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Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3
Department of Industry, Science and Resources · Australia
This grant funds service providers to deliver low cost, high quality digital advisory services to help small businesses adopt digital tools. Funding is allocated across three geographic service areas, with one provider funded per area to deliver workshops, webinars, tutorials and one-to-one mentoring.
Funding
$7.4M – $8.9M
Duration
5 years
Location
Victoria
Who Can Apply
• Must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
• Must be registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• Must be a trading corporation with significant trading activities
• Must be an entity incorporated in Australia, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, registered charities and companies limited by guarantee, or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation, or an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• Must address all assessment criteria and sub-criteria
• May apply independently or as part of a consortium, but a lead organisation must submit the application
• Must identify all consortium members in the application where applicable
• Must submit a separate application for each service area applied for
• Must propose to service the full geographic service area, not only part of it
Applicants must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN), be registered for GST, and be a trading corporation whose trading activities are a sufficiently significant proportion of its overall activities. Eligible entity types include an entity incorporated in Australia (including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, registered charities and companies limited by guarantee), an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, or an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust. Applicants must address all assessment criteria and may apply independently or as part of a consortium, with one lead organisation submitting the application and entering into the agreement. A separate application is required for each service area, and proposals must cover the full service area rather than part of it.
What's Funded
Delivery of digital advisory services for small businesses, including free workshops, webinars, self-directed tutorials, and up to five hours of one-to-one mentoring; service setup and operation across a full geographic service area; marketing and outreach; client data collection and reporting; and support for digital capability building across priority topics such as digitalisation, online marketing, business software, AI, and cybersecurity.Before you apply
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Successful grantees are expected to establish and operate a service by 2026-07-01, deliver advisory services across the full allocated service area, provide accessible support for a range of skill levels, improve access for First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse small business owners, collect and report client and service data, monitor service quality, and provide digital action plans to participating small businesses.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
companynon_profitindigenous_organisationtrust
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
traininginnovationcommunityother
Keywords
digital solutionssmall businessadvisory servicesmentoringwebinarsworkshopsdigital adoptionartificial intelligence
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3?
The Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3 is a business grant offered by Department of Industry, Science and Resources in Australia, providing $7.4M – $8.9M in funding. This grant funds service providers to deliver low cost, high quality digital advisory services to help small businesses adopt digital tools. Funding is allocated across three geographic service areas, with one provider funded per area to deliver workshops, webinars, tutorials and one-to-one mentoring.
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How much funding does the Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3 provide?
The Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3 provides $7.4M – $8.9M in funding. The typical project duration is 5 years.
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Who is eligible for the Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Digital Solutions Round 3?
- Must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
- Must be registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Must be a trading corporation with significant trading activities
- Must be an entity incorporated in Australia, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, registered charities and companies limited by guarantee, or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation, or an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- Must address all assessment criteria and sub-criteria
- May apply independently or as part of a consortium, but a lead organisation must submit the application
- Must identify all consortium members in the application where applicable
- Must submit a separate application for each service area applied for
- Must propose to service the full geographic service area, not only part of it
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What activities are funded?
Delivery of digital advisory services for small businesses, including free workshops, webinars, self-directed tutorials, and up to five hours of one-to-one mentoring; service setup and operation across a full geographic service area; marketing and outreach; client data collection and reporting; and support for digital capability building across priority topics such as digitalisation, online marketing, business software, AI, and cybersecurity.
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