The Multicultural Business Skills Fund Grant Program has awarded 17 grants of $5,000 each to business associations to deliver skills training to Victorian multicultural business owners and their workers.

Grants will enable the business associations to deliver to businesses in their local area, or across the state, including to strengthen business strategic skills, administration skills, people skills and technology skills.

Further information about the program can be found at the program webpage.

Grant recipients

Business association

Project name

Business skills development area

Asian Business Association of Wyndham

ABAWyn Business Network & Skills Program

Technology skills

Australian Tamil Chamber of Commerce (ATCC) – Victoria Chapter

ATCC Multicultural Small Business Skills and Growth Series

Technology skills
Knowledge skills

Australia Sri Lanka Business Council

Personal and Digital Excellence Program by Aust Sri Lanka Business Council

Technology skills
People skills

Bell St Mall Traders Association

Bell St Mall Multicultural Video Marketing Skills Program

Technology skills

Burwood Village Traders Association

Practical AI for Burwood Village Traders

Technology skills

Carnegie Mainstreet

Koornang Road Business Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge skills
People skills

Clayton Traders Association

Clayton Business Skills Series

People skills

Glenferrie Road Shopping Centre Association

Practical AI for Glenferrie Traders: Festival Ready 2027

Technology skills

Latrobe City Business Chamber

Latrobe Multicultural Business Skills & Growth Program

Knowledge Skills
People Skills

Little Africa Traders Association

Digital Payments, POS & Marketing Skills for Multicultural Businesses - Little Africa

Knowledge skills
Technology skills

Melbourne Chinatown Business Association

Melbourne Chinatown Business Growth & Resilience Program

Strategic skills
Knowledge skills
People skills

Oakleigh Traders & Business Association

Oakleigh Business Skills Series

Knowledge skills

South Melbourne Business Association

Safe and Confident: De-escalation Training for South Melbourne Traders

People skills

Tarneit Business Association

Tarneit Multicultural Business Connect and Grow

Knowledge skills
People skills

Victoria Street Business Association

Business Continuity Plans to Protect Victoria Street Traders

Strategic skills

West Footscray Traders Association

West 3012 Business Skills Workshop Series

People skills

Williams Landing Business Association

Williams Landing Business Skills and Growth Program

Strategic skills
Knowledge skills
Technology skills

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