Open call for Business Boost Grants Program – Australia

Funded businesses are expected to:

• boost turnover, profit and employment
• increase business confidence and skills
• enhance the business’s efficiency and productivity
• improve business resilience and survivability.

Project Areas and Activities

This support includes funded activities in 3 project areas:

• Future planning
  • Strategic business planning for innovation and growth
  • Implementing a governance board to guide strategic planning
• Specialised and automated software
  • Artificial Intelligence systems (e.g. AI chatbots)
  • customer relationship management systems
• Planning and systems for staff management and development
  • Strategic human resource management fostering skills development, robust recruitment strategies, and seamless onboarding for new personnel
  • Professional development through targeted transitional training and initiatives

Available Funding

• You may be eligible to receive a grant payment between $10,000 and $20,000 (excluding GST).

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this grant, your business must meet the following criteria at the time of application submission:

• have more than 1 and less than 20 employees (by headcount)
• be operating and have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for GST
• have a registered Queensland headquarters location (as per your Australian Business Register (ABR) record)
• be established and financially sound
• experiencing growth, with a gross profit in the 2023–24 financial year
• have a turnover of $300,000 (minimum) in the 2023–24 financial year
• have a publicly accessible web presence to identify business operations (e.g. business website, social media pages)
• not have been approved for funding under earlier Business Boost rounds
• not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt.

For more information, visit Queensland Government.