THE City of Stirling has launched its new online Development Assessment Guide and Home Based Business Registration system, designed to simplify the application process for developments and the registration of home-based businesses. The online system, the first of its kind in WA, was developed by the city, the Stirling Business Association and the Stirling Small Business Centre using funds from the federal government’s Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund through AusIndustry. The Development Assessment Guide allows City of Stirling residents to assess the viability of setting up a new business online via the city’s wesbite. The Home Business Registration tool can be used to submit applications for home businesses without the need to visit the council offices.