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Grants & Assistance for Retail

  • Country Victoria Events program - Tourism Victoria
    p:Retail; DepartmentOfBusiness; Tourism
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    Status: Round 2 Open
    Closing Date: 01 October 2013

    As part of Tourism Victoria's Events Program, the Country Victoria Events Program(CVEP) provides up to $10,000 per event to assist with event delivery and marketing.

  • Streetlife
    p:Retail; DevelopingYourBusiness; DepartmentOfBusiness
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    Status: Applications for Round Two is Open

    A Grants program to support small businesses in local shopping precincts to assist them to better attract and retain customers.

  • Grow Your Business - Business Development Plan - Mentoring
    p:Mentoring; DevelopingAProductOrService; DevelopingYourBusiness; DepartmentOfBusiness
    s:Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; Retail; Film; Tourism

    Status: Open for Applications

    The Mentoring program is designed to assist businesses with the implementation of a strategic business plan.

  • Grow Your Business - Business Development Plan
    p:Mentoring; DevelopingAProductOrService; DevelopingYourBusiness; DepartmentOfBusiness
    s:BuildingAndConstruction; Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; Retail; Film; Tourism; ICT

    Status: Open for Applications

    The Business Development Plan, provides businesses with an opportunity to undertake a comprehensive strategic plan for future growth.

  • Grow Your Business - Group Programs
    p:DevelopingAProductOrService; DevelopingYourBusiness; DepartmentOfBusiness
    s:Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; ProfessionalAndFinancialServices; Retail; Tourism

    Status: Open for Applications

    Group Programs develop the management skills and competencies required to support long term growth. Participation in groups enables firms to observe and develop better business practices and processes, and to share management challenges, experiences and insights.

  • Smarter Resources, Smarter Business program
    p:ImproveSustainability
    s:Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; ProfessionalAndFinancialServices; Retail; ScienceAndTechnology; TransportAndLogistics

    Status: Ongoing

    This new program will assist medium sized businesses to improve their energy and materials efficiency.

  • Grow Your Business - Network Programs
    p:DevelopingAProductOrService; DevelopingYourBusiness; DepartmentOfBusiness
    s:BuildingAndConstruction; Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; Retail; ScienceAndTechnology; Film; Tourism

    Status: Open for Applications

    The Network Program encourages small to medium sized enterprises to cooperate in strategic areas of business and to exploit opportunities beyond the reach of the individual firms.

  • Grow Your Business - Business Strategic Review
    p:DevelopingYourBusiness; Exporting; DepartmentOfBusiness
    s:Design; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; Retail; Film; Tourism; ICT

    Status: Open for Applications

    As part of the Grow your Business program, Business Strategic Review identifies a business's strength's, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and prioritises areas requiring attention or change.

  • New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
    p:StartingABusiness; Mentoring
    s:BuildingAndConstruction; Design; FoodAndBeverage; ProfessionalAndFinancialServices; Retail; TransportAndLogistics

    Status: Ongoing

    If you are an eligible job seeker and are interested in starting and running a small business, you may be able to access assistance through the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS). NEIS can provide you with accredited small business training, business advice and mentoring, as well as ongoing income support for up to 52 weeks.

  • Water Rebate program for Small Business
    p:ImproveSustainability
    s:Design; CleanTechnologies; FoodAndBeverage; Manufacturing; ProfessionalAndFinancialServices; Retail; ScienceAndTechnology; TransportAndLogistics

    Status: Ongoing

    This program provides Victorian small businesses with an opportunity to reduce operating costs and water consumption by purchasing and installing water efficient products. Funding is available to small businesses with up to 50 or less employees.

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