WA Small Business Growth Grants

  • Funding up to $10K to fund the costs of a professional service provider
  • Applications open until October 3rd, 2025

The Small Business Growth Grants Program (the Program) is a WA Government business support initiative to help WA small and medium businesses to develop, grow and expand.

Key Requirements

The Program has been created to support eligible established small businesses operating in Western Australia who are seeking to grow their business to improve business performance, sustainability, and profitability.

Funding to a maximum of $10,000 per applicant in the form of a voucher will be provided to co-fund the costs of eligible services provided by a professional service provider. The applicant must provide funding equal to or greater than the value of an approved voucher. Businesses can make multiple applications for a maximum of $10,000 in vouchers.

A maximum of $1 million is available for the Program, and vouchers will be offered on a competitive application basis, and preference will be given to WA based service providers.

What is eligible for funding?

Program funding is available for business to access professional advice, services and systems to help their business grow, develop and expand. Services must be directly related to the commercial operation of the business, or the implementation of projects funded through this Program.

Appendix A – Eligible Program Service Areas

  • Mentoring and coaching services that help business managers maximise the effectiveness of the implementation in any of the service areas
    listed below, is also supported.
  • The eligible activity examples list below is not exhaustive, similar activities may be considered.

 

What companies are eligible for funding?

To be eligible for the Program, the applicant must meet all criteria listed below:

  • Has held an Australian Business Number (ABN), without interruption, on or before 1  January 2024 and is located in Western Australia.
  • Has been registered for GST, without interruption, on or before 1 January 2024.
  • Has the principal place of business in Western Australia; and has been in continuous operation in Western Australia on or before 1 January 2024; and will continue to trade into the foreseeable future; and there are no plans, events and/or circumstances known to the
    applicant which would result in their business ceasing to trade.
  • Be a for-profit organisation or business (not for profits and charities are ineligible).
  • If a Regional WA small business – Has an annual turnover exceeding $100,000 for businesses trading and have been physically located in regional WA for at least 12 months.
  • If a Metropolitan WA small business – Has an annual turnover exceeding $200,000 for businesses trading and physically located in WA metropolitan area.
  • Has an Australia-wide annual payroll of less than $4 million.
  • Have at least one full-time equivalent and no more than 20 full-time equivalent employees, including owners and directors.
  • Provide an unredacted PDF copy of their business bank statement demonstrating 2025 business-related transactions, a BSB, an account number and the business name associated with the application.
  • Agree to the Program Terms and Conditions.
  • Applicants using service providers based and trading in WA will have preference in the event the Program is over subscribed

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

  • Industry analysis presentation
  • Competitor Analysis Presentation
  • Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
  • 3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
  • 3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
  • End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
  • CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
  • Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.