The NSW Government is offering grants of up to $2,500 for local councils and up to $3,500 for business chambers, industry associations and not-for-profits to deliver events during NSW Small Business Month that directly benefit and support the small business community.
Grants can be used to help host activities for business communities across the state between 1 to 31 March 2022.
Applicants must design and produce an activity that supports small businesses in their local area which aligns to our 2022 theme ‘Rebuild, Recharge, Renew’. Some suggested categories of activities include:
Focusing on your Customers
Working with Digital Technology
Leading your Team
Managing Money
Branding and Marketing
Growing your Business
Upskilling your Staff
Creating New Products and Services
Recruiting the Right Staff
Maintaining Mentally Healthy Workplaces, and
Building your Supply Chain.
Grant applicants will be assessed against selection criteria and successful applicants will represent a spread of activity types and locations across NSW.
Hosting an event is a great way to help small businesses reset and recharge, and share new and better ways of doing business in a changed world.
From webinars to pitchfests, seminars to networking nights, you can host your own activity in a way that suits your small business community. Take a look at our highlights from 2018, 2019 and 2020 to gain some inspiration.
How to apply
See our NSW Small Business Month Grant Guidelines for eligibility and selection criteria. Applications are now open and will close at 5pm on Friday 10 December 2021.