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Do you need any certificates or anything to sell personally made software in Australia

I am part of a group of people and we are looking to start a business in computer hardware retail. We have recently decided that some programs we have made for our own purposes would most likely be usful for lots of other people, so we wanted to know if we are able to sell this software as it is properly made and we have tried it out on multiple computers and have fixed all the bugs we have found, so do we need to have any sort of certificates or have to complete certain courses before we can sell our software?
Thanks, Hamish #software #selling

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Jared’s Answer, CareerVillage.org Team

Hi Hamish. I'm a founder at CareerVillage and wanted to get back to you on this question. I don't think you're going to get an answer here. We've got professionals here who are ready to give you advice about preparing for a career. Your question is more technical. It's not really about getting ready for careers. So you're going to need to ask some folks who are more familiar with the specific issue you're asking about. Two suggestions there: (1) you could ask software developers on sites like stackoverflow.com. (2) you could contact lawyers or software developers in Australia at conferences, websites, or local meetups. I can't help you with that, and you should be careful when reaching out to anyone. Most importantly, it sounds like you're asking a legal question, so getting advice from a lawyer might be a good idea. Lastly, I'll cheat and tell you that in the United States, where CareerVillage is based, people often sell software without certificates or courses. Good luck.

Thank you comment icon Thanks for your help, i will try asking in other forums and maybe a lawyer Hamish
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Najeeb’s Answer

Hi Hamesh,

Depending on what your software solves for/how customers may use it...you may find that companies/prospects will adhere to specific security requirements (such as SOC2) and/or adhere country or industry based compliance. Some examples of this could be GDPR (in Europe) or, financial service companies (like banks, private equity) have to be in compliance with the SEC in the US (FINRA compliance).
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