Names for stuff like this is hard :C

I was just thinking if people need the service and they look for you in a phone book.

hehe yeah, I guess atmo I'm just after a name so I can get a website set up, not too worried about stuff like that yet.

...That's why you call It radelaide taxidermy XD

:P your terrible

Agreed

You're going for an ABN for a specific business name? not just an ABN under your own name?

Figured I might as well do one for a business name rather than my own name, but still getting idea's, but I need a business name anyway to get a website and stuff set up now. I'm doing all this to get a working visa as well to do the course I want to do in the US

Getting/having an ABN is helpful in moving internationally? :3

Not sure about moving honestly, but fingers crossed it'll let me "expand my business" and let me do the course by putting it under business study.

Fluffemstuffem taxidermy.

Haha I had someone suggest that a while back on Facebook :P

One idea! Whatever name you come up with, check for it at - http://www.abr.business.gov.au/ and the ABN Lookup tool, because it needs to be a unique, or mostly unique name.
I have "Diasis Designs" registered, but I was first turned down for that name, because there were a few businesses using Diasis in their name.

Oooh! Thank you :D! Your a champion, I was wondering how I was going to see if the name was alright xD

You're welcome! <3

Ooh! Ooh! One more thing, unless the business you register starts turning over $20k per year in it's own profit/earnings, you do not really need to sign up for the GST.
It's stupidly frustrating that the majority of information about ABNs and such here in AU is either to do with the IT industry, retail, FARMING, or otherwise straight, black and white business types. You can specify your business precisely on your ABN application, however there is little to no information about 'artists' in the general term, other than Media/Web Design/IT related.

What's also quite handy, is if you get yourself sorted, you should be able to start claiming your art supplies and stuff - and even digital equipment directly necessary to your business; Cameras, computers, etc - on your tax return. :3

:D Yeah dad explained a bit to me about the whole GST thing and that I wouldn't need it anytime soon xD (Jeez, why is all this ABN stuff so vague and complicated? If only the government listed everything all nice and neatly.) I had dad explain most of it to me because he set up everything for the dental surgery, so has a ton of experience with setting it up, what you can get away with claiming and all sorts of fun stuff like that.

>:3 I totally planned on doing that! Once I get it I plan on going on a bit of a spending spree at Bunnings to get more woodworking stuff, plus a drill and other general good things :D! But a nice set of copic markers would be pretty sweet too haha I've got too many idea's on stuff I could get and claim D:

*Nodnods* That's good! It's -worlds- easier having someone that went through it, and I think as long as you register your name - or your psudonym, that you'd be using through the business, Arinaca for example, I registered Diasis as my sole trader name! X3 - under the sole trader part, you don't need to open a bank account for your business. However I do highly recommend finding a no-fees or very-low-fees account with maybe a Visa Debit card for your business, because then it makes it WORLDS easier to keep track of expenses, etc. You can just take the statements and highlight and note things to keep track of it all. Easier than sorting through a personal account, especially if you tend to use it for food and stuff. X3
Also, another recommendation... get yourself a big hardcover book that's just going to be scrap, ie, not interested in reading it. Best idea ever for preserving receipts, because storing many receipts with plastics will make them fade. D:
I had that problem myself, and although it will only be an issue if I'm audited, it was a big scare to have a $1250 receipt for a computer end up almost completely blank!

Ooohh, now I'm not sure what name to register it under xD! I use Arinaca for pretty much everything other than legal/government stuff, so will probably put my actual name on it for now, though I guess its something I can always change later if I can.
Yeah dad said I should get either a credit or debit card for keeping track of business expenses, as it is I bearly check my normal savings so having it all on one account is pretty much a must haha. I do need to check out which bank has the best rates and fees though, atmo I'm with ANZ for everything and their's don't seem too bad, but I havn't looked seriously with other banks yet.
I'll keep the book idea in mind D: I was planning on getting a folder with plastic sheets, but yeah maybe not! I plan on getting a few expensive things at first and having receipts fade could be a disaster considering I need everything to check out when I apply for a work visa.

Ehehe. X3
See, main reason I registered Diasis was because I use that as my signature, as well, for *all* my things. I just can't make my full name look good as a signature. WJW can get really messy. XD
If you've already got ANZ, I'm pretty sure you should be able to get an account fairly easily set up through them. I wouldn't recommend StGeorge, however, because there is *always* a delay with transfers, and although they were the first to reduce their fees greatly, they still lack a bit everywhere else as a second-tier bank. ANZ, Commonwealth, being the top-tier ones, of course. So I can recommend either of those. If all else fails, also if you get a same-bank account, using phone banking you can make quick transfers into your business account for purchasing specific things while out and about. Very handy. X3
Best of luck to you! At the very least, getting a good amount of things to claim, will give you a nice present later on at the end of the financial year! :3

:P Same with FCVDP, its toooo long D: there have been a few forms I've had to fill out where my whole name doesnt fit in the boxes provided :C I do plan on changing my signature at least to Arinaca, that atleast won't end up as a horrible messy scribble.
Yeah, I already have one debit card with ANZ for online stuff and that was super easy to set up.
:D Thank you <3!! you've been a ton of help! Got a few more idea's and know a little more about what to do :D hehe the end of financial year would be pretty awesome!

Will check out the flexirent thing a bit more, but I'm probably going to go with a credit card to get a bit more of a credit history, might as well use it to my advantage :D

Muaha, yes, that would drive me crazy. But that is one wicked name you have, at the very least. More exciting than, like, BILL. XD
*grins and hugs* You're welcome! At the very least will make it a lot easier and less stressful for you to get set up. Something I'm totally all for. Glad to be of assistance. <3

Credit card might actually be the better idea, yes, just don't get caught by the urge to put cash advances on it - IE, taking cash from it, instead of just making purchases on it. Majority of credit options have high fees on their Cash Advances, whereas purchase are reasonably competitive. :3

:P Arinaca is a better name than my actual one still haha. I guess thats what nicknames are for, cos Diasis is a pretty epic name! :P
*huuuuuuuugs* <3 Yeah, the main reason I havn't done anything sooner is because I knew pretty much nothing about it and I'd read through a bit, most of it related to totally different things and I'd just stress out n leave it xD reminds me of reading through all the visa info D: its all so vague, but gives you just enough info to get a bit of an idea haha. Learnt my lesson with the visa stuff not to trust government stuff when its vague :C!

Oooh, will remember about that cash advance thing D: sounds like a pretty easy trap to fall into if you didn't know about it.

Agreed! :3 And d'aww, thank you! XD
*purrrs, wagwagwags his tail* <3 Like most things, it's far, far too easy to procrastinate on such a thing and leave it for another time, but there are so many pros than cons when you finally get it done. Like also being able to work with wholesale companies, that generally require you to open an account with them with a registered ABN to give proof of not being just a consumer. Couple places out there like that. And yes! Those visa people were such a pain! XD

It is! An old trick to pay for a credit card's monthlies so you don't get the late fees, is to take a cash advance, and then slap it straight back on. But being a cash advance, it's still going to rack up the high-percentage-interest compared to the mid to low interest you'd pay on purchases. X3

>:3 *snugs your tail* Haha yeah as soon as dad explained it all plus allll the things I could claim I was kicking myself for not trying to get one sooner :P I could have claimed SO much stuff that I just got D: Oooh, I hadn't thought of wholesale companies! I'll have to see how the whole ABN thing works with overseas stuff as well, there is a bunch of stuff I need to get from America, plus there was an epic silk plant company that needed a business number for memory. Yeah I plan on looking into the work visa a whole lot more before even thinking about applying again :C save a ton of money on flights n appointments, last time was so crappy haha.

Hahaha interesting trick xD I think I'll stick to just purchases, save some monies and sounds a whole lot easier :P

*giggles, rolling over to paw at you with his hindpaws* X3
Even places like Campbells Cash 'n Carry, a supermarket-for-business is a handy plus, because with an ABN you can get an account/card from them and buy *boxes* of stuff. Just try not to go overboard with it! :3 That silk plant company is a perfect example, though!
I do hope it helps out greatly with the work visa, though, because that should definitely make it easier to get a trip to the US for your Taxidermy school. :3 Dandy should do that one day, if he can save up the money for getting up there. Mmm.

*grins and pokes your paws* xP
>:3 uhoh, an account with somewhere like Campells would be pretty bad for me haha I'd spend waaayyy too much in there xD
:D I'm trying not to get tooo hopeful this time, but it does look like with an ABN I'll have a much better chance of going on a work visa than any of the other visa types I can get.
Dandy should do it :D would be super awesome, but yeah, the courses so expensive :C but totally worth it :D

*snickers and purrs, hugging you in his tail as he wriggles his hindclaws!* :3
My family did that, when they started their karate dojo and did a little catering for it. Suddenly, boxes of drinks, and caterers bags of spicy crumbed chicken drumsticks. XD
Yessssss. On both counts; I may have to help Dandy out with that, when I get my own career rolling. Which is going sloooow. Or motionless at the moment, as I'm waiting for some durn paperwork. Wah.
At the very least, when you come back, you can help share your knowledge with Dandy some time!

*laughs and pets your tail* fuzzy tails are the best~
Ooohh, nom! That would have been pretty awesome :D!
Aww :C damn paperwork is so bad haha how is all your career stuff going? :P Other than motionless haha
:3 Once I've done this course n gotten semi set up I do want to help Dandy out with it, going over there is so expensive and I can at least teach him some of it :D

Oh, to add, Flexirent!
Paying $57 and a bit per month for a system that was $1000 or so, every dollar tax deductible. Very handy if you have a steady cash flow. Although a credit card can do the exact same thing!

beyond life and death art work...

what about that?

Hmmm, I actually kinda like that! And it's given me another possible name as well, Eternity Artwork, I'll add it to the list I have so far :D Thanks!

no prod at all

your name (_____ & Fauna Creations)

I'm trying to avoid using my name in it, it seems kinda corny xD but just Fauna Creations sounds good :D!

Not exactly an original idea, but something like VDP Taxidermy? Keeps it nice and simple while telling customers who you are and what you do. Personally I think your surname's made of win, and it sounds appropriate for a taxidermy business. Reminds me of Van Pelt from Jumanji

:P To be honest I hate my last name because its too long haha. Plus trying to steer clear of actually using my first or last name in it, a LOT of taxidermists in the US do that n it seems kinda corny xD I totally didn't think of the guy from Jumanji though, thats kinda hilarious n cool xD

"You Net 'Em We Set 'Em". Or something artsy and totally irrelevant like "The Natural Hand".

:P Thats a terrible name. I'm after something semi artsy but still relevent, though taxidermy in the name is fine too.

Rockin' Taxidermy: We Put The Rock Into Mounts That Require Them. Arinaca's Taxidermy Plus. Emergency Taxidermy: What Do You Mean YOU HAVE NO DEAD THINGS?. Mounts n' Things. We Mount Things. Skulls, Fur and Carcasses. Taxiderm-EYE. ArtsyTaxi. RelevantName.

Still Life Taxidermy

Forever Fauna


Perpetual Pets

Pawsed Moments

Ari's Flense 'n' Fill - with the slogan, "STOP... Tanning Time!"

Oh god, Pawsed Moments is so corny :P

Liking Forever Fauna :3 Will add that one to the list, I'm having such a hard time picking a name for this xD

Mortalis.
It'd be awesome.
Do it a-fag XD

xD I actually kinda like that, it sounds awesome!

WATCH!

The Artistry Of Wildlife
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Autumn Creek Taxidermy
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The Artistry of Taxidermy.

....SCIENCE!