Business Grants - Government Assistance & Grants

Hartley Partners are always looking for ways to assist our clients. We might be able to assist through our detailed knowledge of small business grants in Australia and other targeted Government assistance measures.

You know your business best, however we know that by providing you with the following basic prompts, we may be able to help you determine if you are potentially eligible to access government monies currently on offer.

Are you looking to promote your products, or know-how overseas?
Are you already trying to open up an overseas market?
Have you spent more than $15,000 in your attempts to access an overseas market?
Do you operate through a company?
Are you developing something novel and innovative?
Have you spent more than $20,000 in the last financial year doing this?

If your answer is "Yes" to any of these questions please contact David Pratt to discuss your potential eligibility for the Export Marketing Development Grant or the Research & Development Tax Concession. These are just two of a very large list of grants and concessions available.

Please note that several of the more common grants have defined application periods with little or no discretion to lodge applications after the statutory closing date - in the world of government assistance, the 'early bird' definitely places themselves at an advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss the possibilities and to ensure that you are on our register.

We suggest that you discuss your business direction and initiatives with us so that we can advise you of new Government initiatives or can assist you with your planning to ensure eligibility for assistance.

What Small Business Grants Programs are available in Australia

At the moment there are number of State and Federal Government small business grants available for Australian enterprises. They range from competitive merit-based program supporting innovation and its commercialisation to a grant that assists exporters.

Many businesses can qualify for a R&D Tax Concession. It is a tax concession which allows eligible companies to deduct up to 125% of qualifying expenditure when lodging their corporate tax return. Some small business grants in Australia are industry-oriented - like technology or tourism.

Are you Eligible for a Small Business Grants in Australia?

Although it is not a $1,000,000 question (typically small business grants in Australia are in the range of $5,000 - $500,000) there are many points your business should pass to be eligible for government grants.

Please take a moment and read these questions relevant to eligibility for small business grants in Australia. To check out if you are eligible for small business grant in Australia contact us now. You might also be interested to know about our business to business finance solutions.