Application for Footscray and Yarraville Business Improvement District Grants

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Footscray and Yarraville

Business Improvement District Grants

Maribyrnong City Council has introduced a Business Improvement Grants program for the Footscray and Yarraville Business Improvement Districts.

This funding program seeks to supports the Footscray and Yarraville Business Improvement Districts through a targeted grants program to businesses and trader associations to:

 Promote Footscray and Yarraville business districts through destination marketing and other opportunities to increase trade and business opportunities.

 Enhance Footscray and Yarraville business districts through public realm improvements.  Increase the viability of the Footscray and Yarraville business districts through the development of

innovative business practices.

 Improve amenity outcomes of the Footscray and Yarraville business districts through enhanced cleansing and graffiti removal programs.

Applications must demonstrate how the project will address one or more of the above objectives.

Eligibility Checklist

(1) Do you meet the following? Does more than 85% of your membership have a business loc ated in Footscray of Yarraville?

District?

Will the proposal/ projects be delivered within the boundaries of the Footscray and Yarraville business districts?

Are you registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria (applicable to Business/ Trader Association)? Do you have an ABN or ACN?

Are you registered for GST?

Is your proposal genuinely innovative, creative and does it demonstrate a strong point of difference? Can you demonstrate how the City of Maribyrnong will benefit from your proposal?

Does your proposal enhance the city’s reputation for innovation, business vitality and environmental sustainability?

Does your proposal create employment opportunities and increase the level of business investment? Does your proposal demonstrate solid market potential?

Do you have a complete, up to date set of financial statements?

Does your proposal deliver significant tangible outcomes for the Footscray or Yarraville business district and/ or the Business/Trader Association members?

(2) Has there been a

pre-application meeting with a council officer?

Yes No

Applicant details

Applicant Trader Association:

Business name:

Contact Name:

Position and Title:

Business address:

Current Postal address:

Website:

Contact phone: Mobile phone:

Indicate preferred contact method Email:

Fax:

Association details

What is your business structure? i.e. Company, Partnership, Sole Trader or Other (please specify).

Incorporated Association

Date of establishment: D D / M M / Y Y Y Y

Registered for GST: YES / NO

ABN: ACN:

Structure:

Incorporated structure:

(5) Business Insurances

Public Liability: YES / NO Amount: $

Product Liability: YES / NO Amount: $

Professional Indemnity YES / NO Amount: $

Other Insurance Name: Details:

(6) Association description current activities Briefly describe the nature of your association and what goods and services it provides

(7) How do you build awareness about your

precinct/members and communicate its points of difference to customers? Please list your current and

planned marketing activities?

(8) Describe how your business

will achieve this point of difference?

(9) Outline major customer

groups

I.e. Age, where they live, purchase method, ethnic, social enterprise etc

Relationship with City of Maribyrnong

City of Maribyrnong

A _{Have your members attended any of City of Maribyrnong business events}

(including business breakfasts, training & mentoring sessions)? YES NO Please circle. _{Has your association promoted any of City of Maribyrnong business}

events to its members (including business breakfasts, training & mentoring

sessions)? YES NO

Have you participated in any other of the Council’s programs

If yes please provide details YES NO

Do you currently receive Council business bulletin?

YES NO

If No, please provide your email to be subscribed to Maribyrnong City Council’s business bulletin.

Financials

In this section we want you to provide evidence of access to financial capital to support the establishment and/or development of

your business.

You must give full details of your financials and attach the information required to assess the application.

If you do not give enough detail or an adequate description of your financials you will be asked for more information. This will delay

your application.

(11) Please attach to this application

The estimates above are required to help assess whether your association is viable If you have them please attach any projected profit and loss statements or a similar analyses to support your estimates.

Attach below additional information including:

Recent bank statements in the name of the applicant, and/or, A copy of the Financial Statement presented at your last AGM Annual Net profit/loss: 2014 -15 period: $

Annual net profit/loss estimate: 2015 -16 period (Assuming grant is received: $

Business Improvement Grant Proposal

the proposal/project you are seeking grant funding for.

(13) Provide a brief description of the estimated cost and timing for each item or activity within your proposal. a) Ensure these are eligible

expenses as outlined in the Grant Guidelines b) Grant funds have to be

claimed and acquitted by 30 June 2016)

(14) Describe the local

opportunities or issues being addressed by this proposal/ project.

(15) What are your project objectives? Ensure that your objectives directly address the opportunities or issues faced by the local area. (Maximum 150 words)

(16) List the stakeholders and their role in the project.

(17) Number of current or proposed employees I.e. full time, part time, casual.

(18) Which specific geographic area within Footscray or Yarraville will be targeted by this project?

(19) Describe how your business proposal will promote the City of Maribyrnong and assist in the activation of the precinct where it is located. (Maximum 150 words)

(20) Describe the outcomes that will demonstrate the success of your project

(Maximum 150 words)

(21) How, when and against what

will the outcomes be measured? (Maximum 150 words)

Project Budget

Provide a breakdown of the proposed budget for the grant proposal

Project Objective Proposed item/activity Cost Timing

Letters of authorisation must be attached for any matched funding.

INCOME CASH IN-KIND

Grant sought $ $

Matched contribution from applicant $ $

Local business associations $ $

Community support $ $

Sponsorship $ $

TOTAL PROJECT INCOME $ $

EXPENDITURE CASH IN-KIND

Training/Seminars/Workshops $ $ Insurance $ $ Postage $ $ Consultants $ $ Printing $ $ Marketing $ $ Project events $ $ Research $ $

Monitoring and evaluation $ $

Business development initiatives $ $

Printed materials/products $ $

Publicity/program marketing $ $

Administrative $ $

Other (please specify) $ $

Application Checklist

Filled in the form completely?

A copy of your ABN or ACN registration certificate?

Evidence of existing financial capital (copy of bank statements/agreements etc)? Business Insurance (if applicable) – copy of a certificate of currency?

Business plan for your association (not compulsory but include it if you have one)

Evidence of support by Trader Association and local businesses Business Insurance (if applicable) – copy of a certificate of currency?

A copy of your Incorporation Certificate

A copy of your last Consumer Affairs Victoria Annual Statement? A copy of the minutes of your last AGM including Financial Statement List of current members of your association

Signed the declaration

Declaration

I confirm that I have read the City of Maribyrnong Business Improvement Grants Guidelines for funding 2015 – 16.

I confirm that the information contained in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that all attempts have been made to check for accuracy. I understand that providing false or misleading information will disqualify me from receiving a grant.

I accept that my application will be assessed on its merit and confirm that I will not have any recourse to the City of Maribyrnong or its representatives should this application not be successful, and grant funding not be forthcoming

(24) This form must be signed. Complete one of A,B or C

A Authorised Person One:

Remember it is against the law to provide false or misleading information. Title: First Name: Last Name: Position: Community Organisation:

I declare that I am the applicant and all the information

in this application is true and correct. Signature

Date: / /

Authorised Person Two: Title:

First Name: Last Name: Position:

Community Organisation:

I declare that I am the applicant and all the information in this application is true and correct.

Signature

Lodgement

Lodge the completed and signed form and all documents with;

Maribyrnong City Council

PO Box 58, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011

Corner Hyde and Napier Street, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 Telephone: (03) 9688 0200

Fax: (03) 9687 7793

For help of more information Email: email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

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