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Congratulations to Vesi Water, Innovation Districts Challenge winner
New England North West company, Vesi Water has been awarded in the latest Innovation Districts Challenge…
SRI welcomes Agent General to the UK, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner for Europe & Israel
The team at University of New England’s SMART Region Incubator was honoured to welcome Stephen Cartwright OAM to NOVA…
NOVA officially opens
NOVA, 122 Faulkner Street has officially opened. The UNE SMART Region Incubator team gathered alongside partners, collaborators and many of the hard-working team who helped create NOVA at a COVID-safe official launch of the space on 1 December 2021…
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…