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Zondii founder selected for Tech Ready Women’s Startup Program
Congratulations to UNE SRI founder Danielle Morton, Zondii who has been selected to participate in Tech Ready Women’s Startup Program…

Regional Connector at Future Drought Resilience Leaders Program
Tamworth Regional Connector, Ali Treloar, spent three days in Bingara with like-minded rural and regional professionals at the North West Slopes and Plains Future Drought Resilience Leaders Program…

Moree secondary students grow their entrepreneurial skills
UNE SMART Region Incubator partnered with Illuminate Education Australia to encourage innovation and introduce Moree high school students to the possibilities of entrepreneurship…

Why should we care about regional start ups?
If you were to ask a metropolitan-based entrepreneur what their greatest challenge is, there is a high chance the answer would be vastly different to someone running a business in regional Australia…

Quest for a New Eden, Backstories of Innovation #1
In a one hour deep dive, community members heard from three businesses driving innovative food and beverage in New England - framed with the back story of the region’s food production…

Illuminate in Moree!
UNE SRI is excited to be encouraging innovation and introducing high school students to the possibilities of entrepreneurship…

Phoebe Wood, NSW Rural Women Leadership Scholarship
Phoebe Wood has been awarded a 2022 Future Women NSW Rural Scholarship…

A chance for founders to access OnMarket advice
Tim Eisenhauer, OnMarket is in the region to lead SMART Sessions for UNE SRI during March. He is also available for a small group workshop and to meet with founders for 1:1 sessions…

Great presentations, and food, at ‘Cow in the Room’
A great group of speakers, and an enthusiastic NENW audience addressed the 'cow in the room' at events in Armidale at NOVA, and Tamworth at AgSmart Expo…

SMART Sessions build business
SMART Sessions provide some of the building blocks to help founders, teams, and even established enterprises grow their business…

Anna Barwick, NSW Premier’s Award for Woman of the Year
Congratulations to Anna Barwick, founder of PharmOnline, winner of the 2022 NSW Premier's Award for Woman of the Year…

UNE SRI and #IWD
For International Women's Day, we are sharing this photo of some of the women in our UNE SRI community…