Get up to $10,000 in funding from the Queensland Digital Marketing Grants

- Opens 11th November 2019 -

Are you overwhelmed with where to start with your marketing and lead generation activity? Trying to identify the right mix of LinkedIn, social media, content creation, newsletters, webcasts and podcasting without losing money?

Round 7 of The Queensland Digital Marketing Grants opens again on the 11th of November and you only have 4 weeks to get your application in!

The Small Business Digital Grants Program assists small businesses to access digital technologies and services to help them work smarter, engage with the global economy and make the most of online business opportunities arising from digital disruption.

It didn’t look like these would happen again after the Commonwealth Games and Round 6, but they are on again! This time the criteria is quite different than past rounds with different eligibility criteria and application process. Here’s the information from Business Queensland.

Available Funding

Matched funding of up to $10,000 (excluding GST) may be provided to eligible businesses for the purchase of hardware, software and services such as digital coaching. The minimum grant funding is $1,000. The business must show how the digital technology or service purchased and adopted will enhance the digital capabilities of their business, and help them to be more competitive and employ more staff.

Applicants must not begin the project or pay for the product(s) or service(s), in part or in full, without confirmation that the project has been approved.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible the business must:

• have fewer than 20 employees at the time of applying for the grant

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST

• have Queensland headquarters

• have a turnover of $2 million or less in the last financial year

• not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt.

• Only 1 application will be accepted from an individual ABN or a financial beneficiary of a business.

Successful applicants cannot reapply for funding under this grant program in future rounds.

Your business must also be in a financial position to pay upfront for the approved product(s) and or service(s) in full. If successful, approved applicants will then be reimbursed after submitting supplier invoices and proof of purchase.

Assessment Process

In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria, applications will be prioritised on:

• the impact the digital technology or service will have on the business (measured by revenue growth, increase in gross profit, time savings, employment outcomes)

• the extent to which the digital technology or service will enhance the digital capabilities of the business to make the business more competitive

• the potential and likelihood the activity will deliver jobs growth

• value for money

Please note: The program does not fund for marketing activities such as SEO, Adwords,  Facebook and other social media advertising. Some of the programs that may meet the eligibility criteria are:

The perfect program to take control of your practice and remove lumpy revenue in your practice in 2020.

It also includes coaching with scripts, helping you with what to say to shift people from being a connection to a client.

The perfect program to make the most of those 600 million users on there and get them into your pipeline!

Jane’s VIP days are for those who really want to take their practice to the next level. Available in half and full day format, Jane works with you to put together your strategic plan for the coming 12 months to 3 years.

You can choose to work on what you most need help with and can include topics such as vision, values, goals, positioning, key messaging, book plan, content plan, marketing strategy, sales forecasting, product development, keynote presentation, LinkedIn and social media, event management, sales strategy and revenue.

Applying for the grant

For more information about the program, read the application guidelines and terms and conditions.

But time is running out and applications close for the grant on the 10th of December.

To jump on a 15 min call with Jane to find out if any of these programs will suit your practice, email Virginia on support@jane-anderson.com.au