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If you're an Australian fashion brand sending a designer, founder or sales team to New York Fashion Week, Paris, London or Milan — or planning buyer appointments, trade shows or international press trips — there's a Federal Government grant that can reimburse up to 50% of those costs. Most fashion brands either don't know it exists or assume it doesn't apply to them. Both assumptions are costing them money. The Export Market Development Grant (EMDG), administered by Austrade, is the Australian Government's flagship program for helping small and medium-sized businesses grow in international markets. Austrade has committed up to $104.5...

The Industry Growth Program Is Paused — But the Priority Areas Behind It Still Matter The Industry Growth Program (IGP), one of the most significant non-dilutive funding pathways for innovative Australian SMEs, is currently paused to new applications following the 2026–27 Budget. That's a real loss for businesses commercialising new products in priority areas. But the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) priority areas behind the program haven't gone anywhere — and understanding them still matters. What the IGP was, briefly The IGP provided an advisory service plus matched grant funding for Australian SMEs commercialising or scaling innovative products, processes, or services...