Business Elevate Program
The Business Elevate Program is here for 2025/26.
The Business Elevate Program is a Business to Business (B2B) voucher initiative designed to support small businesses within the City of Maribyrnong. Through this program, eligible small businesses can apply for $2,000 vouchers from a total funding pool of $100,000 to help take their business to the next level by engaging with a list of preferred business suppliers across a range of service categories.
Following the Expression of Interest process, a group of local businesses have been selected as preferred business suppliers (please see listed below). These suppliers will provide services to small business voucher recipients, offering tailored packages or services valued at $2,000+GST, along with an activation fee of $200+GST payable by the recipient.
Preferred business suppliers for 2025/26
ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING
- Wong and Kong Accountants Taxation Corporate Advisory
BUSINESS COACHING
- Endurance Financial
- She's The Boss Group
BUSINESS CONSULTING
- Amaik Consultancy
- Cecilia Macaulay
- Ground Level
- NewGen Consulting Australasia
- Stater
BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
DIGITAL MARKETING/SEO
- AX Digital
- Bright Smart Media Services
GRAPHIC DESIGN/VISUAL MERCHANDISING
- Creative Jim
- Hello Idea
- Liza Rose – Creatrix
- Sun Shiny Design
LEGAL/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
MARKETING CONSULTING/ADVERTISING
- Dify Social
- Inner West Community Media Incorporated
OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES
- Candy Ng Art
- Citizen By Design
- Footscray Records
- John Harding
- Kindred Studios
- The Exercise Room
- Yarraville Studio Hire
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Joanne Manariti Photography
- Keira Nicole Photography
- SDP Media
- Yusuke Sato Photography
- Wendy Stiles Photography
PRINTING/SIGNAGE
- Minuteman Press Footscray
- Signarama Footscray
VIDEOGRAPHY
- Artificial Studios
- Julia Forte Film + Photography
- Pixel3 Video Productions
WEB DESIGN/MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
Applications for Business Elevate Program
Applications for the Business Elevate Program open at 9am on Monday 27 October 2025.
In order to maximise the local impact of this program, a panel of local businesses have been shortlisted through a competitive EOI process and each business is able to provide services in one of the 13 categories listed above.
A total of 50 x $2,000 (+GST) vouchers are available (from a total pool of $100,000) which can be redeemed at any of the preferred business suppliers.
Guidelines and Online Application Process
STEP 1 - If your business could do with a bit of assistance, firstly, read the Business Elevate Program Guidelines(PDF, 1MB) (PDF)
STEP 2 - Browse through the categories to find a preferred business supplier that can help you with what your business needs. Open this document to read the offers from each preferred business supplier View the 2025/26 Preferred Business Suppliers and Offers(PDF, 2MB) (PDF)
STEP 3 – Submit an application (see below) when the program opens
NOTE: Applications will be granted based on a first in best dressed basis per category.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the $2,000 (+GST) your business must:
• Be located within the City of Maribyrnong.
• Be financially viable.
• Have a clear understanding of the support you require through this program, and be able to articulate how it will help your business.
• Be willing to pay the Preferred Business Supplier a $200 (+GST) Activation Fee at the commencement of the program.
• Not owe any reports or money to Maribyrnong City Council
• Have no outstanding compliance issues with Maribyrnong City Council.
Applications will open at 9am on Monday 27 October 2025