Apply as a representative body

Use specific checklists, templates and samples for your representative body EMDG application.

Prepare to apply checklist

To apply:

  1. Read the EMDG guidelines on the Guidelines and legislation page.
  2. Set up your Digital Identity (myGovID).
  3. Link your Digital Identity to your business in Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM).
  4. Know your organisation’s Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) code. This is the 4-digit code that best describes your main business activity. If you are unsure, the Australian Bureau of Statistics can help you determine your industry classification.
  5. Read the sample application form.
  6. Prepare your responses for the plan to market questions in the application form. This is needed if you are planning promotional and marketing activities. Your responses should demonstrate how these activities will support and benefit your SME members.
  7. Prepare an export training plan if you are delivering, or arranging to deliver, export readiness training courses or programs which will directly benefit your SME members.
  8. Complete the mandatory templates for representative bodies. You will need to upload them to your application form when you apply.
  9. Prepare documents to confirm your eligibility. Refer to the EMDG guidelines on the Guidelines and legislation page for the full list. Documents include:
    1. profit and loss statements and balance sheets
    2. evidence of tax compliance, such as your notice of assessment or statement of account
    3. bank statements
    4. trust deed including any amendments, if applicable.

Plan to market

If you are applying to undertake marketing and promotional activities in foreign markets, you must have a high-quality plan to market.

The plan to market must be unique and specific to your organisation. It should explain:

  • the export promotional activity you will plan to do on behalf of your SME members
  • how your activities align with your SME members’ needs
  • how your activities are new or have been recently reviewed to ensure they:
    • align with trade diversification emerging trends and changes in the export opportunities
    • reflect an updated or improved approach
  • the business goals you seek to achieve through your marketing
  • how you will measure your export success
  • your marketing and promotional budget for the eligible markets for the relevant grant years
  • details about previous export marketing and promotional activities you have undertaken, if applicable.

To be considered high-quality, all mandatory questions must be completed with sufficient detail. A plan to market sample is in the Sample documents section below.

Export training plan

If you are providing export readiness or marketing training courses or programs to your members, you should prepare an export training plan. This should include:

  • who will be delivering the proposed export training activities
  • details about your proposed export training activities, including:
    • expected benefits of the training for your SME members
    • proposed timeline to complete
    • how you will deliver
    • expected breakdown of costs
    • your proposed assessment of members’ knowledge after completing.

To be considered high-quality, all mandatory questions must be completed with sufficient detail. An export training plan sample is in the Sample documents section below.

Sample documents

Mandatory templates and reading

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