The Prime Minister’s recent pledge to pump $15 million into his government’s Incubator Support Program for startups, if re-elected next month, is a good start but far from sufficient, according to Australia’s peak startup body, StartupAUS. CEO of StartupAUS, Alex McCauley said the additional funding for accelerators and incubators will genuinely help startups. “Funding for incubators and accelerators is important and […]
A joint initiative between coworking community River City Labs and Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is behind a new program to help entrepreneurs get their startup ideas out of their garage and onto the global market.
Queensland’s ilab technology incubator launched its latest batch of entrepreneurs at a graduation event at the University of Queensland last night.
It’s the model completely disrupting the education sector, but Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) also offer massive potential for start-ups.
For many students, the idea of starting their own business doesn’t even seem like a possibility. But that’s exactly the mentality that Project Pitch is aiming to change.
When you think of a typical start-up, images of late nights in the garage or spare room quickly come to mind. However, students at Australian universities are doing their part to change all that.
For this entrepreneur, a deviation into the corporate world was the basis of a successful business, and also a successful life transformation.
Founder and CEO Hub Australia, Brad Krauskopf has been named the 2013 Small Business Ambassador of Australia by the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) – he is the youngest to have ever won the prestigious award.
Over the past few years ‘incubator’ style office space, which can be rented by the desk and in month-to-month lease terms, has exploded onto the market.
A number of high profile organisations are now taking applications for grants and scholarships aimed at giving talented and innovative entrepreneurs a leg up.
