How do I find most suitable businesses for me?


Searching 
 
You can conduct a search directly from the homepage, with all the criteria that you need. Use the checkboxes in the drop downs to select more than one criteiria to your search.

The location search is based on Australian postcodes, so you can search by a single suburb, or add more suburbs to the list. If no businesses are found at the suburb level, the search results returned will be in the wider area. Use the radious to expand your search and include opportunities in the surrounding subburs in your search. 

Business Types are a great way to narrow down opportunities that would fit your lifestyle, in terms of it's working days, hours and factors such as a mobile business, B2B or a shopfront.  

To add additional criteria to your search you can follow the 'more options' link and additional criteria will be displayed. 

Use keywords if you wish to filter your results by additional criteiria that. Type the keywords that define the type of business you want (eg. cafe, bookshop, finance), or anything else that is important to you. This can can be:
  • specific type of business (eg. ice cream)
  • Business location (eg. shopping mall)
  • Or anything else that may be important to you, such as training provided, finance available etc.

You don't have to be super specific in your search, as you can always refine your results later! Plus, we remember your search criteria so next time you come back to SEEK Business, the search panel will be pre-populated with your most recent search. 

 
Homepage search
 


How are the results sorted?


Your results are sorted in the order of relevance if you have used keywords in your search. This means that our search engine will look for business opportunities that match your keyword, with most importance being given to ad title and summary. Once you click through to the Ad Details page you will also be able to see your keywords highlighted, so you can understand why the particular opportunity has come up in your search.

If you have not used any keywords in your search, or you have arrived to Search Results via Browse links or Company Directories, your results will be sorted in a date order, with the most recent ads first, at the top. 

You have a few options for re-sorting your results to help you find the most suitable opportunities. You will find the sorting tool at the top of the search results page. You can re-sort your ads by:

  • Business Name (A to Z)
  • Date (most recent first)
  • Investment Level (low to high)
  • Relevance
  • Most popular
  • Closest location (if you have selected a radius)
 
 Sorting businesses
 


For tips on using keywords see our Keyword Tips. 


Refining - Narrowing or expanding your results

 
If you wish to refine your search results, you can do so by selecting the criteria you want on the left hand side of the results. The numbers in the brackets show you how many ads match that specific criteria. When you make a selection, you will notice that the rest of the numbers will update to match your selection.



Refine businesses

 
 
Search Similar Ads

If you are on a page of a business that you like, you can quickly see other opportunities that are similar to that one. Just scroll down the page to find the Similar Ads tool. This handy feature will let you scroll through the similar ads, and also let you see more ads by the same Advertiser. 

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Or you can click on the 'Show Similar' button after completing an enquiry.
 
 
 

If you still can't find what you need, contact us online, or call 13 73 35