Deadline: 14 October 2024
Applications are now open for the Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grant to support business growth through training, essential equipment, and professional services and empower women entrepreneurs, helping them strengthen their businesses and expand their impact.
Objectives
- 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.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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 the full financial year of 2023/24 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 2023/24
For more information, visit BEDA.
