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Founder Survey 2022
The Annual Founder Survey, which we are pleased to share with you again, shows how this year’s successes were built on the support of so many…
Startup Development business units launch at UNE, 2022 #futureNENW
Using the internationally acclaimed 100 Steps2Startup Program developed by entrepreneur Professor Sean Wise, students in any UNE degree can now enrol in a unit designed to enable startup businesses…
EMERGE supports research-based business, 2022 #futureNENW
Throughout 2022 the EMERGE program has been supporting students academics, and others keen to add values to research, with strategies, tools and expert advice…
Interns immersed in entrepreneurship, 2022 #futureNENW
UNE SMART Region Incubator’s internship program commenced in 2022, and so far 11 interns have worked alongside founders and the UNE SRI team…
Leverage supports founders to make impact, 2022 #futureNENW
In 2022, UNE SMART Region Incubator’s Leverage Program supported 112 businesses across the New England Northwest to grow and scale, providing jobs and investment into our region…
HATCH converts ideas into business realities, 2022 #futureNENW
HATCH provides tools to enable people to convert an idea into a business. In 2022, 100+ people across the New England North West have accessed the HATCH program…
Young people prototype viable solutions at Kickstarter 2022
Students from four New England secondary schools participated in Kickstarter 2022, and devised impressive solutions to community challenges…
RISE 2022, growing healthy communities
A diverse group gathered at Dungowan Station to build solutions to problem statements, each addressing challenges to grow healthy communities….
Celebrating New England innovation, small business, and NOVA’s first anniversary
UNE SMART Region Incubator was thrilled to welcome stakeholders and many others from our community to NOVA for the launch of the Faces of Back Stories exhibition and catalogue…
Founders present Armidale’s Tech Vision
Four UNE SRI founders shared their stories as part of the Rotary Club of Armidale event ‘Armidale’s Tech Vision in Action: what’s really happening at NOVA’…
Portraying the faces of business innovation
A photographic project that spotlights the faces behind the businesses from the event series, Back Stories of Innovation - exhibition and catalogue launches for NSW Small Business Month…
The digital future of payments
Payments are evolving from physical transactions to digital. UNE SRI hosted a world expert on the future of payments…