The Business Basics grant program provides support to businesses to advance improvements in efficiency and productivity and will pay a maximum of $15,000 (excluding GST).

To be eligible for this grant your business must:

• Have fewer than 20 employees at the time of applying for the grant
• Have an active Australian Business (ABN) and be registered for GST
• Have a Queensland headquarters
• Have a turnover between $300,000 (minimum) and $600,000 (maximum) in the last financial year (2021-22)
• Have a publicly reachable web presence to identify business operations
• Not have been approved for funding within Business Boost grant under Round 1
• Not be insolvent

This support includes funded activities in 3 project areas:

1. Future Planning including but not limited to the following:

• Strategic business planning for innovation or growth
• Implementing a governance board to guide strategic planning
• Exporting opportunities and requirements
• Compliance with industry regulations and standards
  

2. Specialised and automated software including the following:

• Design and implantation of management systems such as:
  • Data warehouse
  • Asset management
  • Customer Relationship Management systems
  • Risk management
  • Production systems
  • Project management systems
  • Quality & compliance management
• Bespoke/Complex website design or application design and build including:
  • E-commerce • Software integration
  • Booking systems
  • Cybersecurity tools
  • Webinar/conferencing
  • Customer accounts/logins
  • Paywalls
    

3. Staff management, development, and planning

• Human Resource Management skills building
• Professional Development and Training
• Digital workplace plans and systems for a remote workforce
  

Application process

Stage 1 – Preparation of form to record your registration of interest. This will be available from 9am, Friday 12 August 2022 and will close at Midnight on Friday 19 August 2022.

Stage 2 – From ballet, businesses will be selected to complete the full application whereby applicants will be asked to complete an application which will show how their project will:

• Meet the program outcomes including:
  • Boost turnover, profit, and employment
  • Increase business confidence and skills
  • Improve business resilience and survivability
• Positively impact revenue growth and gross profit
• Be likely to create jobs within the business; and
• Demonstrate value for money.

Upon completion of your proposed project, you may be eligible to receive grant funding between $7,500 and $15,000 (excluding GST), depending on the cost of your project. Successful applicants are required to contribute at least 30% of funding towards the total project costs. Grant funding will be paid only after compliant acquittal documentation is received.

If you would like further information in relation to the above grant funding program or would like assistance with the application, please contact Naomi Green on 07 4688 8400.