Thank you for your interest in attending a Mentoring for the Business Growth Fund application session.

About the sessions

  • Run in partnership with the Queensland Government Mentoring for Growth (M4G) team and the private sector.
  • Connects businesses to mentors (volunteer business experts) who provide feedback about business' growth opportunity and options for applying.
  • The M4G session is a supportive and dedicated time for businesses to discuss potential growth with mentors.

Registering

  • Before completing the application, please read the program guidelines and terms and conditions
  • This registration form will take 15-20 minutes

You will NOT be able to save your registration and continue later.

Get ready to apply

Have the following information ready:

  • information about your business
  • business details (including business name, ABN, phone, email, website, street address, ANZSIC industry, sectors, and diversity)
  • business primary contact details
  • number of years trading
  • brief description of your business
  • employee headcount

Prepare the following materials:

  • Upload - Business Plan
  • Upload - Mentee Deed Poll (signed, witnessed, and attached to this registration)
  • Financial information:
    • Turnover 2019/20
    • Turnover 2021/21 (financial year to date)
    • Forecast turnover for remaining months of 2020/21
    • Factors contributing to change
    • Gross Profit 2019/20
    • Evidence upload - Profit and Loss Statement 2019/20
    • Evidence upload - Balance Sheet 2019/20
    • Evidence upload - Profit and Loss Statement 2020/21

About the Mentee Deed Poll

To participate in in the M4G program, all mentees must sign, witness, and return a Mentee Deed Poll. All the M4G mentors are also required to sign a deed poll document.

DESBT cannot book your mentoring session until you have provided your completed Mentee Deed Poll.

After registering

  • You will be contacted by the M4G team as soon as possible to schedule your mentoring session.

Preparing for the session

  • Review the program guidelines and terms and conditions in detail.
  • It is important that you have prepared appropriate resources beforehand to ensure that you gain the most out of your M4G session with expert business mentors.

Privacy statement

DESBT collects your personal information for the purposes of:

  • managing the Mentoring for Growth and Business Growth Fund programs
  • promoting relevant issues and services to you
  • researching and reporting on programs.

DESBT, including its employees, may use and disclose the personal information provided in the application to third parties for the above purposes. Third parties include:

  • individuals registered as Mentors
  • Queensland government departments and agencies
  • Minister for Employment and Small Business
  • Commonwealth government departments and agencies
  • Other state or territory government departments and agencies
  • Non-government organisations

DESBT will only use your personal information for these purposes. DESBT will handle your data in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. DESBT will not otherwise use or disclose the information unless authorised or required by law.

You may view the Queensland Government’s privacy guide at www.qld.gov.au/legal/privacy.

 
 
 

Applicant details

 
Business Name*
 
 
 
ABN*
 
 
 
 
Business Phone*
 
 
 
 
Business Email*
 
 
 

Street Address

Please Note - Only businesses with a Queensland address are eligible to participate in the program. The address provided below will be verified against the ABN.

 
Address Line 1*
 
 
 
Address Line 2
 
 
 
Suburb*
 
 
 
State*
 
 
Postcode*
 
 

Please note: The state must be QLD and the postcode must be a valid Queensland postcode for eligibility.

 

Business contact name

 
Title*
 
 
 
 
First Name*
 
 
Last Name*
 
 
 
Job Title*
 
 
 
Email*
 
 
 
Phone number*
 
 
 
 
Website
 
 
 

Diversity

Please indicate if the owner/s of the business identifies as any of the following groups:

 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
 
 
 
Women in business
 
 
 
People with a disability in business
 
 
 
Young people in business
 
 
 
Seniors in business
 
 
 
English as a second language
 
 
 
None of the above
 
 
 
 

Mentee Deed Poll

Please upload your signed and witnessed Mentee Deed Poll and attach it to this registration.

If you haven't prepared your Mentee Deed Poll, please stop filling out the form. DESBT cannot book your session until you have provided your signed and witnessed Mentee Deed Poll. There is no advantage of submitting this form now and providing your Mentee Deed Poll later.

 
Mentee Deed Poll*
 
 
 
 

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About your business

 
What year did the business commence trading?*
 
 
 

Please note: your business must have a trading history of a minimum of three years to be eligible.

 
Describe your business including the products or services it provides and your target market (Approx 100 words)*
 
 
Please upload your Business Plan*
 
 
 
 
Employee headcount*
 
 

Employee headcount excludes owners, directors, and contractors.

 

Please note: You must have an employee headcount of fewer than 50 employees to be eligible.

 
Which industry (ANZSIC code) does your business fall under?*
 
 
 

Please identify if your business identifies as working within the following sectors (optional):

 
Tourism
 
 
 
 
Social Enterprise
 
 
 
 
National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
 
 
 

2019/20 Last financial year (Last FY)

Please provide:

  • Turnover and Gross Profit for the 2019-20 financial year
  • Evidence upload - Profit and Loss Statement 2019/20
  • Evidence upload - Balance Sheet 2019/20
 
Turnover (2019/20)*
 
 

Turnover is the amount of money received by a business (revenue).

 

Please note: you must have a turnover for last financial year of at least $500,000 to be eligible.

 
Gross Profit (2019/20)*
 
 

Gross profit is a business's turnover (revenue) less the cost of goods sold (or cost of sales).

 
 
Evidence - Profit and Loss Statement 2019/20*
 
 
 
 
Evidence - Balance Sheet 2019/20*
 
 
 
 

2020/21 financial year to date (FYTD)

Please provide:

  • Turnover for the financial year to date, 2020/21.
  • Turnover forecast for the remaining month/s of 2020/21
  • Evidence upload - Profit and Loss Statement 2020/21
  • Describe the major factors contributing to the turnover change
 
Turnover FYTD (2020/21)*
 
 
Turnover forecast*
 
 
 
Evidence - Profit and Loss Statement 2020/21 (FYTD)*
 
 
 
 
What are the major factors contributing to that change? (Max three factors, approx 100 words)*
 
 
 
 
 
 

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