.1 Enhancing Productivity through Business Support — NEDC17 Adrian S pencer OCT 2017
.2 Founded in 2006 Built t he most comprehensive & up-t o- dat e business grant s dat abase in Aust ralia — We support business, account ing firms, consult ing pract ices, LGAs and ot her government agencies and depart ment s. S ecured over $500,000,000 in t he last few years.
TERMINOLOGY! .3 — Not all funding programs are grants. Also in the mix are: REBATES DUTY TAX VOUCHERS INTERES T S UBS IDIS ED CONCES S IONS CONCES S IONS FREE LOANS AS S IS TANCE AND CREDITS (training, mentoring, help lines)
OUR DIS COVER Y TOUR .4 — We were invited to present training and information sessions around Australia. S o we ran workshops AND we listened and we learned. Redlands Byford S ydney CBD Albury - Wodonga Vic – Regional and Metro Mt Barker Adelaide
WHAT WE NOTICED ABOUT .5 BUS INES S — Small Business Medium - Large Business Need skilled staff Important economic generators Lack of business skills Employers of today and tomorrow Lack of financial knowledge Need a skilled labour force Mixed knowledge of digital media, such as Infrastructure needs – plant and equipment plus social media, websites, marketing… infrastructure to support distribution Need support for research & innovation Export opportunities Succession planning Research and Development Cash poor Resource poor
WHAT COUNCIL S TAFF TOLD US .6 — The challenges Support Services I’m really busy handling enquiries. I have too much to do! Mentor programs Skills training: marketing, business plan We are keen to facilitate business growth development, digital strategy We like to develop trust and partner with business Networking sessions and guest speakers Sometime small business lack expertise Resources: Toolkits, guides and checklists We want to do more for business but don’t have the funds Co-working spaces Would like to provide quality information Awards We would like to create one channel into council Regulations support for small business We don’t know what we don’t know Business from home
GRANTS IN AUS TRALIA .7 THE F ACTS — Across Australia there are 1,428 grant programs worth $54.7 billion Funding is generally from $2,000 to $1,000,000 90% of business don’ t know what they can get 75% don’ t know where to look Support is available for INNOVATION RES EARCH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANUF ACTURING TECHNOLOGY FILM TRAINING AGRICULTURE
GRANTS IN AUS TRALIA .8 THE F ACTS — 90% of the $54B is federal 30% of the 1400 grants are federal Value of grants by state Number of grants by state NT 1% ACT 2% NT 6% TAS 3% ACT 3% WA 3% TAS 8% NSW 20% NSW SA 11% 32% WA 10% QLD 16% VIC 23% SA 14% QLD 16% VIC 31%
GRANTS IN AUS TRALIA .9 THE F ACTS — NT 1% TAS 2% 2010-2013 ACT 6% DEP ARTMENT OF INDUS TR Y SA 7% Total Funding Awarded $3.5 Billion Total Grants Awarded 5,881 WA 7% VIC 40% Average Grant S ize $603,000 Programs 42 QLD 17% NSW 20%
GRANTS IN AUS TRALIA .10 THE F ACTS — NT 0.2% ACT 3% 2015-2017 TAS 4% DEP ARTMENT OF INDUS TR Y WA 5% Total Funding Awarded $704,608,976 VIC 32% Total Grants Awarded 2,757 SA 11% Average Grant S ize $255,000 Programs 10 QLD 17% NSW 27%
COUNCIL CONNECTING BUS INES S TO FUNDING .11 —
.12 www.grantguru.com.au — Let’s discuss…
THE 4 S TEP GRANTS .13 .11 PROCES S — S TEP 01 THINK RIGHT S TEP 02 GRANT S TRATEGY S TEP 03 WRITE GRANTS S TEP 04 REPORT WELL
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