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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…
NOVA fitout begins
The refurbishment of the old Library building in Armidale began this week…
Online horse nutrition course
Tamworth founder FeedXL delivers new online horse nutrition course…
The University of New England to establish a new Business Innovation Hub
The University of New England (UNE) will establish a new Business Innovation Hub in the centre of Armidale by mid-2021, as a part of a commitment to stronger more purposeful community engagement.
Moree UNE SRI Co-working Space
Congratulations to Moree Plains Shire Council for leading the way with this support from the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program to extend the services of the SMART Region Business Incubator and provide co-working space in the Moree CBD.
Pitch2Grow – Our winning AgTech Startups
Pitch2Grow, was the UNE’s SMART Region Incubator’s first-ever AgTech Virtual Pitch. Pitch2Grow showcases to a global community some of the latest agtech innovations created in the New England North West.
Founders secure NSW MVP Grants
TWO of the region’s most promising start-up businesses have received a major boost in the form state government grant funding.
2020 Survey Results
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.
University of New England delivering Innovation Districts COVID-19 R&D Challenges
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.