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.
Mitchell & Co EMDG Newsletter – Two in January – What’s up?
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.
Mitchell & Co January 2022 EMDG Newsletter – Xmas Taking, not Giving!
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.
Mitchell & Co December Newsletter – EMDG Update and Seasons Greetings!
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!
Mitchell & Co November Newsletter – One Simple Message
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.
Mitchell and Co October EMDG Newsletter – How Hard is Hard?
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.
Mitchell & Co Submission to the New EMDG Guidelines
As we mentioned in our May 2021 Newsletter, we have now made a Submission on behalf of our client base to the New EMDG Guidelines. That is, for EMDG Future.
If you want to send in your own Submission, you have until 11th June to do so.
You can read about our thoughts on some key points in the Guidelines, including first class airfares, in our full Submission Letter, here.
Picture credit: Qantas Airways Limited
Mitchell & Co EMDG News Flash May 2021 – Exporters Bowled Over
Exporters have been bowled over by the recent Austrade announcements regarding EMDG Past and Present.
Read about the updates in our May 2021 EMDG News Flash here.
We continue to meet with our client base via Zoom about EMDG Past, Present, and of course EMDG Future.
Talk to us today about how we can help you to maximise your grant success.
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Mitchell & Co EMDG May 2021 Newsletter
Last week Trade Minister Dan Tehan put out a Press Release regarding a funding boost for exporters.
At around the same time, Austrade released the Draft EMDG Guidelines for the new EMDG program for applications post July 1, 2021.
Both of the above contain some facts, and some fiction. Some good news and some not so good news for exporters.
The Press Release deals with EMDG Past, while the Guidelines deal with EMDG Future. They are both silent on EMDG Present.
You can read our spin on all three – EMDG Past, Present and Future in our May 2021 Newsletter, here.
Image credit: Shane Warne’s 1993 spin Ball of the Century (www.wisden.com)
Response from the Trade Minister
At the beginning of the year, Stuart flew to Canberra to meet with Minister Dan Tehan’s Senior Trade Advisor, in his role as Deputy Chair of the Export Consultants Association, which represents close to 3,000 exporters Australia wide.
Following the meeting, Stuart wrote to the Minister directly, urging him to provide immediate answers to the unknowns regarding the new EMDG.
We have now received a response to that letter and we share it with you here:
Trade Minister response to our letter 19032021
We appreciate and thank the Minister for his response, and will continue to ask questions and lobby on behalf of our champion exporters!