iAccelerate Rise Launch Event in the Eurobodalla Shire

UOW Batemans Bay Campus

Thursday, 5 May, 11:45-1:00 pm

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS. GROW YOUR IMPACT.

The iAccelerate Rise program supports new and existing regional businesses with practical workshops and a network of regional and international experts.

Join us for the launch of this program in the Eurobodalla Shire at the UOW Batemans Bay Campus on Thursday, 5 May at lunchtime. At the event, you can hear from local experts in industry, government, and the university and you can ask questions of panel of entrepreneurs who have been through the program, including: Kay Saarinen from Saarinen Organics and Jo Lane from Sea Health Products. The event will be followed by networking and refreshments.

The program is supported by the NSW Government’s Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund, Eurobodalla Shire Council, University of Wollongong Batemans Bay Campus, and iAccelerate.

Stay after the launch to attend our hands on workshop Test Your Business Idea to get an experience of the full program and the get your application ready for 27 May. Read more about the workshop below:

After the Launch: Attend the Test Your Business Idea workshop

UOW Batemans Bay Campus

Thursday, 5 May, 1:30-3:00 pm

Are you an existing businesses looking to revitalise your strategy?

Startup looking to turn an idea into a business?

The Test Your Business Idea workshop supports new and existing regional businesses, including not-for-profits, to revisit their strategy to launch new products and services.

Test Your Business Idea is an optional introduction to the iAccelerate Rise program, which supports new and existing regional businesses with practical workshops and a network of regional and international experts over 6 weeks. "Test Your Business Idea" workshop will get you application ready for "Rise".

Test Your Business Idea workshop includes:

How to identify different customer segments and personas.
How to identify the segments' jobs, gains, pains.
Design accompanying products and services to add value.

The workshop is designed to introduce you to the concepts that underpin the full iAccelerate Rise program and get your application ready for the 6-week Rise program. Applications for Rise close 27th of May.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Cost: FREE

Registration required.

Email rmcguire@uow.edu.au or call (02) 4239 4127 for further information.

Not in the Eurobodalla Shire?

iAccelerate Rise is coming to the following regions in 2022:

- Snowy Monaro
- Queanbeyan-Palerang
- Goulburn Mulwaree
- Wingecarribee

Please register your interest in the upcoming programs here.

This economic recovery project is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the New South Wales Government under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.