3-Month business growth and coaching program

We're excited to partner with Business Station to provide an exclusive opportunity for Women in Small Businesses (WISB) located in the City of Cockburn.
 
The WISB Thrive Program is a 3-month coaching program providing advisory and coaching workshops to grow your business. Valued at over $2,400, qualifying small businesses will get access to the Thrive program for only $165 (inc.GST) thanks to financial support from the City.

What does the WISB Thrive program include? 

To qualify, you must meet these requirements:
1. Your business is located in the City of Cockburn.
2. You are a woman operating a small business
3. You have under 19 employees
4. You can share your business’ 12 month goal in 25 words or less. 

This is an exclusive opportunity for Women in Small Businesses. Places are limited to 15 small businesses in the City of Cockburn and the program will start in late March 2023. Register for one of the 15 places today using the button below (payment of $165 is required on registration).

Not sure if Thrive is right for you?
Then join us at the Business Building Morning Tea on Friday 3 March 10am-12pm where you'll experience a taster of the WISB Thrive program. 

Led by Kelley Chisholm, program leader, this lively interactive session will include activities, panellist Q & A and presentations that will help you discover:  

• 3 steps to prepare for business growth
• 9 strategies for using the 90 day sprint process
• Business insights from our panellists
• Discussion and Thrive Q & A

Register for the Business Building Morning Tea using the button below. Tickets are $25, light refreshments are provided.

Make 2023 Your Year of Connection

How strong is your cybersecurity?

Applications Open

For Round 24 of the Cooperative Research Centre Grants
Are you a business who could help solve Australia’s economic, environmental or social challenges?

If yes, then the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) grants are for you.

About the CRC Program
The CRC Program supports industry led collaborations between business, researchers and the community. The program links researchers with industry partners to develop the commercialisation of this work.

The Australian Government committed a total of $806 million over four years for the CRC Program from 2022-23 to 2025-26. Grants amounts vary each round, but the grant covers 50% of eligible grant project costs.

There is no minimum and maximum grant amount. The average CRC grant in recent rounds was $45 million and is proportional to the scope and complexity of your project. Learn more about the grants in the fact sheets available here.

Who is eligible to apply?
CRC grants are open to all industry sectors and research disciplines. As the research is a collaboration, applications are submitted as a group who have agreed to collaborate.

One aspect of eligibility is to ensure each CRC must include and maintain amongst its project partners at least:

• one Australian industry entity
• one Australian research organisation.

There are further details on eligibility criteria provided at this link.  Please note, applications close 7 March, use the button below to get started on applying. 

Ready for Reconciliation Week?

Here’s how your business can be involved

The Reconciliation Week Street Banner Program celebrates and recognising the importance of Reconciliation Week in 2023.

Local businesses can sponsor a banner and have their logo displayed on alongside the artwork Jartuti, by Beverley Rogers, an emerging East Pilbara Aboriginal artist.

To learn more about how you can be involved, see the artwork and the options for banner across the City of Cockburn, click here.