The Minister for Innovation announced the membership of the new Food Processing Industry Strategy Group today. This group will play an important role in ensuring Australia’s food sector is productive, sustainable and ready for the massive growth in global food demand. Food processing is one of Australia’s largest manufacturing sectors employing over 200,000 Australians and sustaining communities across…
Australian boat manufacturers and coastal tourism operators will benefit from proposed changes to the GST allowing boat buyers to sail new, Australian-made recreational boats in our waters for up to 12 months without paying GST on the sale price. Draft legislation was released today for comment to extend, from 60 days to 12 months, under certain circumstances, the…
The scam calls may include: The Government DOES NOT cold call offering grants.The Government DOES NOT charge a fee to release grant funding.The www.grantslink.gov.au website is an information portal ONLY and DOES NOT provide grant funding.There is NO central ‘Australian Government Grants Department’. Pattens recommend that grant applications be prepared by reputable professional grants consultants.Pattens do not charge…
From today Australian entrepreneurs will not have to repay Early Stage Commercialisation grants for businesses developing a new product, process, or service. Additionally, the annual turnover limit for applicants will rise from $20 million to $50 million and access to skilled managers now have the option to apply for an Experienced Executives grant of up to…
The Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Program commenced on 1 July 2014 predominantly replacing Enterprise Connect, Researchers in Business and Commercialisation Australia.. This program will be delivered through AusIndustry with a new Single Business Service www.business.gov.au to streamline the way businesses access government information and services.The three proposed streams of the program are:
By avoiding common mistakes you can increase your chances of obtaining a grant.
Obtaining grants is a highly specialised field, and there are many stages to writing a grant proposal, such as identifying the need, designing the project, determining the grant opportunities, writing the grant applications and administering funds received. To further complicate things, the processes for pursuing federal, state, and private funds are very different. Many businesses…
The Government wants Australia’s inventors to have access to a patent system that is easy to understand, respected internationally and which gives inventors the rights they deserve. To view the report and find out more about the Advisory Council, visit www.acip.gov.au. IP Australia is the government agency responsible for our IP system that includes patents, trade…
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