Programs & opportunities

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Launching Newcastle’s First Young Entrepreneurs Hub (YEH) A space for all young leaders, creatives, innovators, or inventors.

Atto Accelerator includes 12 weeks of online educational classes, expert coaching, group masterminds, online community chat, plus a demo day.

Yarno is a microlearning platform that is going to help help deliver engaging and effective digital learning to Newcastle businesses.

Brought to you by Mo Works, this is a comprehensive suite of workshops to help migrant and refugee run businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19 and build resilience for future events.

Amplify Access & Achieve Purposeful Profit, delivered by Flare Access, is an online 90-day program for customer focused businesses who want to increase customers, boost revenue and stand out from the competition as industry leaders by incorporating inclusive practices for people with disability.

A free, 6-week online course for aspiring startup founders.

Startup School is a free online program and global community of founders.

The Innovation Districts Challenges are designed to accelerate the commercialisation of research products that address the impacts of COVID-19 by businesses in partnership with universities and CSIRO in NSW.

Regional recipients of the Minimum Viable Product grant can now claim up to $2,000 to help them travel for an innovation-related purpose.

Building Partnerships grants help revenue-generating startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) scale or grow by acquiring a key customer or channel to market.

Anyone with a City of Newcastle Library membership can access LinkedIn Learning free of charge.

This webcast series addresses key issues faced by business owners in times of disruption. Hear conversations between our team and key industry experts on NDIS, Mental Health, Tourism, Innovation and Regional Business.

This webcast series addresses key issues faced by business owners in times of disruption. Hear conversations between our team and key industry experts on the topics of People, Financial, Operational, Market and Reputational Risk.

Coreo’s Circular Economy Masterclass is a deep-dive into all things circular economy.

The Academy for Enterprising Girls is a fun online eLearning campus designed to help students learn the innovation, design thinking, and tech skills to think like a Girl Boss and start their own business one day.

The Startmate Accelerator unleashes the ambition of Australia and New Zealand’s best founders, and propels them toward their goals.

A new type of accelerator. Laser-focused on growth, sales and go-to-market strategy.

an introduction to the basics of the famous Customer Development Process, Steve Blank provides insight into the key steps needed to build a successful startup.

The community you need to grow your startup

Have an idea and want to know where to take it next?

Get ready to learn a new way of translating ideas into impact

A masterclass to help you launch a startup

Thinking of starting a business and need some support and guidance? The Hunter Futurepreneurs Program can help you.

Nine essential steps you need to embrace when turning your business ideas into business reality

Test your new or existing business model by using this proven methodology, explore the 9 areas of business using the canvas provided.

Are you interested in being an entrepreneur or starting your own business? Our two-week Exploring Being My Own Boss course will give you an amazing head start!

Our toolboxes were created so business owners could implement change in their business at their own pace, using tried and true business tool templates. If you need support in learning more about how to use the tools, book in for an advisory meet up.

Do you have a great business idea? Would you like to learn and plan to start up?

A condensed online course to get you prepared for starting your own business. Learn the practical steps around compliance, goal setting, planning, marketing and financial viability.

We make it easy for NDIS businesses. You can create a business that is sustainable and still have an impact.

Innovation programs for Start Ups, Scale Ups, Individuals & Teams

Business Connect is a dedicated and personlised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start or grow your small business.

Expert advice and funding on how to take your innovation to market

The Australian Governments largest program aimed at encouraging businesses to invest more in R&D

The Incubator Support Initiative provides grant funding to incubators who support Australian startups with an international focus.

Workspace in global innovation hub for start-ups.

Matched funding for startups and small business to access CSIRO support

ENGAGE is the e-course to get you working ON your business, instead of IN it. It gives you the tools, skills & mindset shifts necessary to know where you are going and exactly how you are going to get there.

An exciting opportunity for ambitious business leaders with high growth plans to build their leadership capacity through practical professional development and mentoring sessions with global business leaders.

Funding for Australian companies to develop capabilities to win work for the Joint Strike Fighter Program

Build and implement your business strategy in a 16 week accelerator program for small business owners

The Evolve program is designed to empower, evolve and escalate women-led businesses. We understand the challenges you face as women founders and leaders. Our experience has equipped us to help you grow a successful, sustainable and scalable business - our track record speaks for itself.

Our online learning in action program teaches you to see, think, be, and do, like an entrepreneur as you study, develop and pitch your own business.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP) grants support promising pre-revenue startup businesses across all industry sectors to progress from proof of concept to a minimum viable product stage of development.

The Seva Grant The Seva Grant is a Trineo sponsored $100,000 NZD fund that is open to organisations with objectives that directly or indirectly make a positive impact on our planet. Trineo recognises that there are a lot of ways to make an impact, and this year we are focussed on businesses improving biodiversity.

Sponsored by RTC Group, four businesses will be awarded $10,000 each and can spend the money how they wish.

Startup Onramp has partnered with the NSW Government to make world class online startup programs available across regional NSW.

Learn new skills by working on real problems faced by three startups innovating for Smart Cities.