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Business Grants Program
Supporting the Creative Industries and Activating Underutilised Spaces
The City of Perth continues to provide support for locally owned businesses through its Business Grants Program. Over the last three years, the City of Perth has provided a number of city-based businesses grants to support and encourage innovative projects.
Two types of funding are available during 2012/13:
1. Small Business Grants
Designed to support creative start-up businesses and innovative small business projects with up to $2,000 funding, the City of Perth Small Business Grants are available to all city-based entrepreneurs and small businesses looking at undertaking unique or innovative projects, that provide a clear economic benefit to the city.
Applications are now being accepted and will remain open until all funds have been allocated. Please note that limited funding is available and applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis.
Successful applicants under the Small Business Grants will be required to acquit all funds by 1 June 2013.
For further information and to request a Small Business Grants Application Form please contact the City of Perth Economic Development Unit by calling (08) 9461 3198 or via email at ecodev@cityofperth.wa.gov.au.
Download Small Business Grants 2012/13 Information Kit
Download Small Business Grants 2012/13 Application Form
2. Matched Funding Business Grants CLOSED
The City of Perth Matched Funding Grants provide businesses with funding of up to $20,000 on a dollar for dollar basis. This program focuses on supporting innovative and creative business projects that improve the vitality and vibrancy of the city and in particular, those projects that activate underutilised spaces.
The application process is CLOSED unitl July 2013.
Download Matched Funding Business Grants 2012/13 Information Kit
For further information and to request an Matched Funding Business Grants Application Form please contact the City of Perth Economic Development Unit by calling (08) 9461 3198 or via email at ecodev@cityofperth.wa.gov.au.
Small Business Grant recipients
| Business | Location |
| Clare Wohlnick Graphic Design | Pier Street, Perth |
| TeePeeDesign Photography | King Street, Perth |
| The Burger Bistro | Shafto Lane, Perth |
| 1UP Microcinema | William Street, Northbridge |
| Veritas Engineering | King Street, Perth |
| Perth Pedicabs | Northbridge |
| Amy Moffett Graphic Design | King Street, Perth |
| Red Stripe Clothing | Roe Street, Northbridge |
| Tilman Robertson Music | Northbridge |
| Rummage | William Street, Northbridge |
| Vildosola Jewellery Atelier | Newcastle Street, Northbridge |
| Bench Espresso | Hay Street, Perth |
| Jackson Eaton Photo Artist | Northbridge |
| Chris Wright Audio | Northbridge |
| Natalie McKevitt | CBD |
| Beans & Bunches | Northbridge |
| Clever Starfish | CBD |
| Inhouse Group | CBD |
| Pica Bar and Café | Cultural Centre, Northbridge |
| Nikki Loueza | CBD |
| Point 88 | Northbridge |
| Nude Design Studio | CBD |
| events2do | CBD |
| Made on the Left | Northbridge |
| The Vault Health and Fitness Centre | CBD |
Matched-Funding Business Grant recipients
Business
Location
The Butcher Shop
William Street, Northbridge
POPP
Perth
Kangaroo Inn Backpackers
Murray Street, Perth
The Quarter on Hay
Hay Street, Perth
Looks Divine Beauty Clinic
Hay Street Mall, Perth
Moana Coworking Space
Hay Street Mall, Perth
Empyrean
Northbridge
CKY Media
East Perth
Veritas Engineering
CBD
Jean Pierre Sancho
CBD & Northbridge
The Bird Café
William Street, Northbridge
Ristretto Café
Northbridge
Testimonials
Brian Buckley, Picabar - Cultural Centre, Northbridge
“We used the City of Perth Small Business Grant to purchase outdoor furniture for a previously unused courtyard outside our building. The grant was extremely handy at the time and the new area, and the furniture in it, has been well received.”
Burger Bistro on Shafto Lane
"It was great to get some financial support from the City of Perth to improve our business through the installation of a retractable awning. As the heavy storms last year brought down large branches that provided shade and ambiance the installation of the awning has allowed us to recreate a pleasant outdoor dining experience at our Shafto Lane shop. The City of Perth staff was great in guiding us through the grant process and really understood what we were trying to achieve".
Cabin Fever Café, Bon Marche Arcade on Barrack Street
"Cabin Fever Cafe has been a long time coming- the space has been in development for over a year. Cabin Fever was granted $10,000 from the City of Perth, in the form of a Matched Funding Grant to contibute to the fitout of our new cafe".
POPP – Public Outdoor Ping Pong
"The world of public outdoor ping pong has been buzzing these past months. POPP now has tables installed in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne. Our 1,000 friends on facebook is quickly becoming 2,000. We are heading to the Parks & Leisure Australia national conference in September. We will soon be releasing our concrete ping pong table. Magazines including Frankie, Men’s Style and Yen have been writing about us, and radio stations, property developers, universities and major newspapers have been poking us. Our interactive website is going live in two weeks!".
