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Commercialisation Australia grants on hold: where the $200 million+ has gone
4:00AM | Tuesday, 1 April 2014 | Rose Powell
The federal government’s venture capital organisation is on hold, with the Department of Industry announcing applications will not be accepted or processed until after the May 2014 budget.
Planning | Business Grants | Government and RegulationBreezedocs receives $250,000 in Commercialisation Australia funding
3:09PM | Thursday, 13 March 2014 | Rose Powell
Automated document processing start-up Breezedocs has locked in a $250,000 grant from Commercialisation Australia, the federal government’s venture capital organisation.
| Financing a business | Business GrantsBrisbane City Council renews grant program for young entrepreneurs
2:12PM | Thursday, 27 February 2014 | Rose Powell
Brisbane City Council will be opening up applications for the second intake of its Budding Entrepreneurs Program after a successful pilot program.
| Sole trader | Business GrantsInternational accelerator program based in Brazil launches for 2014
1:22PM | Wednesday, 15 January 2014 | Rose Powell
Applications are now open for Brazil’s SEED accelerator program, which is seeking 40 start-ups from all over the world for a six month acceleration program in Belo Horizonte.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Cashflow | Business GrantsParramatta CBD ready for an entrepreneur-led awakening: New grants program
11:07PM | Thursday, 14 November 2013 | Rose Powell
Parramatta City Council has launched a grant program to entice entrepreneurs to set up shops and offices in one of Sydney’s most densely populated regions.
| Business GrantsTHE NEWS WRAP: Victorian government announces $500,000 grant for small businesses targeting China
10:00AM | Monday, 28 October 2013 | Andrew Sadauskas
The Victorian government has announced a new $500,000 grant for small businesses targeting China’s $190 billion e-commerce market. Plus IBM to shed 1000 local jobs and Electrolux is set to cut 544.
| Business | Business Grants | Government and RegulationPerth co-working space seeking big ideas to back with scholarships
10:07PM | Monday, 14 October 2013 | Rose Powell
Co-working space Spacecubed is offering five start-up founders the opportunity to access its resources through Intensify Scholarships in a bid to foster a culture of entrepreneurialism and risk-taking in Perth.
| Business GrantsWhere to find a government grant
9:59PM | Monday, 30 September 2013 | Gavin Lower
Starting your own business may feel like a daunting, lonely experience, but it doesn’t have to be that way with government support available if you know where to look.
| Financing a business | Cashflow | Business Grants | Government and RegulationCurtin University’s Ignition program signs up sponsors
9:12PM | Monday, 2 September 2013 | Gavin Lower
Curtin University’s Ignition entrepreneur and innovation program has received sponsorship backing from the West Australian Department of Commerce.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Business GrantsCoalition unveils small business policy
8:40PM | Monday, 19 August 2013 | Myriam Robin
The Coalition has reaffirmed its commitment to delaying superannuation increases by two years if elected to office.
| Business Grants | Government and RegulationPromising medical start-ups get $4.5 million boost from NSW Medical Devices Fund
7:01PM | Thursday, 25 July 2013 | Rose Powell
Two Sydney-based medical start-ups have secured $4.5 million in funding from the NSW government in the first round of funding announced by the state’s Medical Devices Fund.
| Business Grants$1000 grants available for small businesses keen to improve their online presence
7:51PM | Monday, 15 July 2013 | Rose Powell
Start-ups and small businesses looking to invest in their online presence and mobile technology have the chance to win a $1000 grant through accounting software provider Intuit.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Technology | Social media | Sole trader | Business GrantsSydney calls on start-up savvy to give laneway culture a boost
6:19PM | Tuesday, 25 June 2013 | Rose Powell
Starting up in a restaurant or shop in Sydney’s notoriously competitive and expensive central business district has become a bit easier, thanks to a targeted funding initiative and an evolving laneway culture.
| Retail | Business GrantsTwo-week old Aussie start-up wins 50,000 euros in seed funding
6:11PM | Friday, 14 June 2013 | Rose Powell
A two-week-old start-up has won €50,000 ($69,500) in seed funding from Nokia and Microsoft’s joint investment program, AppCampus.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Business GrantsYoung entrepreneurs lobby Canberra for seed funding for job creators
6:22PM | Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Rose Powell
A group representing young entrepreneurs in Australia has called on the federal government to create a $20 million loan fund to encourage the creation of new businesses and jobs.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Business Grants | Government and RegulationTreasury justifies self-education cap by focusing on high income earners
6:40PM | Tuesday, 4 June 2013 | Cara Waters
Treasury has released figures showing high income earners claim the biggest tax breaks for self-education expenses, but capping deductions at $2000 could hit small business as well.
| Sole trader | Business Grants | Government and RegulationEnergy investor says Australia needs green tech support from government
5:56PM | Wednesday, 29 May 2013 | Rose Powell
A clean energy investor says the Australian government needs to play a leading role in supporting green tech entrepreneurs.
| Financing a business | Business Grants | Government and RegulationBrisbane announces new funding for emerging tech entrepreneurs
5:57PM | Monday, 27 May 2013 | Rose Powell
New and aspiring digital entrepreneurs in Brisbane are set for a boost with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announcing a $50,000 initiative for start-ups.
| Technology | Business GrantsYou haven’t driven a Ford… lately
5:57PM | Thursday, 23 May 2013 | TaskmasterThe only thing less efficient than a V8 Ford Falcon is a big government subsidy. Old Taskmaster explores the implications of the Ford Factory closure in Geelong for your business.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Cashflow | Business Grants | Government and RegulationFord stops manufacturing in Australia, scraps 1200 jobs – SMEs out in the cold
5:49PM | Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Patrick Stafford
Ford announced this morning it will cease all manufacturing in Australia by 2016 and cut 1200 jobs in the process in one of the largest shake-ups to the local automotive sector in several years.
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