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Avant Group’s 10th Anniversary

September 30, 2022

I am very pleased to announce that Avant Group is proudly celebrating its tenth birthday. From a business that started as a small consultancy, over this time the company has…

Preparation for the End of Financial Year – Research and Development Tax Incentive

May 25, 2022

What is the Payments to Associates requirement for R&D projects? If you are claiming the R&D Tax Incentive for the previous financial year, you must make your payments to associates…

The FY23 EMDG Window Is Opening For A Limited Time Only

May 24, 2022

Austrade has just announced the opening of the next round of the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) which opens on 6 July 2022 and closes on 17 August 2022. This short…

Manufacturing Industry and Development Fund: Business Competitiveness Program — Next Round Opening Imminently

April 21, 2022

The Manufacturing Industry and Development Fund: Business Competitiveness Program is opening another round imminently and is offering grants of up to 33% of eligible project expenditure, up to a maximum…

New Round of the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund Announced

April 4, 2022

Update as of 23 May 2022: With the change of Government, this program is now on hold until further notice. The Restart Investments to Sustain and Expand (RISE) grant has…

Manufacturing Modernisation Fund Round 3 To Be Announced

March 17, 2022

As we head towards the federal election, we anticipate seeing a lot more in the competitive grants landscape with major announcements — one of the grants that is receiving current…

More Than $1 Billion Plan to Create New Jobs in Australia

February 2, 2022

Newly Announced Economic Accelerator to Propel Economy As part of the Morrison Government’s focus on strengthening Australia’s resilience, a new $1.6b economic accelerator which looks to turn research programs and…

Modern Manufacturing Initiative Round 2: By The Numbers

January 28, 2022

What is the Modern Manufacturing Initiative The Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) is a $1.3 billion grant by the Australian Government that focuses on the National Manufacturing Priorities and unlocking private…

Update to the Export Marketing Development Grant (EMDG) Funding

January 19, 2022

As you would be aware, the process for applying for export assistance under the program changed recently, whereby we were required to apply in advance with a proposed budget and…