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Business in Sydney / Sydney Business Tips
(Sydney, New South Wales - NSW, Australia AU)



Sydney is Australia's main financial, commercial and industrial city and is home to many major corporations, international companies, business headquarters and impressive office blocks. The Central Business District (CBD) in Sydney is split into two separate areas, the southern section starts at Sydney's Circular Quay and continues towards King Street, with the northern half being located in North Sydney.

Home to an excellent travel network, including Sydney Harbour and Sydney Airport, which is the busiest airport in Australia, Sydney is also an important transport hub which contributes greatly to its wealth and popularity. Sydney has many world-class business facilities, meeting rooms and conference centres throughout central Sydney, all with excellent business facilities, including state-of-the art communication technology.




Tourism, retail, hospitality and the vast campus of Sydney University also make up a large part of Sydney's thriving economy. As a result, there are an enormous range of world-class shops and restaurants in central Sydney, providing an excellent choice for tourists, visitors and locals in Sydney. There are a large number of historic tourist attractions and landmarks in and around Sydney city centre. Sydney's extremely buoyant hotel industry also reflects the high number of tourists and Sydney is full of hotels and guest houses, often with exceptional views of Sydney and the oceanfront.

Sydney Business Tips: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre - Darling Drive, Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), 2000, Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)2 9282 5000
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Sydney's Central Business District, has superb business, conference, convention and exhibition facilities. The centre is home to many of Sydney's most important and prestigious festivals, events and concerts.
Sydney business open: hours vary

Business in Sydney: Sydney Business Hours / General Etiquette - Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia AU
Most offices and businesses in the city of Sydney are open on weekdays between 09:00 to 17:30, and most banks in Sydney operate from 09:30 to 16:30 Monday to Thursday and remain open until at least 17:00 on Friday. Many of Sydney's largest banking branches open between 08:00 to 18:00 during the week. There are numerous ATM cashpoint machines located throughout the city of Sydney. These Sydney cashpoint machines provide a useful way to exchange currency. Most shops, restaurants and hotels in Sydney accept credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard.

Sydney's shops open from around 08:00 or 08:30 until 17:00 or 17:30 on weekdays and many shops in Sydney have extended opening hours on Thursdays, staying open until 20:00 or 21:00. Shops in Sydney usually open all day on Saturday and although some of Sydney's shops do close on Sunday, many open in Sydney city centre, particularly on Oxford Street.

Working lunches are a particularly popular way to do business in the city of Sydney and locals in Sydney are quick to use first-name terms when appropriate. Some more exclusive restaurants in Sydney have a strict dress code, although the majority of Sydney's restaurants are fairly informal and a relaxed dress code is acceptable.

Business in Sydney: Currency in Sydney - Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia AU
Currency in Sydney and Australia as a whole is decimal, with the Australian dollar as the basic unit of currency. One Australian dollar has 100 cents and the notes come in $100, $50, $20, $10 and $5 denominations. Coins come in 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2 amounts and transactions involving 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 or 9 cents are either rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of 5 cents.

Business in Sydney: Greeting Someone in Sydney - Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia AU
A brief and friendly handshake is usually the customary greeting in Sydney and generally throughout Australia. It is acceptable to address new acquaintances on first name terms in Sydney and businessmen in Sydney are usually very friendly.

Business in Sydney: Smoking in Sydney - Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia AU
Many of Sydney's restaurants and cafés operate a strict 'no smoking' policy, although some may cater for smokers in different areas. Most offices and businesses in Sydney are 'non-smoking' and many locals in Sydney are strongly anti-smoking. As a rule, it is best to only smoke when in the company of like-minded people in Sydney.

 
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