Federal
APEC business travel card scheme
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The APEC business travel card scheme helps promote regional trade by providing fast-tracked business travel between 17 APEC member economies. The credit-card sized ABTC works like a short-term business visa; it is valid for up to three years for short-term business visits between Australia, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Brunei, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Cardholders enjoy faster immigration processing on arrival and departure at international airports, where they are fast-tracked through special APEC lanes.
Australian technology showcase
NSW Department of State and Regional Development, QLD Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry, Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
The Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) is a national networking program aimed at promoting and developing export markets for innovative technology based products.It aims to encourage exports and increase employment by promoting member technologies on the domestic and international markets.
Australia Business Arts Foundation
AbaF's volunteering programs, adviceBank and boardBank, connect business people with the arts and cultural sector.
Commercialising emerging technologies
AusIndustry
COMET is a competitive program that assists individuals, early-growth stage and spin off companies to commercialise their innovation.
Corporate leaders for Indigenous employment project
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Corporate leaders for Indigenous employment project is about making a real difference to the number of Indigenous Australians in lasting employment, by creating viable, commercially-based Indigenous employment opportunities. By being a part of the project you can expand your talent pool by tapping into the Indigenous workforce. A flexible package of funding is provided to all committed organisations. This funding can be tailored to your business needs and may assist the implementation of a strategy that could, for example, include assistance for pre-employment training, mentoring or cross-cultural training.
E-business for Australian exporters
Austrade
The effective use of email, websites, electronic marketplaces, portals and online collaboration tools can enhance the export capability of your company. The following online courses consider the use of these e-business tools in an integrated fashion. They address how a company can maximise its export potential by using traditional offline and online tools together. These online e-business courses are designed to be used by Australian companies that are currently exporting or considering exporting.
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
The E-business guide website provides information and resources about e-business for small businesses in Australia and for those who advise them.
AusIndustry, Austrade
A convenient one-stop shop designed to assist Australian businesses access information, advice and support to help them become more innovative and internationally competitive. Provides information and advice on products and services to assist with research and development plus commercialisation, as well as the relevant know-how to reduce the time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets.
Export market development grants
Austrade
The Export market development grants scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industry sectors and products, including inbound tourism and the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia.
Austrade
Getting ready for export provides advice on making your company ready for export.
Australia Business Arts Foundation
The Australia Business Arts Foundation's Giving program promotes donations, works with individual donors and grantmakers and gathers data on giving.
Indigenous capital assistance scheme
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Indigenous capital assistance scheme increases employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians by giving Indigenous business access to commercial finance, and culturally appropriate professional and mentoring support services.
Indigenous small business fund
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Indigenous small business fund offers funding to Indigenous community-based organisations to assist Indigenous people to learn about business, develop good business skills and expand their businesses. Funding is available to:
- identify and facilitate business opportunities
- help Indigenous people start businesses
- provide advice or support services to small business people in developing their skills, markets and networks
Industry cooperative innovation program
AusIndustry
The Industry cooperative innovation program is a merit-based funding program aimed at supporting business-to-business cooperation on innovation projects that enhance the productivity, growth and international competitiveness of Australian industries.
AusIndustry
The IIF program assists small companies in the early stages of development to commercialise the outcomes of research and development.
New enterprise incentive scheme
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The scheme helps eligible unemployed people to start up and run a new, viable small business.
Australia Business Arts Foundation
The partnering programs connect business with the arts and cultural sector. AbaF offers advice, skills development and networking.
R & D tax concession for research and development
AusIndustry
The R&D tax concession is a broad-based tax concession which allows Australian companies to deduct up to 125 per cent of eligible expenditure incurred on R&D activities when lodging their tax return. An incremental tax concession (175 per cent Premium) and R&D tax offset are also available in certain circumstances.
AusIndustry
The Tradex scheme aims to provide relief to exporting businesses that pay customs duty and GST on imported goods that are to be re-exported or used as inputs to other goods that are exported.
Austrade
The Women in export program aims to ensure women in business are aware of, and have access to, the full range of Austrade’s services to assist them in becoming successful and sustainable exporters.
This is being done by:
- encouraging businesswomen and businesses owned or operated by women to export
- identifying businesswomen who are active in export and who could become role models for other women in business
- working with existing women’s networks to help them achieve a greater export focus among their membership