Check out the latest round of funding and grants in the Geelong region to get your business going.
City of Greater Geelong
Economic Development Services
We offer a range of services to kick start your business from free business mentoring clinics and workshops to professionally develop your skills.
See our business calendar for more information.
Runway
We support the Runway Project which aims to take great ideas to a global market and we look for startups that have global aspirations. Runway works with startups from all works of life and with any idea regardless of industry and even if it is not technology based.
As part of a six-month program (3 months accelerator 3 months incubation) businesses will gain access to a purpose built co-working space coaching our network of mentors investors and partners. Businesses get the benefits of building lifetime connections with fellow startups whilst working with Runway to create an acceleration path that best suits the needs of each startup.
Community Investment and Support Fund
We have an integrated grants program – Community Investment and Support Fund to better support our community for a range of projects.
Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL)
Heard about the support for Food and Agribusiness firms that FIAL one of six Industry Growth Centres funded by the Australian Government can provide you?
There are a number of resources available including FIALs Project Fund. It encourages collaboration between small and large businesses in the food and agribusiness sector to lift productivity and competitiveness by offering matched funding of over $100 000 and up to $1 million to help you solve an innovation challenge project.
State Government
A wide variety of grants vouchers and assistance programs is available to help individuals and businesses.
Commonwealth Government
The Commonwealth government offers several large scale grants to organisations involved in major transformation projects. Some of the most current opportunities include: