QLD Business Boost Grants Program – $15K Funding Available

What funding is available?

Businesses can receive a grant of up to $15,000 (ex. GST), once the application has been completed, submitted and approved. The minimum grant funding available is $7,500, the maximum is $15,000. 

There’s a co-contribution requirement of at least 30% of the total cost of your project. If you apply for the minimum grant funding, the total cost of your project can be $10,715, leaving a contribution of $3,215 remaining. The maximum grant funding is eligible for a project’s total cost of $21,429; leaving $6,429 for a contribution. Your total project cost can be greater than $21,429, however the maximum grant amount will be $15,000.

What is the Eligibility Criteria?

Your business is eligible for the Business Boost Grant is it meets the below requirements:

• have fewer than 20 employees (by headcount);
• have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) and registered for GST;
• have a Queensland headquarters;
• have a turnover of between $300,000 (minimum) and $600,000 (maximum) in the
• last financial year (2020-21);
• have a publicly reachable web presence to identify business operations (for example,
• business website, social media pages); and
• have owners/directors that are not insolvent or undischarged bankrupt

What can the grant funding can be spent on?

As aforementioned, the grant can be put towards three priorities.

Future planning

Includes strategic business planning for innovation and growth, implementing a governance board to guide strategic planning, exporting opportunities and requirements, and compliance with industry regulations and standards.

Specialised and Automated Software

Includes design and implementation of management systems (data warehouses, asset management etc), bespoke/complex website design (including ecommerce, booking systems etc), cybersecurity, and innovative technologies.

Staff management, development and planning

Includes human resource management skills building, professional development and training, digital workplace plans and systems for a remote workplace.

How can my business utilise the grant with SWISH products?

SWISH Academy

While the grant can cover three priorities that would benefit and strengthen areas to most businesses, the exciting priority, for us, is that the grant can be used to invest in staff management, development and planning.

We’ve trained thousands of clients in the art of sales and negotiation, we have also worked with management teams and HR professionals to implement strategies and methodologies to enhance communication in the workplace.

Our training, and programs like the SWISH Academy, provide the tools for businesses to help create deeper and more meaningful connections with colleagues, employees, clients and peers.

As a result, the SWISH Academy multi-license package is eligible under the Business Boost Grant!

At a snapshot, below are some of the valuable things you’ll embody upon completing our Academy:

• Goal setting and action planning
• Purpose
• Body language
• Phone communication mastery
• Emotional intelligence
• Building rapport
• Daily structures for high performance
• And more!

The SWISH Academy corporate membership is designed with versatility and can suit a wide-range of people, although can also be specifically tailored to you and your companies’ needs.

Perfect for small, medium or large sized businesses, as well as multinational corporations looking to up-skill their teams.