Canon Oceania has opened submissions for its 2021 Grants Program that includes a category for small business and increased cash donations.
“Last year we extended our grants program to include small businesses for the first time,” Canon Oceania managing director, Akira ‘Dave’ Yoshida said.
“Looking ahead it’s imperative that small businesses not only adjust to the ‘new normal’ but are set up for success in the future and we are committed to helping our local business community navigate a Covid world.”
He said that is why Canon is once again including a small business category in the program. Winners will also be selected from two additional categories: community and education.
Each grant recipient will receive $5,000 in cash and Canon products, ranging from cameras and printers to projectors and other accessories. This year the value of the grants will be equally divided between cash and equipment, $2,500 each, reflecting organisations’ greater need for cash to help rebuild themselves in a weaker economy.
The 2021 grant for small business will be awarded to a for-profit entity that employs fewer than 20 people and has less than $10 million aggregated turnover as well as a one only runner-up grant of $1,000.
Submissions are open until July 30, 2021. The wider community will vote on finalists in August and winners will be announced in September.