Entrepreneurs and startups

Quickly identify government grants, assistance and support for your business with the Business Grants and Assistance service.

Provides targeted assistance for small and medium businesses that demonstrate high-growth and employment aspirations.

A 12 week training and mentoring program that provides early-stage tech entrepreneurs with the skills and connections to launch a globally scalable startup.

Helps to turn ideas into reality with co-investment in Queensland businesses at the forefront of commercialising ground-breaking research or innovations.

Provides opportunities for volunteers to share their experiences and encourage others in the community to explore the benefits digital technologies can bring to their lives.

Supports ambitious CEOs and executives of Queensland firms with high-growth potential to lead their businesses to the next level, improving profitability and performance.

Supports startups and small to medium Queensland businesses to commercialise innovative products, processes and services to enable them grow and compete in a global market and create new jobs.

Provides financial incentives to larger scale co-funded projects that accelerate the development and deployment of significant and highly collaborative industry based platform technology projects.

Provides unparalleled opportunities for mission participants to experience some of the world's leading innovation hotspots through immersion programs.

Helps businesses build their digital capability and grow, assisting with the purchase of hardware, software or digital training and skills development.

Encourages innovation across Queensland and supports local economies to create jobs for regional Queenslanders.

Places Queensland innovators in Chinese incubators to collaborate with global expertise, access top facilities and accelerate commercial outcomes.

Provides creative YouTubers with funding, production resources and expert support to develop high-quality digital content, and reach new global audiences.

Supports science engagement and communication projects, events and activities that increase the reach and impact of science in Queensland.

The Queensland Government has placed gender equity as a priority issue and made an election commitment to support female founders to start and grow their business and for female researchers to remain connected to their research and professional careers.

Attracting international and interstate entrepreneurial talent to boost Queensland’s startup ecosystem and broaden our global connections.

Innovate Queensland helps innovative small to medium Queensland enterprises to develop the skills, knowledge and networks required to commercialise new products and services, develop winning business strategies and grow.

Bringing MIT Bootcamps to Brisbane to run a week-long intensive bootcamp for budding entrepreneurs.

Linking investors with entrepreneurs to create new economic opportunities and jobs in Queensland’s regions.

Supporting regionally based startup hubs and groups in Queensland to build their capability to deliver programs and activities to attract, inspire and build the knowledge and skills of local innovators.

Supports innovators to develop and test new, commercially viable solutions to complex Queensland Government challenges.

Supports the development of new products, technology or processes that benefit sporting performance and participation in sport.

Supports Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to improve the positioning of their ICT products to address business problems, while collaborating with the Queensland Government.

If you’re a young Queenslander aged 15 to 24 and have a great entrepreneurial idea, you could win prizes to help you develop your startup idea.

Provides funding support for up to 5 regional female founders to attend the Startup Catalyst Female Founders Mission in London.

Fast tracking sports innovation by supporting the HYPE Foundation's SPIN global acceleration program at The University of Queensland.

Builds collaboration between universities and small business by bringing on a university graduate to work on an innovative project.

Builds capability within Queensland's startup community with funding of up to 50% of total activity costs.

Showcasing inspiring women working in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), whose practice benefits Queenslanders.

Designed to build, attract and retain young entrepreneurial talent, and build entrepreneurial and startup skills in young Queenslanders.