Business Support Fund - round three
Grants of $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000 are available for eligible businesses depending on their payroll.
This grant is suitable for businesses who:
- Operate in Victoria
- Participate in JobKeeper
- Employ people and are registered for Workcover insurance
Funding can be used for:
- meeting business costs, including utilities, salaries or rent
- seeking financial, legal or other advice to support business continuity planning
- developing the business through marketing and communications activities
- any other supporting activities related to the operation of the business.
For more information or to apply visit Business Victoria
Sole Trader Support Fund
Grants of $3,000 for sole traders who work in an indusry that has been affected by COVID restrictions.
This fund is suitable for:
- Sole traders with no employees
- Operate out of a commercial premises
- Participate in JobKeeper
- Are registered for GST.
For a full list of eligible sectors, more information and to apply please visit Business Victoria.
Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package
To support businesses to have more outdoor eating space, Victorian Government is offering $5,000 for eiligible hospitality businesses.
Suitable for businesses who:
- Operate in regional Victoria
- Are registered with Worksafe
- Hold a class 2 or 3 Service Sector Certificate of Registration under the Food Act 1984 (Vic) and/or relevant Liquor License.
This grant can be used for:
- Equipment to enable outdoor dining
- Training owners and staff to adapt to a COVIDSafe operating environment
- Marketing to promote ourdoor dining
- Other costs associated with adapting or expanding outdoor dining.
For more informaiton or to apply, visit Business Victoria.
For more information on expanding outdoor dining in Indigo Shire, please contact Ross Smith via email.
Small Business Bushfire Support Grant
Grants of $10,000 are available for businesses that experienced a downturn in business due to the January 2020 bushfires.
Funding can be used for:
- meeting business costs, including utilities, salaries and rent;
- seeking financial advice to support the recovery of the business;
- developing the business through marketing and communications activities or
- improvements to make the business more resilient to future disasters.
For more information or to apply visit Rural Finance.
JobKeeper
The JobKeeper payment scheme is designed to support employers and their employees who have lost work due to the COVID19 pandemic. It will help to keep more Australians employed and support businesses during this time.
More information on the JobKeeper payment and the latest changes regarding adding employees can be found on the ATO website.
If you are uncertain about your elibilty for any of these funding programs, please contact the Economic Development team via email.