Business performance, growth and energy efficiency

• Business Queensland provides information on starting, growing and operating a business in Queensland.
• Business events calendar lists events (online and in-person) that provide advice and assistance to Queensland businesses.
• Mentoring for Growth provides free mentoring sessions with experienced business mentors.
• Innovation Events Fund (Advance Queensland) supports innovation driven organisations to deliver events that explore new or emerging innovations, opportunities or services. Applications close 16 March 2026.
• Female Founders Co-Investment Fund provides funding to female founded businesses to help them scale and build business capacity. Applications close 30 June 2027.
• Women's Career Grants offer financial assistance to unemployed women seeking secure employment. Applications close 30 June 2026.
• Growing Workforce Participation Fund develops partnerships with industry to build longevity and sustainability in the workforce, by empowering industry and employers to support job seekers from identified groups who experience greater disadvantage in the labour market. Applications close 13 April
• Workforce Evolve Program assists employers in developing a recruitment strategy to attract and retain a new segment of jobseekers.
• Industry Workforce Advisors offer industry specialisation to help businesses plan their workforce, find solutions to employment challenges, and connect with programs, incentives and funding opportunities.
• Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s provides fee-free apprenticeships to businesses when they employ an existing or new apprentice or trainee who is under 25. Program extended until 30 June 2027.
• Back to Work Program provides businesses with support to employ eligible unemployed jobseekers.
• Real Jobs Real Wages offers up to $15,000 for employers to hire an eligible employee into a permanent job on a part-time or full-time basis. The program gives tailored support to help businesses support people with greater challenges into secure work, open to small, medium and large employers across any industry.
• Small Business Wellness Coaches help small business owners with unique and personal business challenges, needs and opportunities in a free one-on-one, supportive environment.
• NewAccess for Small Business Owners provides free and confidential mental health coaching for small business owners. Closes 30 June 2026.
• Business performance assessment tools provide interactive tools to analyse current business processes and find opportunities to improve business performance.
• Industry Growth Program and Advisory Service supports innovative small and medium enterprises undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within priority areas of value-add in resources; value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries; transport; medical science; renewables and low emissions technologies; defence capability; enabling capabilities. National Reconstruction Fund provides debt finance, equity finance and guarantees for businesses with compelling proposals in these priority areas.
• Circular Design & Innovation: Empowering the Commercial Transition ahead of Climate Action Week this webinar explores how circular thinking can be applied across design, materials and business models to unlock efficiency, reduce waste and create long-term value. From early design decisions through to production, use and end-of-life, the session will unpack how designers and businesses can move beyond linear approaches and embed circular principles in ways that are practical, scalable and commercially viable. Online 27 February 2026.
• ecoBiz assists small to medium sized businesses develop an action plan to improve their resource efficiency and environmental sustainability and reduce operational costs.
• Industry Capability Network (ICN) has launched a Net Zero Readiness Assessment online tool to support Australian manufacturers and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) climate efforts and readiness for the net zero economy.
• Cheaper Home Batteries Program provides households and small businesses with a discount on the upfront cost of installing a small-scale solar battery.
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices provides information on what ESG is and how it can help attract customers and investors.
• Climate Change Risk Management Tool for Small Businesses contains information on climate change, the related risks, and checklists to assess these risks.
• Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme provides benefits for households and small businesses to help with purchase costs of small-scale renewable energy system (solar, wind or hydro) or eligible hot water system.
• Becoming an environmentally friendly business guide outlines the benefits and process for ensuring your business is environmentally friendly, including opportunities to reduce waste and tips for saving energy and lowering energy costs.
• Fuel Tax Credits provide businesses who have purchased fuel for their business with a credit for the tax that is included in the price of fuel.