Finance

The Queensland government's Advance Queensland initiative has allocated over $5.5 million in grants to 56 local SMEs.

Information technology firms looking to help vulnerable small businesses in the immediate aftermath of a cyberattack can now apply for $8.1 million in federal government grant funding.

LaunchVic has unveiled a new $300,000 grant initiative aimed at fostering specialised angel investment networks into early-stage startups.

The hunt for the next Mesoblast or PolyNovo is officially on, as LaunchVic reveals a $1 million program providing matched funding and crucial advice to burgeoning Victorian medical startups.

The latest Boosting Female Founders recipients were recently announced before all agreements had been finalised and signed.

Thirty-four female-founded businesses have been chosen to receive funding from the Boosting Female Founders Initiative after a Round 3 selection process.

Grants of $10,000 to $25,000 are up for grabs for small and medium-sized businesses to upgrade to more energy-efficient equipment.

The Lift Women Asia Pacific Grant Pitch Night will be held in Melbourne on Wednesday, March 27, where participants will get an opportunity to win a $40,000 grant, divided into three awards.

Minister for Science and Industry, Ed Husic, has announced an $18.5 million grant program to bolster quantum computing in Australia.

The fund will offer matched funding grants of between $500,000 and $2 million to established SMEs to undertake projects in regional Queensland.

Industry giant Nutrien AG says a new scholarship scheme worth $80,000 will help entice young Australians to pursue a career in agriculture, as historic pastoral regions adapt to the needs of tomorrow's farming industry.

Thousands more Australian businesses will now be able to apply for matched funding grants to undertake research and development through the CSIRO's Kick-Start program.