The $16 million Queensland Business Energy Saving and Transformation (QBEST) program is dedicated to helping Queensland businesses lower energy usage and power bills.
Councils will also participate in an accelerator program, which is a set of self-supported tools and advice to help members put in place a strategy to improve their regions when it comes to small businesses.
New data about goods and services provided to the state government has revealed Queensland’s procurement from First Nations-owned businesses went up 36% in the last financial year.