The Maker Entrepreneurship Program is fully subsidised, which means it’s free for all participants.
Maker Entrepreneurship Program
You’ve mastered your craft, now master your business with free skills training through the Maker Entrepreneurship Program.
About the Maker Entrepreneurship Program
Your business is what you make it. Take your maker business to the next level with the Maker Entrepreneurship Program. Access expert support across key business topics.
Council’s fully subsidised Maker Entrepreneurship Program supports independent, artisan and bespoke creators. This includes artists, designers, jewellers and woodworkers. It offers knowledge and skills training to makers in Brisbane to grow sustainable creative businesses.
The program has been running since 2020 to support the growth of Brisbane’s maker economy.
Benefits
The Maker Entrepreneurship Program helps you gain skills in:
- business planning and goal setting
- essential finance concepts and practical bookkeeping
- properly styling and photographing your creations
- marketing your products
- building lasting customer relationships
- identifying opportunities to grow your business.
2026 program
Applications for the 2026 Maker Entrepreneurship Program are now closed.
About the program
The 2026 Maker Entrepreneurship Program featured 4 business development workshops and one product photography workshop. The expert-led workshops were delivered by 2 experienced providers: artisan and Debi Brett Photography.
Applicants attended on either Wednesdays or Saturdays at Council's Suburban Business Hub, Nundah.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for the Maker Entrepreneurship Program, participants needed to:
- be an existing maker business that sells handmade products, has stock on hand and an online presence
- be able to dedicate approximately 30 hours of their time to the program over its duration
- have a current and active ABN or ACN
- be located within the Brisbane Local Government Area.
More information
For more information about Council’s support for makers:
- phone our Business Hotline on 133 263
- subscribe to Business in Brisbane.
Helpful links
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can participate in the Maker Entrepreneurship Program if you have an established business. To apply for the program, you must already sell handmade products to the public. You need stock on hand and an online presence.
To participate in the program the business must be based within the Brisbane Local Government Area. You must have a dedicated business address within Brisbane. Home-based businesses must be in the Brisbane Local Government Area.
Council offers ongoing support and services to businesses in Brisbane. This includes our dedicated Business Hotline, skills workshops and networking events. Find more information about support for local businesses.
You can participate in the Maker Entrepreneurship Program and maintain a full-time job. There are multiple attendance offerings that you can select in your application to ensure you can attend all sessions.
A maker is someone who creates a tangible item either by design or fabrication. This includes artists, sewers, printers, potters, metalsmiths, jewellers, woodworkers and designers.