Partnership program

Our priority is supporting your business. We welcome opportunities to partner with you on new initiatives.

If you have a new business initiative designed to deliver a high economic benefit to our city, you may be eligible for our partnership program.

Eligibility criteria

• Be a business, organisation, or government agency (including government business enterprises)
• Have operated for at least 2 consecutive financial years and currently be solvent
• Demonstrate how your initiative meets at least one of the Council Plan 2022 - 2027 themes:
  - Diverse thriving economy
  - Vibrant lifestyle
  - Connected community
  - Naturally unique
  - Liveable places
  - One City
• Demonstrate how your initiative aligns with at least one of the priorities in our Economic Strategy 2022 - 2027:
  - Sustainable economic future
  - Talented
  - Connected
  - High Performance
• Demonstrate how your initiative will meet 2 or more of the following criteria:
  - Support growth of our local community and/or business community
  - Promote and increase collaborative opportunities for community, business and industry
  - Increase business, export, supply chain and/or investment attraction opportunities for our city
• How outcomes and performance will be measured.

Please note: We may only approve one application per organisation per financial year.

Applications must be submitted at least 3 months before the initiative’s scheduled start date.

How to apply

Email details about your initiative and how you meet the eligibility criteria to: businessgc@goldcoast.qld.gov.au