Round 3 – Applications for 2023/24 open 15th March and close 14th April 2023 Grant amounts will be determined by Austrade once applications have been received and processed. See our EMDG page for more information
Setting Records with the Access RnD North Sydney Bears
Congratulations to Rob for making history as the player with the greatest number of First Grade match appearances ever at a staggering total of 473!
Early Stage Business Funding
How much do you know about early stage business funding, especially when you need to research and develop your product/service, and develop a market? Take this quick quiz and see if you should attend our funding workshop. The email address will be used to send the answers to you and keep you posted on future … Continue reading Early Stage Business Funding
Tip: R&D Testable Hypothesis
When claiming expenses as a core activity for the R&D Tax Incentive, AusIndustry requires businesses to show examples of their experimental work. Demonstrating that the work follows the scientific method (another requirement for the R&D Tax Incentive) starts with a testable hypothesis. What is a testable hypothesis? This is a question some businesses find difficult … Continue reading Tip: R&D Testable Hypothesis
We’re all R&D scientists!
It’s National Science Week! Celebrating science and technology, National Science Week brings awareness and inspiration to a wide audience from children to the young at heart. Whilst many events are held by schools, universities and museums, science and technology can be found all around us in businesses and activities of all kinds. So, what is “science”? … Continue reading We’re all R&D scientists!
Hypothesis Driven Software Development
While hypothesis-based testing is natural for most scientific work, it doesn’t come as easily nor is it as widely used in the software development space. One of the reasons may be the rise of Agile and the “fix it faster” culture. There is little time to document the systematic thought processes that takes place in … Continue reading Hypothesis Driven Software Development
Small business grant
The NSW government is giving small businesses in NSW a grant of $2000 if they employ new full-time, part-time and casual workers in NSW. To be eligible, the business needs to: Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) Be exempt from the payroll tax for a financial year In addition, the employment of the person must: Fill … Continue reading Small business grant
NSW-Israel Research & Technological Innovation Program
The NSW Government has launched a NSW-Israel joint Research & Development (R&D) program, where businesses based in NSW, partnering with an Israeli business will have access to grants of up to $250,000 to cover R&D expenses. The grant is intended to provide 50% of a project’s costs, where the other 50% will need to be … Continue reading NSW-Israel Research & Technological Innovation Program
The R&D Tax Incentive – Supporting Medical, Health and Life Sciences Research
Are you in the medical, health or life sciences sector? Is your company developing cutting edge technology? If you answered yes, then you’re in good company! Registered expenditure for the R&D Tax Incentive scheme on Medical, Health and Life Sciences (MHLS) has grown by 50% from 2012 to $1.6b in 2015. Most research fields in the sector … Continue reading The R&D Tax Incentive – Supporting Medical, Health and Life Sciences Research
What start-ups need to know about the R&D tax incentive
So you’ve created a shiny new widget, after months of R&D and hard work. Great! You may well become the next ‘disruptor’- an Uber or Netflix service. Of all the grants and tax incentives that are available for start-ups, you may be convinced that the Government’s R&D tax incentive is especially applicable to you as … Continue reading What start-ups need to know about the R&D tax incentive