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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 2011/12:
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 30 June 2012.
To apply online for the City of Perth Small Business Grants please click here. Otherwise forms can be downloaded below.
Download Small Business Grants Information Kit
Download Small Business Grants Application Form
2. Matched Funding Business Grants (NOW 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 the knowledge-based industries and business projects that improve the vitality and vibrancy of the city and in particular, those projects that activate underutilised spaces within the city.
Matched Funding Grants application perdiod is now closed. For Further information please contact the City of Perth Economic Development Unit by calling (08) 9461 3414 or via email at ecodev@cityofperth.wa.gov.au.
Successful applicants for 2011/12 will be announced on 10th August 2011. Successful projects under the Matched Funding Business Grants must acquit all funding by 30th June 2012.
Download Matched Funding Business Grants Information Kit
Small Business Grant recipients 2010/11
| 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 |
Matched-Funding Business Grant recipients 2010/11
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
Testimonials
Clare Wohlnick, Graphic Designer
"The City of Perth business grant has helped me upgrade my workstation. I can work faster and more efficiently with this new set up. The screen is large and has boosted my business and look. Thanks City of Perth!"
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 at the Bon Marche Arcade on Barrack Street, next to Pigeonhole
"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. This amount assisted greatly in the set-up of the space going towards the purchase of a sound system, refrigerator, microwave, hot water system, refrigerator and coffee machine and a plumbing system".
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!".
