The Gold Coast business sector is growing and the City is supporting that trend through strategic development initiatives that can deliver real business growth.

Each year, the City of Gold Coast tailors a range of business growth programs that respond to changing business needs.

These programs are designed to equip Gold Coast businesses to achieve the next phase of business growth, and in turn, strengthen the city's economic sectors.

‘Buy local’ preferential factors

The ‘buy local’ objective is to proactively support local business and industry to create jobs on the Gold Coast. In recognition of the economic, innovative and social benefits that local supply brings, the City ensures that local procurement and contracting recognises and factors local supply as the most advantageous offer through application of the competitive local business and industry preferential factors; weightings and pricing advantage.1

For further information on the details and policy considerations please refer to the Procurement Policy and Contract Manual.

Supplying to the City of Gold Coast?

Where the City of Gold Coast invites suppliers to quote (contracts worth $200,000) are encouraged to:

• register on LG Tender Box to be notified of upcoming tenders and visit our tenders page
• subscribe to our RSS feed for the latest information on published tenders
• review the City’s annual City Contracting Plan for a list of planned procurement activities for the current financial year.

Ignite Ideas Fund

Ignite Ideas fund is a program under the Advance QLD initiative that supports the development of new or improved products, processes or services to secure investment, launch into global markets and grow business.

Business Development Fund

The Business Development Fund is a program under the Advance QLD providing investment between $125,000 and $2.5 million to eligible Queensland businesses.

Accelerate Small Business Grants

This grant provides targeted assistance to small businesses that demonstrate high-growth and employment aspirations to enable them to engage high-level expertise for their business. It will provide funding of up to $10 000 for eligible businesses. The funding must be matched by the participating business.

Small Business Digital Grants

This grant will help small business work smarter and be more innovative. The program will provide grants of up to $10 000, matched by participants, to embrace digital technologies and opportunities arising from digital disruption.