SMEs
$48.3 million for SMEs through modernisation fund
The federal government will contribute $48.3 million towards modernising how Australian manufacturers do business, with critical investment in small-and-medium-sized businesses ...
SMEs given two years to defer rent payments
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus will have up to two years to pay ...
Victorian government announces $1.7 bn support package
The Victorian government has announced it will provide a $500 million fund to help public infrastructure workers find work as ...
Building a sovereign industrial capability
The volume of work predicted in the Australian defence industry needs no overstating, but how can manufacturing SMEs be involved? ...
Medical and digital SMEs receive commercialisation boost
The latest recipients of the Accelerating Commercialisation grants have received $1.7 million in funding. The three businesses demonstrate how advanced ...
Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants now available
Defence-related businesses may be eligible for a grant of up to $1 million to invest in projects that build capabilities aligned ...
Defence Innovation Hub contracts worth $12m awarded
The federal government has awarded five Australian businesses contracts with a combined value of more than $12 million to further ...
Federal government launches defence industry grants program for SMEs
The federal government has launched its annual grants program for Australian small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in delivering the pipeline of ...
Ai Group teams up with defence industry advocacy groups to boost SME participation
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Defence Council has signed MOUs with the Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) and the Australian ...
Federal government launches export hubs program
The federal government has launched a $20 million program aimed at helping small and medium businesses grow, export and generate ...
CSIRO launches ASEAN presence with Singapore node
Australian science and technology will be front and centre in the ASEAN region as Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, formally ...
WA provides innovation grants to local SMEs
The Western Australian government has announced 23 local businesses as the winners of the 2018 Innovation Vouchers Program. The program, an ...
NSW gov to showcase state’s best at Land Forces 2018
The NSW Government will feature some of the state’s best defence companies at Australia’s premier land defence expo, Land Forces ...
New Darra manufacturing facility opens in Qld
Last week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk opened a new manufacturing facility in Darra that will assist small Queensland businesses to ...
$40 million for Qld businesses, manufacturing a focus
The Queensland state government is increasing its efforts to attract business to the state with a $40 million boost in ...
Women shine at Victorian Manufacturing Hall Of Fame Awards
This year’s Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards honoured women veterans of the industry. Minister for Industry and Employment Ben ...
Grants available to help small businesses get a kickstart
Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman said during a visit to students at Warrigal Road State School that ...
More financial education, support programs for women business leaders
The Queensland government has announced that registrations are open for women leaders and business owners to access financial education and ...
Boost for startup skills and services from Vic gov
The Victorian state government has stated that it will invest $2.9 million in educating thousands of Victorian startups though the ...
