Small business

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

Providing access to business experts to support businesses in achieving their growth and innovation vision.

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

Supports targeted Indigenous businesses and innovators to undertake the next step in the development of a product, process or service to market.

Are you a startup, SME, entrepreneur or an innovator in the life sciences sector? Are you Queensland based and need guidance to grow your idea or company?

Positions Queensland as the place for small businesses to start, grow and employ.

The TradeStart network is an extension to Austrade’s own offices and is delivered in partnership with State, Territory and local governments, industry associations and chambers of commerce.

Back to Work gives Queensland employers the confidence to take on someone new and the opportunity grow their business.

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

TIQ is the Queensland Government’s dedicated global business agency, helping Queensland exporters take their products to world markets, and promoting Queensland as the perfect place for investment.

Business Queensland provides you information to help you employ and manage staff in your Queensland Business.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) is Australia’s export credit agency and provides Australian exporters with a range of specialist finance solutions to help them take on the world.

Becoming a business mentor is a rewarding way to share your expertise, knowledge and experience, to help women achieve business success.

Grants are available to assist your small business pay for costs arising out of direct damage caused by Servery Tropical Cyclone Debbie and associated rainfall and flooding.

Find tendering opportunities with the Queensland Government and assess if they fit your business.

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

Helping newly started businesses to access professional advice and support up to $5,000 in matched funding.

TIQ has one of Australia’s largest international trade networks. With 8 regional and 16 international locations, TIQ is available to help Queensland businesses who want to expand their products and/or services overseas.

Winning government contracts can bring great rewards for your business, but securing these contracts means first taking some time to understand government procurement.

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

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

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.

Offers programs to help high growth small and medium sized enterprises and potential startups fast track ideas from concept to commercialisation, positioning participants to successfully market their products and services to leading edge customers.

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.

Raising awareness of citizen science and supporting the growth of citizen science projects in Queensland.

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.

Provides Queensland-based startups and small-to-medium enterprises with an opportunity to pitch new solutions to Queensland Government decision makers.

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.