Deadline: 3-Nov-22
The Lord Mayor is now inviting applications for its Women in Business Grant Program to support female business owners to grow and develop their business in response to the impacts of COVID-19.
Objectives
- Women in business are key to the success of the local economy, representing up to 35% of small business owners. This grant will enable the following objectives to be achieved:
- Support women in business to thrive and grow with confidence
- Provide a business community of like-minded experts for networking and collaboration
- Boost the local economy through skill development and local buy
Funding Information
- The grant will provide an opportunity for eligible organisations to apply for funding of up to $5,000 (exclusive of GST) to build their business capability or gain professional services that will boost local economic impact.
What can be funded?
- The grant will support women to build their personal capability as a business owner, enabling their business to grow and build a sustainable, strong, local small business economy. Grants will support procurement of professional services, training and education and operationally critical business equipment.
- Examples of what can be funded:
- Procurement of professional services for:
- Development of business strategy
- Marketing and brand services
- Ecommerce services
- Financial services
- Compliance and industry regulations relevant to business.
- Training and Education:
- Certification by an RTO/ TAFE
- Professional development on leadership/business strategy
- Financial literacy
- Digital marketing
- Expert training relevant to your business
- Cost of running or attending a convention, expo or business learning event.
- Business equipment:
- Equipment that demonstrates tangible growth for your business, tool or Product that is key in delivering your business outcomes. E.g. Sewing machine for a fashion business, labelling machine for packaging, camera for photographer, etc.
- Procurement of professional services for:
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this grant, you/your business must have/be:
- An active Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered in Queensland
- Headquarters/business outlets based in the Brisbane Local Government Area (LGA) and be able to provide rates notice/utility bill/proof of location)
- Australian Resident/Citizen
- You must be a woman in business with a minimum of 50% ownership of the business.
- Applicant must be 18 year of age (proof of ID) at time of application
- Business needs to be operating/trading for 12 months prior to the date of grant opening and demonstrate more than one client
- Not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt
- Annual turnover between $75,000 and $500,000.
- Must have traded for the full financial year of 2021/22
For more information, visit https://businessinbrisbane.com.au/women-in-business-grant/