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Qld funds university-industry program for the regions

A new $7 million program aimed at increasing research collaboration between regional universities and industry in Queensland will be delivered by CSIRO. Funded by the state government, the program...

New eligibility criteria confirmed in EMDG rules refresh

18 March 2024 | by Brandon How

A new eligibility criteria for the federal government’s troubled Export Market Development Grants program came into effect on Friday, conferring additional powers on the Austrade chief executive. The Export...

Industry Growth Program launches but wait for grants continues

27 November 2023 | by Brandon How

The federal government’s industry growth program has opened applications for SMEs and startups to seek commercialisation advice, but firms seeking a share of almost $290 million in new grants...

$3.6m awarded to defence industry SMEs

6 November 2023 | by Brandon How

The latest $3.6 million round of defence industry grants has been split between 10 local firms, with South Australia-based firms receiving the largest collective amount. The largest individual grant...

CSIRO opens R&D funding program to more SMEs

31 October 2023 | by Brandon How

Research and development grants awarded through the CISRO’s Kick-Start program will now be accessible to larger small and medium-sized enterprises, with firms earning up to $10 million now eligible for...

Multinationals ‘gaming’ SME procurement rules: Bruce Billson

16 October 2023 | by Brandon How

Multinational businesses are gaming Commonwealth Procurement Rules to maintain their tendering advantage over small and medium- sized enterprises, according to Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson....

Meta maintains ‘significant’ market power in Australia: ACCC

28 April 2023 | by Brandon How

Meta maintains significant market power in Australia despite the entry and popularity of TikTok, as well as smaller platforms like BeReal, according to a new report by the Australian...

Newcomers commit to advanced manufacturing and digitalisation

27 July 2022 | by Brandon How

Labor’s Zaneta Mascarenhas from the Western Australian seat of Swan and Victorian Liberal Aaron Violi representing Casey have delivered maiden speeches with calls for action across a swathe of...

SMEs are critical to the economy. So how secure is their data?

5 April 2022 | by Simon Bush

With 98 per cent of Australian businesses comprising of small businesses contributing a third of our economic output and employing 41 per cent of the workforce, governments are naturally...

Budget 2022: Small business gets digital and skills boost

29 March 2022 | by James Riley

After a tough couple of years, Josh Frydenberg has dropped some tax-break love on Australia’s small businesses in the form of targeted concessions to encourage investment in digital technology...

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Qld funds university-industry program for the regions

New eligibility criteria confirmed in EMDG rules refresh

Industry Growth Program launches but wait for grants continues

$3.6m awarded to defence industry SMEs

CSIRO opens R&D funding program to more SMEs

Multinationals ‘gaming’ SME procurement rules: Bruce Billson

Meta maintains ‘significant’ market power in Australia: ACCC

Newcomers commit to advanced manufacturing and digitalisation

SMEs are critical to the economy. So how secure is their data?

Budget 2022: Small business gets digital and skills boost

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