The Export Market Development Grant scheme is administered by Austrade and the next round of grants is now open for applications. Small and medium sized exporters can apply for funding and the scheme reimburses up to 50 per cent of eligible export promotional expenses, up to eight grants. Payments are made to recipients in two parts over 12 months up to a total of $200,000 per applicant.

The ANZ Small Business Workshop Series involves free sessions in all state capitals and Canberra, through to November. Workshops cover business planning, cash flow management and marketing and sales skills from industry experts including Google, Marketing Angels, CAD Partners and BusinessPlans.com.au.

A new series of high-level forums will generate ideas and vision for Australia's trade and investment success in the next decade. Trade 2020 opens on Wednesday 26 August. Forums in capital cities will follow, exploring global markets, global supply chains, innovation, investment, climate change and trade finance.

Family Business Australia has free sets of booklets to help people who are managing and/or working in a family business. The set covers four titles - Taking care of family business, Exit options and strategies for a family business, The key to working with your family and Winning the family business game.

The University of Newcastle's Investment in the Private Marketplace project is seeking business angel investors and venture capitalists to take part in a 5-10 minute confidential survey questionnaire. Email info@privateequitymedia.com.au for a survey form or contact researcher Ken McDonald at ken.mcdonald@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au or 02 9238 2222 for further information.

The 2009 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year receives a business development grant and Telstra products and services to the value of $25,000. The state/territory winner in each category will receive cash, prizes and/or a professional development grant to the value of $4000 and national winners to receive an additional $5000 in cash and/or prizes. Entries close on Friday 31 July 2009.

The Australian Packaging Summit 09 will bring together the entire packaging supply chain and regulators, government, NGOs and concerned stakeholders to find solutions and explore key industry practices currently being utilised. The focus includes design, research, manufacture, innovation and supply chain through to examining the environmental, economic and social implications of sustainable packaging for the future.

A survey conducted by private investment platform, Wholesale Investor, reveals that now is the time to raise capital. Reuben Buchanan, co-founder of Wholesale Investor will be presenting one-day workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on how to become investor ready, raise capital from investors and accelerate the growth of your business. Click here to register for this event, using the code AUS to register at no cost.

The Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres' 12th selection round closes on Friday 14 August 2009. CRCs support end-user driven research partnerships between publicly funded researchers and end-users.

Nominations for the ACT, NSW, Tasmania and the Northern Territory's Australian Export Awards remain open. The first of those, the ACT awards, close on FRiday 31 July 2009.

AusIndustry's e-bulletin subscribers can access a 10% discount on any Your Business Success program product purchased at the moment. Your Business Success' recent competition for e-bulletin subscribers was won by Ian Gaffel of Bundaberg. He won Money, Money, Money - Volume 2 of the program which covers the five critical areas of business mastery.

Recent AusIndustry announcements

A unique air conditioning system up to 12 times more power efficient than traditional systems is one of 22 projects to be offered more than $13 million in funding under round three of the Australian Government's Climate Ready program. The projects will support about 180 green jobs and brings to 73 the total number of projects funded under the program, worth more than $58 million and supporting about 760 jobs.

A recent check of imports made under AusIndustry determinations for Enhanced Project By-law Scheme revealed that ineligible goods have been claimed. As a result, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service issued an Australian Customs Notice to remind EPBS customers what is not eligible to claim under these determinations. The ACN includes a comprehensive listing of both eligible and ineligible goods under EPBS.