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What you get
A rebate of $1200 to access selected digital business management tools for 12 months.
Which products can I choose from?
The Victorian Government is partnering with 14 suppliers for this program. Learn about each supplier and their products by watching a short video.
- Australian Good Food Guide – food and beverage
- Ecwid Inc. – end-to-end retail
- Intuit QuickBooks – business management
- Lawpath – legal services
- Mr Yum – food and beverage
- MYOB – business management
- Reckon Limited – business management
- ServiceM8 – trades job management
- Shopify – end-to-end retail
- Square – end-to-end retail
- Squarespace – website creation and e-commerce platform
- Trade Trak —–trades job management
- Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) – automotive services
- Xero – business management
What does the program cover?
Products chosen by eligible businesses must be:
- a new product not currently used by the business, or
- an upgrade of an existing product with additional product features providing specific digital adaptation capability (for example, upgrading an existing website to an e-commerce site), or
- a product available under the program that has been used by the business before (more than 12 months ago) that it would like to resume using.
Hardware associated with products from any of the approved vendors (or approved product on-seller) is eligible under the rebate, providing a business purchases the relevant digital licence or subscription.
The Small Business Digital Adaptation Program will not cover the cost of:
- renewals of existing product or software licences, or
- minor updates to existing products (for example, a software version update), or
- products purchased through a third party that are not licensed to the applicant for its own use, or
- products that are not available under the program.
Businesses can participate in training and workshops shown in the training calendar on the program page. This page will be displayed on your screen once you have confirmed your ABN is valid for this program using the ABN Checker.
Businesses who have existing products and software purchased outside of this program are also able to attend workshops promoted via the Business Victoria website.
How does the program work?
- Read the program guidelines and frequently asked questions (FAQs) then use the ABN Checker to check whether your ABN is valid for this program. Businesses can trial products and attend workshops before lodging an application. Businesses can attend unlimited workshops and complete multiple digital product trials until 18 June 2022.
- Sign up and purchase your preferred digital product/s through one of the partner suppliers by 11:59pm 18 July 2022. You will be required to provide a supplier receipt or paid supplier invoice, that reflects your business name, as part of your application – see frequently asked questions (FAQs) for more details.
- Apply for a rebate of $1200 to cover 12 months’ access to your product/s by no later than 11:59pm on 18 July 2022. Please note the program may close earlier if all funds are exhausted before this date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- After six weeks, approved businesses will be asked to complete a survey to confirm that they are still using the approved product/s. This is a mandatory step that is required to receive the rebate.
- Businesses will be required to respond to short surveys at six and 12 months to help Business Victoria understand how businesses have benefitted from the program and the product/s.
How do I progress through the program?
This is a purchase rebate program. You must sign up for and purchase an available digital product before you apply.
Complete the online rebate application form by 11:59pm 18 July 2022. Ensure you answer all questions and provide all the required information, including proof of your purchase.
You will be contacted by email six weeks after eligibility is confirmed to verify you are still using the product/s you purchased. This is a mandatory step that is required to receive the rebate.
If you are successful, you will receive an email that includes instructions on how to claim your rebate. It is important that you read this email carefully and follow the instructions provided. You must lodge your claim for the rebate by clicking the link provided in the email. Your payment should arrive into your nominated bank account 20 days after you have lodged your claim.
Unsuccessful applicants will be advised by email.
You will be contacted to participate in an evaluation survey after 6 and 12 months to help us understand the program impact.
The program only covers access during the first 12 months.
Key program dates
The program will be open until 11:59pm on 18 July 2022, or until the program’s funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
More information
The $1200 purchase rebate is equal to 12 months’ access to a mid-range digital tool available under this program. Access costs for foreign currency and sales percentage products will vary depending on exchange rates and use.
The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions reserves the right to amend these guidelines and application terms at any time.
If you have questions about this program, please refer to the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program frequently asked questions (FAQs).
You will require one of the following forms of identification in your application:
- Driver licence
- Medicare card
- Australian visa
- Australian passport.
If you are having trouble completing the application or need help, please refer to our Proof of identity verification user guide.
For further assistance please call 13 22 15.
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What you get
A rebate of $1200 to access selected digital business management tools for 12 months.
Which products can I choose from?
The Victorian Government is partnering with 14 suppliers for this program. Learn about each supplier and their products by watching a short video.
- Australian Good Food Guide – food and beverage
- Ecwid Inc. – end-to-end retail
- Intuit QuickBooks – business management
- Lawpath – legal services
- Mr Yum – food and beverage
- MYOB – business management
- Reckon Limited – business management
- ServiceM8 – trades job management
- Shopify – end-to-end retail
- Square – end-to-end retail
- Squarespace – website creation and e-commerce platform
- Trade Trak —–trades job management
- Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) – automotive services
- Xero – business management
What does the program cover?
Products chosen by eligible businesses must be:
- a new product not currently used by the business, or
- an upgrade of an existing product with additional product features providing specific digital adaptation capability (for example, upgrading an existing website to an e-commerce site), or
- a product available under the program that has been used by the business before (more than 12 months ago) that it would like to resume using.
Hardware associated with products from any of the approved vendors (or approved product on-seller) is eligible under the rebate, providing a business purchases the relevant digital licence or subscription.
The Small Business Digital Adaptation Program will not cover the cost of:
- renewals of existing product or software licences, or
- minor updates to existing products (for example, a software version update), or
- products purchased through a third party that are not licensed to the applicant for its own use, or
- products that are not available under the program.
Businesses can participate in training and workshops shown in the training calendar on the program page. This page will be displayed on your screen once you have confirmed your ABN is valid for this program using the ABN Checker.
Businesses who have existing products and software purchased outside of this program are also able to attend workshops promoted via the Business Victoria website.
How does the program work?
- Read the program guidelines and frequently asked questions (FAQs) then use the ABN Checker to check whether your ABN is valid for this program. Businesses can trial products and attend workshops before lodging an application. Businesses can attend unlimited workshops and complete multiple digital product trials until 18 June 2022.
- Sign up and purchase your preferred digital product/s through one of the partner suppliers by 11:59pm 18 July 2022. You will be required to provide a supplier receipt or paid supplier invoice, that reflects your business name, as part of your application – see frequently asked questions (FAQs) for more details.
- Apply for a rebate of $1200 to cover 12 months’ access to your product/s by no later than 11:59pm on 18 July 2022. Please note the program may close earlier if all funds are exhausted before this date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- After six weeks, approved businesses will be asked to complete a survey to confirm that they are still using the approved product/s. This is a mandatory step that is required to receive the rebate.
- Businesses will be required to respond to short surveys at six and 12 months to help Business Victoria understand how businesses have benefitted from the program and the product/s.
How do I progress through the program?
This is a purchase rebate program. You must sign up for and purchase an available digital product before you apply.
Complete the online rebate application form by 11:59pm 18 July 2022. Ensure you answer all questions and provide all the required information, including proof of your purchase.
You will be contacted by email six weeks after eligibility is confirmed to verify you are still using the product/s you purchased. This is a mandatory step that is required to receive the rebate.
If you are successful, you will receive an email that includes instructions on how to claim your rebate. It is important that you read this email carefully and follow the instructions provided. You must lodge your claim for the rebate by clicking the link provided in the email. Your payment should arrive into your nominated bank account 20 days after you have lodged your claim.
Unsuccessful applicants will be advised by email.
You will be contacted to participate in an evaluation survey after 6 and 12 months to help us understand the program impact.
The program only covers access during the first 12 months.
Key program dates
The program will be open until 11:59pm on 18 July 2022, or until the program’s funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
More information
The $1200 purchase rebate is equal to 12 months’ access to a mid-range digital tool available under this program. Access costs for foreign currency and sales percentage products will vary depending on exchange rates and use.
The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions reserves the right to amend these guidelines and application terms at any time.
If you have questions about this program, please refer to the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program frequently asked questions (FAQs).
You will require one of the following forms of identification in your application:
- Driver licence
- Medicare card
- Australian visa
- Australian passport.
If you are having trouble completing the application or need help, please refer to our Proof of identity verification user guide.
For further assistance please call 13 22 15.
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