A number of incentive programs are conducted by the federal and state/territory goverments, but which grant, funding program or industry assistance scheme is appropriate for your business?
Not only can we help you choose the appropriate scheme to begin or expand your small business, but we will assist you in completing the application and advise you in each step of the process.
Some of the other schemes available are:-
For further details or other funding programs available, visit the Australian Government Business Entry Point website at www.business.gov.au.
Towers Business Development Pty Ltd is the appointed Business Adviser for the COMET Program in Central and North Queensland and Northern Territory. Visit our COMET Page to discover more about COMET.
Enterprise Connect Manufacturing Centres
Consultancy Services for Tailored Advisory Service applicable to businesses with turnover between $2 million ($1.5 million in Regional Areas) and $100 million in the previous financial year. The business must have been trading for the last 3 years and be trade exposed i.e. manufacturing industry or manufacturing service firms.
For Remote Enterprises, the minimum turnover is $750,000, maximum $100 million.
Group Applications may be made. A group turnover must have a minimum turnover of $4 million. Any individual group must have a turnover of $1 million.
Firms need to be assessed by an Enterprise Connect Business Advisor once that review has been completed i.e eligible businesses can apply for a Business Review Grant of 50% up to $20,000.
Towers Business Development Pty Ltd are able to supply the following services for Enterprise Connect Assignments:
- Strategic and Business Planning
- Market Access and Development
- Risk Management Strategy
- Human Resources Planning
- Business Management Systems
Refer to www.enterpriseconnect.gov.au
Tooling for Climate Change
The program provides grants of between $10,000 and $500,000 up to a maximum of one third of the cost of each project to help small/medium sized manufacturers to reduce their environmental footprint through projects that improve the energy and/or water efficiency of their production processes.
Eligible applicants must be a company with a turnover of less than $100 million for each of the last 3 financial years.
Merit Criteria
- Potential for the reduction of the environmental footprint and impact of process involvement.
- Organisational Capacity/Capability to undertake the project.
Towers Business Development Pty Ltd can assist in preparation of applications.
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