Are You Eligible to Receive the $5,000 Business Basics Grant?
You can use your $5k grant with us on these digital marketing activities:
Website build or upgrades
Website build or upgrade (including website refresh), Adding e-commerce or Developing new website content
Search Engine Optimisation
Upgrading your website to content and META data to increase show your business more on Google Search Results
Strategic marketing services
Strategic marketing plans including advice on Google, Linkedin, Facebook & Instagram campaigns
Training and coaching
Business development, marketing, business planning for up to 4 months period
Program key details |
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| Eligible business size | Small businesses |
| Status | Pre-launch |
| Opening date | Round 3 – 9am, 4 May 2022 |
| Closing date |
Round 3 will close when sufficient applications have been received for competitive assessment. Note: Round 3 has 2 streams dedicated to businesses based in South East Queensland (SEQ) and regional Queensland – the streams may close at different times. Note: This grant program is competitively assessed. Not all applications will be funded. |
| Criteria |
To be eligible for this grant, your business must:
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Are You Eligible For The Grant?
Each round of the Business Basics grants program has specific information to help you prepare and apply for a grant, and if successful, manage your grant.
The Business Basics grants program provides support to businesses to increase core skills and adopt best practice.
This support includes funded activities in 5 priorities:
- Training and coaching
- Website build or upgrades
- Professional business advice
- Strategic marketing services
- Business continuity and succession.
The program is administered by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT).
SEQ and regional Queensland funding available
For this round, there are 2 funding streams based on what Local Government Area (LGA) eligible businesses are headquartered. These LGAs are grouped into either South East Queensland or regional Queensland.
You may be eligible for a single up-front fixed grant payment of $5,000 (excluding GST).
The grant is for funding activities from the above 5 priorities.
We will not fund activities with either:
- a total cost of less than $5,000 (excluding GST)
- payments made before the approval date (you must be approved before you pay for grant-funded activities).
South East Queensland businesses
When applying for Round 3, you are a South East Queensland (SEQ) business if your principal place of business is located in 1 of the following local government areas:
- Brisbane City Council
- City of Gold Coast
- Ipswich City Council
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council
- Logan City Council
- Moreton Bay Regional Council
- Noosa Shire Council
- Redlands City Council
- Scenic Rim Regional Council
- Somerset Regional Council
- Sunshine Coast Council
- Toowoomba Regional Council.
Regional Queensland businesses
You are a ‘regional business’ if your principal place of business is any other local government areas within Queensland that is not identified as a SEQ location.
Use the eligibility tool to find out if your business is in SEQ or a regional local government area.
