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Up To 50k Available For High Growth Businesses

The State Government has announced $25m of support for business including three new grants programs.

High growth businesses can apply now for up to $50,000 as part of the Business Growth Fund. The fund is designed to assist small and medium-sized businesses experiencing high-growth to buy specialised equipment to increase production and expand their workforces

The Business Basics Grant opens on 17 May and will provide funding of up to $5,000 for new and emerging businesses to increase core capabilities such as websites, marketing, and coaching.

Finally, the Business Boost Grant will open mid-July. This program will help small businesses to improve productivity through organisational development and  upgrades to software and systems.

Key dates for grants

Business Basics 
Guidelines/FAQs available – 17 May 2021 
Applications open –31 May

Business Boost
Guidelines FAQs/available – mid July 2021
Applications open – late July 2021

Business Growth Fund 
Guidelines/FAQs available – 1 May 2021
Eligibility tool available – 5 May 2021 
Applications open – 11 May 2021


Stay up to date with latest announcements from Business Queensland via the Small Business Grants Schedule.

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