If you are a small or medium sized food and beverage manufacturing businesses with 1 to 199 employees, you can apply for grants between $10,000 and $25,000 for energy savings projects under the Energy Efficient Communities Program – Food and Beverage Manufacturing Business Grants.

And for this grant there is non co-contribution required.  That means if you are approved and spend $15,000 on eligible expenditure you get $15,000 grant.  So the energy savings upgrade costs you nothing and you can bank the future energy savings as well.  If you spend more than $25,000, you pay for the difference between what you spent and $25,000.  Minimum spend is $10,000.

This could be replacing your chiller, heating or air conditioning units, upgrading your lights, more energy efficient equipment.

It is important to note that whilst the applications for the Grant open on 12 January 2022 and close on 18 February 2022 (may close earlier if state/territory funding limits are exhausted sooner), you have 12 months to complete the project.

There is also an online information session on 10 January 2022 at 10.30 am AEDT.

More Information

If you want to register for the information session, learn more about the Energy Efficient Communities Program – Food and Beverage Manufacturing Business Grants, and how to apply click here

Wayne Wanders is an experienced Business Advisor skilled in analysing business financial performance and cash flow. Wayne may also be able to assist you in preparing your grant application.  Contact Wayne below for a free no obligation session.

Also, if you want some more information on grants, contact me below

Contact Wayne Wanders for your FREE Business Survival Session

At the end of this session, you will have multiple ideas on how your business can survive and thrive in these uncertain times.

Simply fill in the contact form below or email me at wayne@aRealCFO.com.au or call me on 0412 227 052 to organise one of these obligation free sessions.

Wayne Wanders, A Real CFO

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The April 2021 Jobs Data released today is the first jobs data after the end of JobKeeper. 

At one level it looks like the end of JobKeeper did not have a big impact as the unemployment rate fell from 5.7% in March to 5.5% in April. 

But if you look behind the numbers you see a different story. 

Firstly, the number of employed people fell by nearly 31,000 between March and April.  Women suffered the worst here, with the number of employed women falling by over 36,000.    From a state perspective, the biggest job losses were in NSW which had nearly 37,000 less people working in April compared to March. 

Secondly, the total labour force fell by over 64,000 people between March and April.  This means that over 64,000 people stopped working, or stopped looking for work in April.  For people who were unemployed in March and stopped looking for work in April, they are no longer counted as unemployed. 

Thirdly, whilst the number of unemployed people of nearly 34,000 people in April, this can be reasonably attributed to less people looking for work and not actual job creation (especially as there are nearly 31,000 less people working in April).

My conclusion

I think the end of JobKeeper in March, has meant a lot of people gave up hope of getting work in April.

If you want a confidential discussion on your business situation, contact me below

Contact Wayne Wanders for your FREE Business Survival Session

At the end of this session, you will have multiple ideas on how your business can survive and thrive in these uncertain times.

Simply fill in the contact form below or email me at wayne@aRealCFO.com.au or call me on 0412 227 052 to organise one of these obligation free sessions.

Wayne Wanders, A Real CFO

wayne@aRealCFO.com.au