Business Elevate Program
Expressions of interest for suppliers are now open.
The Business Elevate Program is here for 2024/25 – we are looking for local businesses to be involved as suppliers.
The Business Elevate Program is a Business-to-Business (B2B) voucher-based program. Small businesses within the City of Maribyrnong will be able to apply for vouchers valued at $2,000 (from a total pool of $100,000) to be used with a local business from a list of “preferred business suppliers” in a range of categories.
We are firstly looking for established local businesses to apply to become a part of the “preferred business suppliers” panel in the categories listed below.
Your business will be expected to be able to provide an offer or package for services to small businesses valued at $2,000+GST (plus, a $200+GST activation fee payable by the recipient) in one of the following areas:
- Accounting/Bookkeeping
- Business Coaching/Business Consulting
- Business Sustainability
- Copywriting/Public Relations
- Digital Marketing/SEO
- Graphic Design/Visual Merchandising
- Legal/Intellectual Property
- Marketing Consulting/Advertising
- Photography
- Printing/Signage
- Videography
- Web Design/Mobile App Development
- Other Business Services
If you are interested in becoming a supplier in this year's Business Elevate Program, download the Business Elevate Guidelines - Expressions of Interest for Preferred Suppliers(PDF, 1MB).
Key Dates
Expressions of interest for the "Preferred Business Suppliers" panel will be open from 9am on Monday 19 August 2024 until 5pm on Monday 2 September 2024.
Information Session
We will be holding an information session via Zoom to discuss how the Business Elevate Program will work and answer any of your questions at 11am on Wednesday 21 August 2024.
RSVPs are essential, please register your interest via email at business@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au and you will be sent an invitation to the session.
Eligibility for Preferred Business Suppliers
To be eligible for the Program your business must:
- Be located within the City of Maribyrnong.
- Be financially viable.
- Have a clear understanding of the support you can provide as a supplier, and have an appropriate level of experience and expertise that can be verified.
- Not owe any reports or money to Maribyrnong City Council
- Have no outstanding compliance issues with Maribyrnong City Council.
Apply here