Deadline: 18-Jul-22
The State Government of Victoria is inviting applications for Small Business Digital Adaptation Program to help you build or upgrade your website, improve your cash flow, start online marketing, manage your jobs and projects, and keep better track of stock.
The program is open to Victorian businesses from all industry sectors and places are limited.
Funding Information
- The Small Business Digital Adaptation Program provides $1200 rebates so small businesses can access a range of digital business tools.
Eligible Activities
- Program support under the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program will assist businesses adapt to a digital operating environment by trialling and adopting digital tools. The digital suppliers participating in this program are listed on the Business Victoria website.
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Products chosen by eligible businesses must include:
- a new product that is not currently used by the business, or
- upgrading an existing product with additional product features that provide specific digital adaptation capability (example: upgrading an existing website to an e-commerce site), or
- a product available under the program that has been used by the business before (more than one year ago) that it would like to resume using.
- Hardware associated with products from any of the approved vendors (or approved product on-seller) is eligible, providing a business purchases the relevant digital licence or subscription.
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The Small Business Digital Adaptation Program will not cover the cost of:
- renewals of existing product or software licences, or
- minor updates to existing products (example: software version update), or
- products that are not available under the program
- products purchased through a third party and are not licenced to the applicant for its own use.
Eligibility criteria
The Small Business Digital Adaptation Program is designed for sole trader, micro and
small businesses. To be eligible for the program an applicant must:
- have operated a business located in Victoria since 28 March 2021 or before
- have continuously held an ABN since 28 March 2021 or before.
- Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria and attest that they are currently operating and intend to adapt their business to a digital operating environment.
- To qualify for a purchase rebate the business must purchase a digital product available under the program and be the licence or subscription holder.
- Evidence of product purchase must be dated between 4 April 2022 and 18 July 2022.
- An eligible business, as defined by its ABN, can only receive one purchase rebate of $1200 during all program operating dates since 15 November 2020.
For more information, visit State Government of Victoria.
For more information, visit https://business.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/small-business-digital-adaptation-program
