Small Business Grants program

City Handyman will establish a mobile handyman and property maintenance service. The business model will embrace sustainable and environmental practices through using a fleet of scooters, bicycles and public transport to service the City.

Funding is provided to assist with the fit-out of a CBD office, developing a website and the purchase of specialist tools.

Current Circus specialises in developing creative games and software applications. The expanded activity is the introduction of new interactive digital projections and installations and the relocation of the company studio into the City of Melbourne.

Funding will be applied to purchase IT and specialist equipment and re-development of the website.

Electron Workshop will establish an environmentally aware co-working space for digital companies, studio facilities for pod casting and a dedicated bicycle storage area to be located in the North Melbourne Precinct.

Funds will be used on capital expenditure for fit-out, website development and the purchase of IT equipment.

Gumbo Kitchen is a mobile gourmet food van specialising in fast food based on recipes from the New Orleans region in the United States. The business will be present at various locations during Melbourne events and festivals and will operate its head office in William Street, Melbourne.

Funding will be directed towards enabling the van to minimise its ecological impact through a range of environmental sustainability measures and initiatives. This includes installation of photovoltaic cells on the roof of the vehicle and energy efficient gas kitchen appliances, as well as funds for website development.

House of CQ will establish a new fashion studio introducing luxury, handcrafted corsetry, made-to-measure bridal and couture, and tailor-made lingerie. The business will deliver high-end bespoke clothing under four brands: Corset Queen, CQ couture, CQ Bridal and Retro Slave. House of CQ nurtures the creative industries sector and envisages to set up traineeships and mentoring programs for young designers.

Funds are provided for fit-out of the studio, IT and equipment requirements.

Melbourne City Rooftop will deliver the provision of honey, via sustainable urban bee keeping to the local hospitality sector and establish a retail outlet in Melbourne. The business aims to bring bees back to the city through deploying hives on the roof spaces of cafés, restaurants, hotels and in individual's gardens in and around Melbourne.

Funding will be used to purchase materials and equipment to deploy 50 hives on rooftops in the first year.

YBF will develop a co-working space where entrepreneurs can work in a collaborative and creative environment and be resourced by a seed accelerator program.  Start up businesses are provided with seed capital to grow from the seed stage to the next stage of the business cycle.  Mentoring, administrative services and professional advice as well as space will be provided.

The funding being provided is for   fitting out the York Butter Factory (YBF).