COVID-19 Small and Medium Business Support

Small Business Support Services

Australian Government	Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Support: Phone: 13 28 46 Managing mental health in the workplace
Queensland Government	Financial resilience counselling and webinars Mentoring and one-on-one support Business Impact Survey If you are a small business owner who's business has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, you don’t have to recover alone. By filling out the survey, the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training will prioritise enquiries and access support from state agencies ready to lend a hand. Small Business Hotline: Phone: 1300 654 687 Coronavirus (COVID-19) business assistance finder tool to discover what support is available from the Queensland and Australian governments, plus Queensland local councils.
Australia Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman	COVID-19 - Chicken soup for the sole trader

Australian Government

Queensland Government

Financial resilience counselling and webinars
Mentoring and one-on-one support
Business Impact Survey If you are a small business owner who's business has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, you don’t have to recover alone. By filling out the survey, the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training will prioritise enquiries and access support from state agencies ready to lend a hand.
Small Business Hotline: Phone: 1300 654 687
Coronavirus (COVID-19) business assistance finder tool to discover what support is available from the Queensland and Australian governments, plus Queensland local councils.

Australia Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Australian Government	JobKeeper subsidy to continue paying employees Boosting cash flow for employers Trainee and apprentice wage support Casual employee income support Information on Employer obligations
Queensland Government	Payroll tax relief Worker retraining and assistance Low interest loans for businesses to retain staff

Australian Government	JobKeeper subsidy for wage support Increased instant asset write-off Backing Business Investment (BBI) Incentive Income support Tax support

Australian Government	Temporary relief for financially distressed businesses
Queensland Government	Small business grants schedule Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)	ATO Information for businesses and employees
Australian Banking Association	Australian banks will defer loan repayments for 98% of all businesses affected by COVID-19 for six months
Banana Shire Council Rates	Waiver of interest on overdue rates until June 30 2020 (due date for latest rates notice is 16 April 2020)

Australian Government	Hold on evictions for renters
Queensland Government	Government premises rent relief

Australian Government

Queensland Government

Queensland Government	Power bill relief: $500 rebate off energy bills
Telecommunications & Internet	Various service providers have annouced measures to support their customers, check with your relevant provider for detailed information. Telstra Optus Vodafone

Queensland Government	Fees and charges relief for tourism operators and hospitality providers

Queensland Government	Increased trading hours for food and grocery businesses Matched funding for QLD agriculture, food and fishing exporters affected by the COVID-19 outbreak Coronavirus (COVID-19 support for agriculture Season work in agribusiness and commerical fisheries during COVID-19 Economic recovery - support for Queensland producers annouced