This section contains information about assistance schemes for people wanting to start a business; and for businesses employing Indigenous and disadvantaged job seekers.
Projects provide for innovative recruitment, employment and retention strategies to increase the participation in the workforce of people with a disability, parents, youth, mature aged (people aged 50 years and older) and the very long term unemployed. Employer Demand Demonstrations Projects cease on 30 June 2008.
The Employment Innovation Fund (EIF) ceased on 30 June 2007.
List of projects approved under other programmes.
Information for big business thinking about employing Indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Business Australia was established to assist and enhance Indigenous self-management and economic self-sufficiency.
The Indigenous Capital Assistance Scheme (ICAS) aims to increase employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians by giving Indigenous businesses access to commercial finance and culturally appropriate professional and mentoring services.
The Indigenous Small Business Fund (ISBF) offers funding to Indigenous community based organisations to assist Indigenous people to learn about business, develop good business skills.
Proposals encouraging cooperative industry initiatives to improve recruitment and retention for mature age job seekers and workers over 45 years old who may be eligible for small grant funding under the guildelines for Mature Age Industry Strategies.
Mitsubishi Employment Assistance Package Projects are part of the Australian and South Australian Government's package of support to workers affected by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited's closure in South Australia.
The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) helps eligible unemployed people to start up and run a new, viable small business.
List of approved projects.
List of projects hosted by PAGES.
Wage Assistance is a payment given to Australian employers as an incentive to employ Indigenous Australians on an on-going basis.