Small Business Digital Grants Program · 2020-21 · QLD

This program provides small businesses with access to digital technologies and services to enable them to work smarter, engage with the global economy and make the most of online business opportunities arising from digital disruption. If successful, a 50% funding contribution of up to $10,000 (excluding GST) is provided following completion of your proposal / implementation of the project. The business must clearly demonstrate how the product or service will significantly enhance the digital capabilities of the business and how they will impact on the growth of the business (be more competitive and employ more staff). The digital technology or service must fall under one of four identified priority areas: - receiving payments or selling online - digital planning, digital marketing strategy development, and digital training - specialised digital technology and/or business specific software - content development (web pages, mobile apps, visual and audio media etc.) #####We will not fund the following: * projects with a total cost less than $2 000 will not be funded, as the minimum grant funding amount that can be provided is $1 000 * travel costs for any party * services delivered in-kind (funding will only cover services paid for via a financial transaction) * fees for services provided by related parties (such as companies with common shareholdings or directorship with the applicant, and employees or immediate family of the applicant) * franchise fees or related costs * direct-selling businesses (where sales of another business goods or services are made in the customers home, work or other meeting place through methods such as party plan and network marketing) * maintenance of existing digital technologies * website hosting as a stand-alone cost. Website hosting will be covered up to 12 months if it is part of a new website build or upgrade but it is not eligible as a stand-alone cost and must be paid in full by the project completion date * purchase of non-project related assets such as stock * salaries * general business operating costs (including bookkeeping/accounting and tax returns) * paid advertising campaigns e.g. Google AdWords, Facebook advertising or similar expenses. The grant can cover the development of an online marketing plan but not the actual advertising cost * goods or services purchased or any payments made prior to the grant funding approval date.