Small Business Grant Program 2025 – 2026
As part of the Shire’s Economic and Tourism Development Strategy 2024-2028, the Shire of Ashburton is committed to providing ‘A Great Place to Have a Small Business'.
In honouring this commitment to small business growth and diversification, the Shire has developed its first Small Business Grant Funding Program for start-up and already operational small businesses endeavouring to grow and/or diversify.
This initiative has been developed in collaboration with the Onslow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and the Pilbara Inland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PICCI).
Funding allocations will be no less than $2,500, and no more than $10,000, per applicant, with a total funding pool committed by the Shire of $50,000
2025 – 2026 Small Business Grant Funding Main Objective
“To support Small Business grant funding applications, that clearly identifies and meets a service gap and/or demand, for the benefit of the community and visitors to our region”