Australian Export Grants
'Success Matters'
When you get paid
So do we,
No funding, No Fee.
Australian Export Funding works on a Success Only Fee basis for EMDG (Export Market Development Grant) applications.
We unlock federal funding to enable your businesses expansion into the international market.
Our work includes the entire application and reporting process, doing the heavy lifting for you.
The Success Based system means we get paid when you’re successful.
What is the EDMG (Export Development Market Grant)?
EMDG is a federal government incentive program that encourages Australian businesses to start exporting.
Successful Applicants for the EMDG will receive cash rebates on their international marketing costs.
Our clients are upwards of $100,000 each, in federal funding, every over $100,000 per cycle.
Our service helps you access and use the funding you are entitled to to gain maximum benefit for your business.
We handle the Planning, Paperwork and Implementation for you, as well as run trade shows, expansion projects as well as sales and marketing channels on your behalf.
If you are supplying a product or services to customers overseas, you’re probably eligible.
Click here to complete the online inquiry form.
How can the the EMDG
benefit my business?
The EMDG allows Australian SMEs to develop export markets, providing support for up to 50% of eligible promotional expenses.
The Grants are designed to support you during different stages of your export journey.
Business funding is open to most industries and industry groups, and applies to businesses selling goods, services, and Intellectual Property that are developed and produced in Australia.
Click here to complete the online inquiry form.
ELIGIBILITY
The EMDG Regulations provide a plain English description of the conditions for your eligibility.
EMDG grant funds must be used for promotional activities to market eligible products in foreign countries, or for training activities to develop skills in such marketing.
To be eligible, a product must be of significantly Australian origin and be one of the following:
GOODS
SERVICES
EVENTS
INTELLECTUAL PARTY OR KNOW-HOW
SELL AUSTRALIAN MADE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES .
YOUR BUSINESS HAS TO BE TURNING OVER LESS THAN $20 MILLION FOR THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR
BE AN AUSTRALIAN PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EMDG RULES
HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS NUMBER (ABN)
FUNDING MUST BE USED TO MARKET ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS
YOUR MAXIMUM GRANT ENTITLEMENT FOR ANY PARTICULAR YEAR WILL BE BASED UPON YOUR ELIGIBLE TIER.
Funding must be used to market eligible products. Your maximum grant entitlement for any particular year will be based upon your eligible tier.
The tiers are as follows:
The tiers are as follows:
What will the EMDG (Export Market Development Grant) give you?
Tier 1
Ready to export
First time exporters
Two year grant agreement with a maximum of $40,000 per financial year
For eligible SME exporters who:
are ready to export in the grant year
have not exported before
have appropriate skills in marketing eligible products in a foreign country.
Tier 2
Expanding and Growing
Expanding and growing your export promotion activities
Seeking to grow and expand export promotion activity for eligible products.
Three year grant agreement, with a maximum $80,000 per financial year
Tier 3
Expanding, growing and strategic shift
Expanding, growing your export promotion activities and making a strategic shift, for example targeting a new market or a new type of customer
Exporting eligible products
Seeking to expand and grow export promotion activity
Ready to make a strategic shift in the marketing of eligible products in a foreign country.
Three-year grant agreement with a maximum $150,000 per financial year
Grants for representative bodies
Representative bodies or industry bodies are If you are a representative body are able to access a grants of up to $270,000.
Speak to us about the requirements to be a recognised candidate for this stream.
What Are The Eligible EMDG Expense Categories?
- maintaining a representative in a foreign country
- short trips to a foreign country
- engaging a consultant to undertake research or promotional activities
- short trips within Australia
- reign buyer visits
- soliciting for business in foreign country
- providing free samples
- producing and providing promotional and advertising material
- intellectual property rights
- if you are a Tier 1 applicant, obtaining export readiness training.
Once your plan is complete and grant approved, we can then help your business manage the day to marketing spend, with our talented agency team. Social media professionals, video editors, graphic designers and web developers, as well as on ground representatives in major markets and experienced trade show professionals.
How can we help?
Our service helps you access and use the maximum benefit for your business.
When you’re a business owner, you may not have time to work through the red tape and audits required to apply for government grants.
Australian Export Funding is your partner for grant success! We take all the hassle out of the entire grants application process, including writing the application and managing audit and reporting requirements, so you can focus on running your business.
Australian export funding will work with you through
all the stages of the process from start to finish
- Advising on eligible expenditure
- Budget projections and creating a plan to market
- Grant application write-up and submissions
- Management of grant agreement amendments, if things change
WE ALSO OFFER:
- Hands-on file handling and preparation covering application writing and administration aspects
- A highly skilled advisory team with consultants from engineering, marketing and finance disciplines
- Government accreditation
- A dedicated account manager who will work with you every step of the way with your grants application
We offer a thorough analysis of your company’s promotional and marketing activities and how EMDG can enhance your business prospects.
When you’re a business owner, you may not have time to work through the red tape and audits required to apply for government grants.
We take all the hassle out of the entire grants application process, including writing the application and managing audit and reporting requirements, so you can focus on running your business. We will work with you through all the stages of the process from start to finish.
Our consultancy solution offers you:
- A detailed and viable assessment of your eligibility.
- Help and guidance structuring your record keeping.
- Experienced market entry and expansion guidance.
- Streamlined step-by-step application process.
- Record-keeping and support for future grant applications.
- Budget projections and creation of a plan to market.
- Grant application write-up and submissions.
- Management of grant agreement amendments, if things change.
- Submissions of milestone reporting and payment documentation.
Want to know more?
Contact us for an obligation-free assessment of your eligibility.