Look. Stop. Shop. your way around Melbourne

From 20-31 July, Look.Stop.Shop your way around Melbourne while you explore 29 inspiring and creative installations. Everything from small independent boutiques to designer spaces and department stores. This year’s event works in the overall festival theme of ‘Design that Moves’, and aims to educate, inspire and entertain city visitors by activating the city, and driving visitors to explore and transact through the city’s retail precincts. 

Look.Stop.Shop. is also featuring in this year’s Melbourne Spring Fashion Week in September.

Connect with us via Twitter

Through Enterprise Melbourne we’ve recently started conversations via Twitter. Connect with us @EnterpriseMelb today. Simply follow us and we’ll tweet and retweet relevant content, so collaboratively we can foster business opportunities that strenghten economic development in the City of Melbourne.

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Make your small business dream become a reality

Since 1996, 267 small businesses in the City of Melbourne have been beneficiaries of almost $5.8 million in financial support through our Small Business Grants program . We’re always amazed by the creativity and resourcefulness of the small business community. So why not consider applying for a grant through our program?
 

Small Business Grants and Social Enterprise

Round 1 of the City of Melbourne Grants and Sponsorship Program is now open.  Categories include Small Business Grants (start-up, business expansion, export entry and business support services categories) and Social enterprise and micro business grants.

Event grants and sponsorships

The City of Melbourne recognises events play an important part in the city’s wellbeing by helping to activate precincts, raise the city’s profile, assist in building relationships, deliver economic benefit and enliven the city. Grants and Sponsorships are also available for Business events sponsorship the Event partnership program.

Find out more

Attend a workshop designed to assist you with your application 
Applications close on Monday 15 August

View past case studies of businesses who have received grants

Add One More Skill: Victoria’s Small Business Festival

Do you need some tips or advice to start-up or enhance your business? If so, why not attend a number of events as part of this year’s Victoria's Small Business Festival featuring hundreds of events focussing on small business issues and presented by expert speakers from 1 – 31 August. 

Here’s an entrée to what’s on in Melbourne:

Small Business Heroes Exhibition: The Retailers
The Atrium, Federation Square, 5-14 August

Small Business, BIG Marketing
Melbourne Park Function Centre, 8am-12noon, 25 August

Social Media for Business: The Hands-On Workshop
Melbourne Park Function Centre, 1pm-4pm, 25 August

Supporting Melbourne’s reputation for style

More than 75,000 people are employed in design roles in Victoria. Victoria is home to more than 4,000 design consultancies, most of which are energetic small businesses employing less than five people and contributing more than AU$4.8 billion to Victoria's economy.

Melbourne’s reputation for design innovation is showcased throughout the city over the next few months, and the City of Melbourne is making sure the reputation continues by helping young designers gain recognition on the world stage by supporting initiatives like Melbourne Movement. 

Melbourne Movement works to increase the demand for a design economy by endorsing the value of Melbourne design by sending a group of graduate designers to the Salone.

Internazionale del Mobile Milan, the world’s premier design and furniture festival, to open the doors to the international design market for Melbourne’s newest design innovators.

More about Melbourne’s design industry and Melbourne Movement.

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week: Business Series

Join Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) for ‘Taking Care of Business’, the theme of this year’s MSFW Business Series. Presented by City of Melbourne and the Victorian Government, this three-day seminar series will discuss current issues facing Melbourne’s retail, fashion and design landscape. Tickets are onsale now.

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Opportunities Available: Expressions of Interest

Melbourne Music Week 2011
Melbourne Music Week is accepting Expressions of interest until Monday 22 August.
Find out more and express you interest now

New Year’s Eve 2011
The City of Melbourne’s NYE party attracts over half a million people and provides entertainment to people of all ages.  Expressions of interest for carnival operators and merchandise vendors are open now, so if you think your business could help with the festivities during the biggest night of the year don’t miss the opportunity to get involved.

NYE key dates:
Friday 31 July – expressions of interest close
Find out more about NYE in the City of Melbourne