Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grant – Australia

The grant will provide an opportunity for eligible organisations to build their business capability or gain professional services that will boost local economic impact.

Grant Objective

• Women in business are key to the success of the local economy, representing up to 35% of small business owners. This grant will enable the following objectives to be achieved:
  • Support women in business to thrive and grow with confidence
  • Provide a business community of like-minded experts for networking and collaboration
  • Boost the local economy through skill development and local buy

Funding Information

• A total fund of $250,000 is available for this Lord Mayor Grant, with up to $5,000 (exclusive of GST) available per successful application. A limit of one application per business will be accepted.

What can be funded?

• The grant will support women to build their personal capability as a business owner, enabling their business to grow and build a sustainable, strong, local small business economy. Grants will support procurement of professional services, training and education and operationally critical business equipment.
• Examples of what can be funded:
  • Procurement of professional services for:
    • Development of business strategy
    • Marketing and brand services
    • Ecommerce services
    • Financial services
    • Compliance and industry regulations relevant to business.
  • Training and Education:
    • Certification by an RTO/TAFE
    • Professional development on leadership/business strategy
    • Financial literacy
    • Digital marketing
    • Expert training relevant to your business
    • Cost of running or attending a convention, expo or business learning event.
  • Business equipment:
    • Equipment that demonstrates tangible growth for your business, tool or Product that is key in delivering your business outcomes. E.g. Sewing machine for a fashion business, labelling machine for packaging, camera for photographer, etc.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for this grant, you/your business must have/be:

• An active Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered in Queensland
• Headquarters/business outlets based in the Brisbane Local Government Area (LGA) and be able to provide rates notice/utility bill/proof of location)
• Australian Resident/Citizen
• You must be a woman in business with a minimum of 50% ownership of the business.
• Applicant must be 18 year of age (proof of ID) at time of application
• Business needs to be operating/trading for 12 months prior to the date of grant opening and demonstrate more than one client
• Not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt
• Annual turnover between $75,000 and $500,000.
• Must have traded for the full financial year of 2022/23.

Application Requirements

• Must provide original quotes from local Brisbane/QLD businesses Supplier invoices can include GST.
• Projects that are funded must commence after the grant is received.
• Funding needs to be expended and outcome delivered for acquittal by 30 June 2024.
• Previous recipients of the Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grant are ineligible for the 2023 grant.
• Completion of grant related surveys provided periodically.
• Participation in the 12-month business support program developed for Lord Mayor’s Women in Business grant recipients.

For more information, visit Brisbane Economic Development Agency.