QLD
Business and industry transformation incentives
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
The business and industry transformation incentives are available to your business to pursue projects that will promote the transformation of priority industries. The focus of these financial incentives is on projects that will drive Queensland towards an internationally competitive, sustainable and knowledge-intensive future. Incentives are available for progressive Queensland businesses with significant growth potential.
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
ISUS provides seed funding to help highly innovative, early-stage technology companies to commercialise their newly-developed products so that they have an increased chance of creating significant new industries and sustainable jobs in Queensland.
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
Mentoring for growth assists businesses that are in rapid growth phase or have a high potential for rapid growth to achieve their commercial potential by surrounding them with experienced industry champions (mentors) who can challenge commercial assumptions and offer options that may overcome potential challenges or increase commercial opportunities.
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
A PlanSMART kit provides you with a wide variety of industry and market information tailored to your particular business type and location.
Turning your idea into business
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
This program targets Indigenous business intenders and highlights the positive and negative implications of starting a business. It provides critical information needed to make practical decisions about the viability of a business venture.
Young artists mentoring program
Youth Arts Queensland
The Young artists mentoring program (YAMP) is about establishing partnerships between young and experienced artists or artsworkers. Participants usually live in the same region of Queensland, and try to meet, or communicate about their creative work in some way, every couple of weeks. Mentoring is a partnership where both parties can benefit from sharing knowledge, industry networks, ideas and experience.
Local Government
Lord Mayor's young and emerging artists fellowship
Brisbane City Council
This program supports young and emerging Brisbane artists aged between 17 and 30 to develop their careers by:
- participating in national or international training
- joining development programs
Brisbane City Council
The Creative sparks program is a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
The program:
- supports creative projects that enrich Brisbane's communities
- develops the professional practice of local artists and cultural workers
There are three categories of funding:
- creative projects that enrich Brisbane’s communities
- new projects promoting professional development
- arts business partnerships
Caboolture Shire Council
The Business resource guide is a valuable tool issued by Council to assist business in their research phase of business planning. The six-page guide details the sources of a wide range of information that can be easily accessed by business. These range from published statistics and other economic data to comprehensive reports and documents that offer a valuable insight into future planning directions and investment opportunities.
Regional Economic Development Advisory Board
Gold Coast City Council
The Council's Regional Economic Development Advisory Board is an advisory board working with key business development organisations throughout the City to strengthen and diversify the Gold Coast's economic base and encourage national and international business investment.
Office of Economic Development - Ipswich
Ipswich City Council
Ipswich City Council's Office of Economic Development is supporting business development and job creation in the Ipswich region through the following activities:
- assisting existing local business operations and growth
- identifying businesses outside the region with potential to expand or relocate to the region
- co-ordinating regional government and community business services
- working with local peak bodies and government agencies
- researching business opportunities, investment, internet and e-commerce
- researching opportunities within the regional tourism strategy
- broadening the range and scope of key educational and training institutions
Office of Economic Development - Logan
Logan City Council
Logan Office of Economic Development offers the following services:
- information gathering and dissemination
- site selection and assessment assistance
- direct facilitation for client businesses in the expansion or relocation process
- after-care services to established businesses
- direct involvement in community-based economic development projects and initiatives
- promotion and marketing of Logan City as a desirable location
- facilitation and access to grants and services provided by local, state and federal government departments
Logan City Council
Logan City Council's Economic Development Unit functions to support Logan's economic growth and development and to facilitate sustainable employment growth. The Unit seeks to achieve its goals by:
- encouraging new business development within Logan City
- encouraging and supporting business expansion
- assisting new and existing businesses generate sustainable economic growth
- supporting business education and development initiatives
Maroochy Shire Council
With a sharp focus on the attraction, retention and expansion of businesses within Maroochy Shire, Business Maroochy offers a wide range of services to:
- promote jobs and economic growth
- raise overall productivity and incomes
- attract international business investment
- assist local business investment
- provide up-to-date market intelligence, regional statistics and demographics
Redcliffe Economic Business Development Unit
Redcliffe City Council
The primary role of the unit is to support local businesses and attract investment to the city.
Services include:
- business advice
- business and tourism investment information
- business seminars and training
- state and federal government programs
- up-to-date statistics
- facilitation of research projects
- implementation of Council business development strategies
- facilitation of resources and development of infrastructure to attract and keep businesses in Redcliffe
Business and investment facts pack
Redcliffe City Council
The Business and investment facts pack invites you to “catch the wave of opportunity” that Redcliffe offers by providing a host of relevant facts, figures and information to help you make an informed decision when it comes to selecting a base for your business interests.
Redland Shire Council
Small business development and support services can be accessed in person or via telephone, email or PC-based video conferencing. This includes:
- live mentoring
- business advisory services
- operations assistance
- guidance in core modular business functions
Redland Shire Council
Business grow is a confidential and free visiting service which assists businesses to access services, agencies and information. Business grow facilitators are trained professionals and business people.