TWO of the region’s most promising start-up businesses have received a major boost in the form state government grant funding.

The University of New England’s SMART Region Incubator (SRI) has released its 2020 Annual Founders Survey findings demonstrating the strength and success of this start-up community. 

The Innovation Districts COVID-19 R&D Challenges (IDC) is a $3 million project by the state government. Its aim is to fast-track products and services that address COVID-19-induced challenges related to the health and wellbeing of NSW people.