Business Basics Grant Queensland

The Queensland government’s Business Basics Grant provides eligible small business owners with $7500 to use towards the following:

To be eligible for this grant, your business must meet all of the following criteria at the time you submit your application:

• have less than 5 employees (by headcount¹)
• be operating and have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)²
• have a registered Queensland headquarters location² (as per your Australian Business Register (ABR) record)
• have a minimum trading history of 1 year
• a maximum turnover of $300,000 for the last financial year (2023/24)
• not have been approved for funding under an earlier Business Basics round
• not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are undischarged or currently bankrupt².

¹Headcount includes all full-time, part-time and casual employees including Non-Executive Directors.
²Your business must maintain this eligibility for the duration of the grant-funded activity.

 

Application process

It is free to apply through the DESBT SmartyGrants portal when the grant round opens.

Applicants will be notified at the end of each stage (ROI shortlisting and full application) of their outcome.

This grant program is competitively assessed in 2 stages, meaning not all applications will be funded:

• Stage 1: Registration of Interest (ROI)
• Stage 2: Full Application.

Stage 1:

If you’re successful with your ROI and proceed to Stage 2, please get in touch to organise a quote for any of the services listed above.

Check out the full details, eligibility criteria, and sample application here:

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Click below and organise a quote to use in your application (once your Registration of Interest is successful).