Funding for organisations to support QLD female founders

This program provides funding to organisations to help them develop and deliver new or existing business support initiatives for QLD female founders with innovative businesses.

Overview

Applications are sought from organisations targeting one or more of the following categories:

• category 1:  pre-accelerator and accelerator initiatives – short term growth programs providing product development, customer and sales support, networking and connections, pitch/demo days, mentors/expert advisors, business support development and investment opportunities
• category 2:  startup/Scaleup business development acumen initiatives – covering topics such as customer identification, acquisition and retention, investment readiness, marketing and sales, scalability, competitor analysis, forming and managing boards, connections and networking
• category 3:  mentoring and advocacy initiatives – matching Queensland female founders with expert mentors for one-on-one or group sessions to grow and scale businesses and open doors to business and investment networks and opportunities.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, organisations must:

• have an Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• be QLD based, OR provide details of QLD based subcontractor(s)/key personnel who will be utilised to deliver the business support
• have a track record in developing/delivering business support initiatives with an innovation focus.