Export Market Development Grants - Round 3 Now Open!

28 March 2023: Are you an Australian business seeking to launch or grow your exports with Asian markets? Do you have an annual turnover of less than $20 million? Or, are you a representative body providing critical export assistance to Australian businesses? You could be eligible for funding to support your export market development.

About the EMDG program

Austrade’s Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program helps Australian businesses grow their exports in overseas markets. This includes targeted financial assistance for promotional activities and development of marketing skills, to Australian SMEs and their representative organisations.

Funding is available for:

  • Eligible SME exporters: Grants will be available in 3 tiers, designed to provide different levels of support to organisations during different stages of their export journey;
  • Representative bodies: Representative bodies are industry bodies and alliances. Grants are available to provide the skills necessary for SMEs to export.

Successful applicants need to spend at least an equal amount of their own money on eligible expenses.

Applications are currently open and close at 4pm AEST, Friday, 14 April 2023.

View further details on the EMDG Program here.

How can Asiaink Business assist you

As the National Centre for Asia Capability, Asialink Business has helped thousands of Australian organisations and professionals seize opportunities in Asia.

Asialink Business offers commercially focussed solutions which raise awareness of the opportunities in Asia, equip organisations with practical knowledge about how to approach those markets and develop skills for Australian enterprises to succeed on the ground.

By partnering with Asialink Business, Australian organisations can access our world-leading Asia capability expertise. Our highly skilled team possess extensive Asia knowledge and experience to help Australian organisations in all sectors to forge ahead with confidence to enter and grow in Asia.

The EMDG funding can be utilised for a range of eligible activities. Asialink Business can assist with:

Undertaking research for SMEs into Asian markets for your eligible product, including specialist advisory services to inform your export strategy, covering:

  • Market opportunity assessment
  • Market and sectoral analysis
  • Market entry strategy

Providing training to SMEs and representative bodies, including a range of practical capability development programs which build critical skills for successfully engaging with Asian markets through our Asialink Business Academy.

Get in touch

For more information on how Asialink Business can assist you with growing exports to Asia, book a time to meet with a member of our team here, or send us an enquiry here with further details on your business and what you are hoping to achieve.