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UNE SRI Design Thinking Workshop
UNE SRI Design Thinking snapshot.
UNE SRI Leverage Program 2020
UNE SRI Leverage Program snapshot.
UNE SRI Steps2Grow PitchVida
The UNE SMART Region Incubator’s 100 Steps2Grow program for 2020, was to enable the space and resources for young entrepreneurs to learn what they needed to know, in order to establish and launch your business. Farai Masiyakurima talks about her experience.
UNE SRI Event: Re-Imagining the Chain
What happens when you get a small group of people in a bar for a two hour deep-dive discussion fuelled by creativity?
UNE SRI AgTech Field Day
UNE SRI’s AgTech Field Day showcased some of the outstanding innovations being developed in the New England North West, solving problems for farming businesses and the our agricultural sector. AgTech start ups demonstrated their products and services on a working property.
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.
Shonelle Gleeson-Willey, Moss Environmental
Environmental consultancy, Moss Environmental was formed by SRI founder Shonelle Gleeson-Willey, a qualified Environmental Manager and Certified Practitioner of Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC).
Tara Toomey, Seasons of New England
Tara Toomey is the inspiring woman behind Seasons of New England and the Humble Cook, her own brand of delicious homemade food.
Gathered Goods
Gathered Goods hampers began during the unprecedented drought of 2018. Georgie saw a way to shine a light on regional makers and producers who were doing it tough trying to get their products to market.
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.