New eligibility test, updated rules for SMEs in revamped Export Market Development Grant scheme
The federal government's latest Export Market Development Grants (EDMG) round will open to small businesses in November, and Trade Minister Don Farrell is urging SMEs to understand the new-look eligibility criteria ahead of time.
Cauldron books $4.3 million Industry Growth Program grant to expand hyper-fermentation facility
Australian biomanufacturing startup Cauldrom Ferm has secured $4.3 million in the first round of Industry Growth Program funding, helping the operation scale its signature 'hyper-fermentation' system.
“It’s insulting”: Boosting Female Founders grants culled, with $17 million in funding up in the air
The $52.2 million Boosting Female Founders grant program will end millions of dollars under budget, after future rounds were quietly axed in the recent federal budget.
Non-competitive government grants sustain underperforming “subsidy businesses” in Australia
A study has found many of the government-funded business grants generated no significant improvements in the performance of the firms that received them. In some cases, they might have harmed them.
Xero Beautiful Business Fund to provide up to $700,000 in grants to small businesses
Global small business platform Xero has announced the Xero Beautiful Business Fund will return for the second year in a row, with $700,000 in funding to be shared among 28 winners across the globe.
$2 million in federal funding to help SMEs find ways to save power and cut pollution
The projects chosen by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency are intended to unlock further investment, by providing methods that can be copied by other manufacturers finding it difficult to reduce emissions.
Australian government launches $36 million early-stage quantum tech grant
The Australian government has opened a $36 million grant program aimed at the quantum sector, focusing on early-stage projects.
Payments platform Zeller unveils $10,000 grant program to help Aussie regional businesses
The Zeller Regional Small Business Grant will provide four regional small business owners with $2,500 each year to help them navigate the evolving and challenging economic times.
Four ANZ startups in the running for US$100,000 PepsiCo APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program
Australia-based ELIoT Energy, Wildfire Energy, X-Centric and New Zealand-based Captivate Technology are among the finalists for the 2024 PepsiCo APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program.
Queensland awards $5.5 million in grants to boost SME innovation
The Queensland government's Advance Queensland initiative has allocated over $5.5 million in grants to 56 local SMEs.
Grant opens for $8.1 million small business cyber crime ‘triage’ service
Information technology firms looking to help vulnerable small businesses in the immediate aftermath of a cyberattack can now apply for $8.1 million in federal government grant funding.
LaunchVic launches $300,000 grants for expert angel networks
LaunchVic has unveiled a new $300,000 grant initiative aimed at fostering specialised angel investment networks into early-stage startups.
