Funding for SA businesses to access new global markets

Overview

Export Accelerator is a component of the SA Export Accelerator Program and provides small to medium South Australian businesses with funding to help them access new international markets to develop their marketing and export opportunities.

Funding is available for eligible activities, including:

• marketing materials
• market research
• e-commerce development
• export training and consulting
• participation in international tradeshows and trade missions
• inbound business support
• travel and accommodation costs

Matched (1:1) funding of up to $30,000 is available. Funding will only cover eligible costs incurred up to 6 months prior to, and 12 months following the closing date of the round in which the application is successful.

Applicants can apply multiple times to a maximum cumulative amount of $30,000.

This funding is available to businesses that have exhausted or are not eligible for other funding streams offered under the SA Export Accelerator Program. Applicants must use the Emerging Exporter grant first, if eligible, and the project is suitable.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must:

• be a registered South Australian business with an Australian business number (ABN)
• be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• have an annual turnover between $100,000 and $15 million
• have been actively trading for at least 24 months
• have a tradeable, export-ready good or service that is made in South Australia
• be able to commit and contribute 1:1 matched funding towards the proposed costs

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Export Accelerator.