If you are serious about business you should at least consider exporting. Here are some useful tips to prepare your business to successfully export: Build A Corporate International Image Talk To Others, learn from their experience Learn About Export/Import Regulations And Terms Of Trade Hire experienced people or train your staff Get an international [...]
Applications for the Strategic Tourism Investment Grants opened today to give tourism operators the opportunity to revolutionise their products with project funding of up to $1 million to be matched dollar for dollar with private sector investment. The Strategic Tourism Investment Grants is part of a $40 million investment over 4 years in the tourism industry under the TQUAL [...]
The scam calls may include: mention of an ‘Australian Government Grants Department’ a claim of ownership of the Government’s www.grantslink.gov.au website requests for $4000.00 to ‘contribute to charities to pay off a government debt requests for a fee of $199.00 to release grant funding; and the names of prominent Australians. The Government DOES NOT cold call offering [...]
If your business spends around $20,000 a year on electricity or employs around 10 people, you may be eligible for the Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program. The Program provides personalised energy assessments, tailored Energy Action Plans and a subsidy of up to $5,000 to pay for 50 per cent of the cost of [...]
The EMDG scheme is supposed to help export-focused small and medium-sized Australian businesses become sustainable exporters by providing partial reimbursement of certain export promotion expenses but the Government refuses to provide any useful financial support. Businesses with approved grants of up to $27,500 will receive the full value of their EMDG claims. However, serious [...]
The package of reforms hopes to improve the competitiveness of Australian companies with offshore operations by reducing the costs of complying with the CFC rules. They will also encourage foreign groups to establish regional headquarters in Australia and improve Australia's attractiveness as a continuing base for our multinational companies. The exposure draft legislation takes into [...]
Obtaining grants is a highly specialised field, and there are many stages to writing a grant proposal, such as identifying the need, designing the project, determining the grant opportunities, writing the grant applications and administering funds received. To further complicate things, the processes for pursuing federal, state, and private funds are very different. Many [...]
The courts have consistently held that confidential information created in the course of an employee's employment belongs to the employer but what is meant by the term “in the course of employment.” Unlike copyright works and patentable inventions where ownership of the IP is important, the key issue with confidential information is how to [...]
The recent decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in HZXD v Innovation Australia [2010] AATA 879 highlights the importance of good record keeping for companies claiming benefits under the R&D Tax Concession Program. If you couple this with AusIndustry's 2011 scheduled increase in compliance activities then good record keeping is money in your pocket. From 2011 Ausindustry plan to review [...]
Changes to industry codes on fair conduct, the definition of what is a small business employer for unfair dismissal provisions and the introduction of the paid parental leave scheme became effective from 1 January 2011. The new Competition and Consumer Act puts in place tougher enforcement powers that apply to all industry codes, including [...]