Vital Funding For Business Chambers And Trader Groups

The Andrews Labor Government is supporting small businesses, micro-businesses and sole traders across Victoria with grants provided to local business chambers and trader groups.

Minister for Small Business Jaala Pulford said 182 business chambers and trader groups have received $4.15 million through the Grants for Business Chambers and Trader Groups program to support local businesses.

The Diamond Creek Traders Association will be upgrading their website to make it easier for the community to connect to and support local traders.

The Eltham Chamber of Commerce and Industry will develop a stretch plan to help guide business growth and prosperity.

The Montmorency Traders Association will help traders increase their online presence or bring them online to new customers. 

The program provides grants of $10,000, $20,000 or $50,000 to business chambers and trader groups across Victoria to support their local business community’s recovery and further applications are being assessed.

The Grants for Business Chambers and Trader Groups program is part of more than $7 billion in direct economic support provided by the Labor Government to Victorian businesses and workers to help them weather the storm of the pandemic.

Some $2.6 billion in funding has supported more than 130,000 small and medium businesses to date through the Business Support Fund while $87.5 million has been provided to support hospitality businesses prepare for COVID Normal.

For more information about the Grants for Business Chambers and Trader Groups program, visit business.vic.gov.au/businesschambers.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Small Business Jaala Pulford

“Business chambers and trader groups play a vital role in supporting their local business communities and that’s why we are supporting them.”

“Chambers have played a lead role in our small business mental health initiative and the proposals put forward by groups under this program will also make a real difference to businesses and their workers.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Eltham Vicki Ward

“Our local business chambers and trader groups play a key role in helping grow businesses and making them excel. The grants announced will make real differences in assisting the recovery of small businesses in Eltham.”