1. Government Support to Grow your Business
Trish Ivar
Customer Service Manager
AusIndustry
27 August 2015

2. Single business service

3. Single Business Service (SBS)
Business.gov.au

4. Industry Growth Centres
Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda
$188.5 million, 2015/16 to 2018/19
Industry Growth Fund of $63 million to undertake collaborative projects
Aligned with Growth Sectors
Advanced Manufacturing
Food & Agribusiness
Medical Technologies & Pharmaceuticals
Mining Equipment, Technology & Services
Oil, Gas & Energy Resources
Lift competitiveness & productivity by
Review regulations impeding growth
Improve research and industry engagement
Improve capability to engage with international markets & access global supply chains
Improve management & workforce skills

5. Food & Agribusiness Growth Centre
Chair Peter Schutz
Food Innovation Australia Ltd
The Food and Agribusiness sector aims to meet the needs of consumers and/or customers through activities that result in the increased benefit and sustainable competitiveness of the industry from:
a) the value adding transformation of raw materials or ingredients into food or beverages, and/or
b) the supply of key inputs, technologies and integral services into food or beverage production.

6. Collaboration Cooperative Research Centres (CRC)
Supports industry-led collaborations between researchers, industry and the community.
Develop important new technologies, products and services that help solve major economic, environmental and social challenges facing Australia
End-user driven research
Plant Biosecurity CRC
Benefits
Projects delivered by leading researchers
Can claim contribution through the R&D Tax Incentive

7. Practical advice and support
Entrepreneurs’ Programme
Supporting Australian businesses to Innovate and Grow ($484.2m)
EP offers practical support for businesses including:
Advice from people with relevant private sector experience
Small co-contributions for re-engineering or growth opportunities
Connection and collaboration opportunities
EP support via three streams:
Business Management
Research Connections
Accelerating Commercialisation

8. Training and Mentoring For Businesses
Industry Skills Fund
The $664mil Industry Skills Fund:
Provide up to 250,000 training places and support services, including literacy and numeracy and mentoring
Support SMEs (inc micros) to diversify and improve competiveness
The fund supports businesses to access innovative / RTO delivered
training using a co-contribution model
Funding allocated through a
competitive process
This programme is delivered by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training and is available through business.gov.au

9. Innovation and R&D R&D Tax Incentive Programme
Broad based, market driven entitlement program
For all industries, all company sizes
To encourage more businesses to carry out R&D (especially SMEs)
Jointly delivered by AusIndustry & ATO
Companies with turnover of <$20 million receive 45% refundable credit
Companies with turnover ≥$20 million received 40% non-refundable credit
Annual claims are capped at $100 million
Partnerships, tax exempt entities, and
Sole Traders & Trusts are excluded

10. Name Trish Ivar
Phone (08)
business.gov.au |