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NOVA opens for business, welcoming ideas and community!
The University of New England’s SMART Region Incubator will officially open the doors of its new home, NOVA, on 1st December…
SRI @ Social Co is coming soon to Moree
Moree’s UNE Smart Region Incubator (SRI) @ Social Co is an SRI business development and co-working hub for start-ups and small businesses. It is expected to be open in early 2022 …
Founder Survey 2020-2021
The data tells us something significant is growing in the New England North West region of NSW! The Annual Founder Survey of the UNE SMART Region Incubator community of founders tell us about business growth, jobs created, support required and what helped business most over the last 12 months. The 2020-21 results are in and what has been a challenging year for our whole community makes this an especially important report to share…
Young people power on the agenda
People power - young people power - has been on the agenda at today's #COP26 summit. We couldn’t agree more with the importance of elevating their voices…
SRI Founder closes $750,000 Seed Round to help Reduce the Cost of Soil Carbon Measurement
UNE SRI Founder, FarmLab has raised $750,000 from Venture Capital firm Artesian Ventures and their GRDC backed ‘GrainInnovate’ fund, and private investors the Prove Group to scale-up it’s soil management platform in light of the increasing focus on Carbon Offsets…
Entrepreneurs Leverage Program underway in Moree
After two false starts due to COVID restrictions, University of New England (UNE) SMART Region Incubator’s Entrepreneurs' Leverage Program has commenced in Moree…
Ian Mason in Moree to share expertise
University of New England SMART Region Incubator (UNE SRI) Expert in Residence, Ian Mason shared his expertise with business leaders, entrepreneurs and others during a series of events over three days in Moree…
UNE SRI community features strongly at Business Awards
The University of New England SMART Region Incubator (UNE SRI) community has featured strongly at the New England North West 2021 Business Awards…
Industry Connect Relaunch
University of New England’s (UNE) popular Industry Connect program connects students and alumni with employers in the New England North West region…
New England North West entrepreneurs to benefit as UNE SRI’s NOVA programs funded
The University of New England’s (UNE) SMART Region Incubator (SRI) is continuing to explore the uncharted reaches of the region’s economy, utilising a $798,500 bushfire recovery grant…
Third round of Innovation Challenge offering up to $250,000
The third round of a NSW Government initiative, offering a prize pool of $500,000 to accelerate solutions that can mitigate the financial impacts of COVID-19, is now open…
Activating Tamworth businesses
The Smart Region Incubator, in partnership with Tamworth Regional Council, has been awarded a grant of $368,000 from the NSW State Government’s Bushfire Economic Resilience Fund to run a Business Activation and Resilience Program in Tamworth…
