All posts by : Stuart

EMDG life as we know it is changed forever. On 28th February we lodged our last EVER EMDG Application under the EMDG Old rules.

In our recent client Newsletter, we addressed the rumours flying around about the treatment of 2021 grant applicants in relation to the overdemand for the 2022 grant round (the first year of EMDG New).

In essence, it is a case of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” and it is simply unjustified.

We addressed the first round of 2022 grant offers flowing through, albeit slowly, and the question of “where to” from here?

We continue with our lobbying efforts to be an advocate for our exporters, as we know how precious your time is.

It is, after all, our experience that counts.

You can read all about it in our March Newsletter, here.

We got a response from Trade Minister Tehan’s Chief of Staff, Mr Phil Connole, in relation to our letter to Minister Tehan of 24th January.

The letter is attached below.

The response contains some incorrect comments and assumptions about why we write to the Minister in the first place.

We do so to advocate for our clients first and foremost, and to help the Minister do the best job he can. We are not just self-interested, as alleged by Mr Connole.

Incorrect statistics are also quoted with a lot of poetic license.

Stuart has not previously met with Mr Connole. He has now sought to do so.

You can read the Response Letter here.

February has sure come around quick.

We sent another Newsletter out to our client base addressing a few key points.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag, covering off on: –

• Another letter to the Trade Minister.
• EMDG 2021 – the last hurrah.
• EMDG 2022 – getting ready for the grant offer and advice on what to do next.

You can read all about it here!

Since we shared our letter to Trade Minister Dan Tehan (pictured) with our client base in our January Newsletter, a number of questions have been raised.

We have requested answers to these questions in another letter to the Minister.

You can read the new letter here: Mitco -Trade Minister Letter 09022022 with attachments.

We shared our letter to Trade Minister Dan Tehan (pictured) with our client base in our January Newsletter, in response to the recent Press Release and Austrade advice.

You can read the letter here: Mitco -Trade Minister Letter24012022.

We brought the New Year in with a whimper. And did as we promised by writing to Trade Minister Dan Tehan with a “please explain”.

We shared our letter to the Minister with our client base in a recent Newsletter – the second one for January. So what’s up, you ask?

You can read all about it here, as well as an update on the status quo of current EMDG applications.

Time to bring in the New Year and what it means for the EMDG program.

It is not a great start to the year.

Just before Xmas Eve, Austrade and Trade Minister Dan Tehan dropped a Press Release and an email broadcast to the EMDG community.

It is not great news, hence the Xmas Grinch.

We set the record straight in our January 2022 Client Newsletter.

You can read all about it here.

Our November Newsletter was about one simple message. Our December Newsletter is about four.

Read on here to find out what they are, and why you shouldn’t send us a Christmas card.

Our office will be closed from 21/12/2021, returning on 10/01/2022.

To all – Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays from the Mitco team!

As per the email advice from Austrade yesterday, applications for EMDG support per the current lodgement cycle close on November 30, 2021.

That is for EMDG Future – 2022 applications covering marketing costs from July 1, 2021, and beyond.

It’s time to get your skates on. We might look unruffled on the surface, but underneath we are paddling like mad!

Read our November Newsletter here to find out more.

It’s still about EMDG OLD and EMDG NEW – really, we have nothing else to talk about. We do lead a bit of a sheltered life here in the office.

Forget COVID, forget the trade war with China, forget zero emission targets or pondering about how much the new subs, why, when, how many, etc. It’s all about answering the big question of life as asked by one of our clients just yesterday.

“What are the hard target dates to lodge an EMDG application for the past and for the future?”

The short answer is call us now before the ship sails away!

Read our recent Newsletter here to find out more.