UNISC Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Thanks for the kudos StartupBlink! It's amazing to see our dynamic innovation ecosystem gaining global attention!

The collaborative spirit of. our region helps us all grow and prosper, together!

🙌 - USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
🙌 - Sunshine Coast Council
🙌 - Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast
🙌 - Sunshine Coast Chamber Alliance
🙌 - Sunshine Coast Regional Innovation Project Team
🙌 - Food Agribusiness Network FAN
🙌 - SCCA: Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance Inc.
🙌 - Cleantech Industries
🙌 - TAFE Queensland
🙌 - Coding and Innovation Hub
🙌 - The DeLorean Project
🙌 - RoboCoast
🙌 - Sunshine Coast Maker Space
🙌 - Sunshine Coast Health Institute
🙌 - Circular Economy Sunshine Coast
🙌 - Peregian Digital Hub
🙌 - Innovate Noosa
🙌 - Noosa Shire Council
🙌 - St Andrew's Anglican College

Sunshine Coast Startup Ecosystem: Overview and Insights  - StartupBlink A vast coastal region in the eastern state of Queensland, Australia, the Sunshine Coast startup ecosystem complements the growing holiday...

Sunshine Coast Council and Visit Sunshine Coast in partnership with Hot 91 are on a mission to immediately fill diverse, fun and rewarding vacancies in the tourism and hospitality industry to ensure we’re well prepared for the coming festive season.

Jobs Now Hot 91 in partnership with Sunshine Coast Council and Visit Sunshine Coast are on a mission to immediately fill diverse, fun and rewarding vacancie...

Do you know someone with innovative Sunshine Coast business solutions?

Would they value connecting with corporate and larger business decision makers?

Following the success of Sunshine Coast Innovations Day last year, the regional innovation showcase event is back!

Sunshine Coast Council

Sunshine Coast Innovations Day Connecting innovative Sunshine Coast business solutions with corporate and larger business decision makers

Check out some of the incredible emerging creative talent graduating soon from USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia!

Design showreel presented at Reconnect Festival at NightQuarter on the Sunshine Coast in November 2020



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Design@USC Featured work from design students at USC (University of the Sunshine Coast)

There is just 10 days left to get your business idea registered and be a part of this important and exciting journey to turn your idea into a reality. Being an entrepreneur can be hard, and you don't have to embark on this journey alone.

Together In Action is the key to unlocking your full potential and the chance for all of us to rally together to build a brighter future.

Together In Action Take real action towards the Global Goals

Join us live, this Wednesday as we chat with ASPIRE CEO Cameron Mckenzie this Wednesday.

We will be discussing the exciting new opportunities the ASPIRE marketplace creates for businesses keen to treat waste as a resource.

ASPIRE new sustainable collaborations Learn how you can treat waste as a resource.

Due to technical difficulties we have had to reschedule today's webinar with ASPIRE CEO Cameron McKenzie. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Here are the details for the new date scheduled for next week. See you then!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aspire-new-sustainable-collaborations-tickets-124496513423

ASPIRE new sustainable collaborations Learn how you can treat waste as a resource.

If your business has unwanted resources (e.g. electronics, wood, metal and by-product), instead of sending it to landfill, you put it to better use by listing it on ASPIRE for other businesses to source and use.

This Wednesday ASPIRE CEO, Cameron McKenzie will be sharing information about the platform and why Sunshine Coast Council has invested in a license for our local business community to have access to this great circular economy, business-to-business platform.

This session will be live-streamed via our Facebook and YouTube this Wednesday at 1pm.

ASPIRE new sustainable collaborations Learn how you can treat waste as a resource.

Between tomorrow and November 5th 2020, Together In Action will be home to a global search for the most innovative, youth-led and tech-enabled solutions to the biggest problems facing the world today.

Powered by EarthTech Ventures, Together In Action will partner with some of the world’s most trusted and innovative non-profits, corporations and organisations.

Learn more and pre-register today...

Together In Action Together, we can make a difference and develop solutions to the biggest issues facing people and planet.

NOW LIVE - RoboRave Australia

Tune in to see world-class robots competing in different competitions!

RoboRave Australia RoboRave Australia is part of a series of international robotics events and is held in Australia with

Have a mind for manufacturing?

If so, check out the Manufacturing Academy for free education, guidance and leadership for Australia manufacturers seeking advancement, competitiveness and growth.

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https://www.manufacturingacademy.org.au/

Manufacturing Academy AMGC Manufacturing Academy. Free education, guidance and leadership for Australian Manufacturers seeking advancement, competitiveness and growth.

Exporting?? Maybe one of these exporting grants can help further your commercial activities.

RDA Sunshine Coast Grant Funding Finder This program aims to encourage businesses to increase international marketing and promotion expenditure to achieve more sustainable international sales.

Give your business a boost of Vitamin SC - Sunshine Coast. Learn how a healthy work location has a positive impact on your bottom line.

Find inspiration as you consider the Sunshine Coast as a place to live, work and play.

Give your business a boost of Vitamin SC - Sunshine Coast Give your business a boost of Vitamin SC - Sunshine Coast. Learn how a healthy work location has a positive impact on your bottom line. Find out why leading ...

Are you a producer with an invention to commercialise, a new agtech idea, or a plan to value-add and sell directly to consumers?

Apply now for the Farmers2Founders (F2F) Ideas Program!

12 weeks of intensive remote support to test your idea & get your product to market.

Turn your idea into reality. Find out more and apply at https://www.farmers2founders.com/ideas-program

IDEAS PROGRAM | Farmers2Founders Information about the producer focused Farmers2Founders ideas program.

Shout out to alumni Vidya Nallamad building capacity across the region and supporting doctors focus on patient care with real-time analytics.

Meet this week's Vidya Nallamad. This business is on a mission to facilitate the best patient care for Queenslanders and the world with Net-HealthData.

This software platform is helping the medical industry manage lifestyle diseases, reducing the number of people being hospitalised. http://ow.ly/xgOa50ASZEx

Looking for strategies to improve yours rankings in Google Maps?

Register for tonights SEO Meetup with Alex from I Need Website.

https://www.meetup.com/SEO-Sunshine-C…/events/dggltrybclbjb/

What do all business owners fear?

Silence. The silence when the phone doesn’t ring. The silence when there’s no new enquiries in your inbox. The silence when the shop is empty so you start dusting the shelves, again.

It's time to meet Alex from I Need Websitebased at the Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast.
Alex is a guru on search engine optimisation (SEO for shorrt) and it's needed to get eyeballs seeing you online. A powerful SEO service can break that silence and bring you a rush of clients.

Chat to Alex about his services or if you want to stay hands on and learn more yourself, consider participating in the SEO Sunshine Coast Meetup sessions that Alex organises via Zoom on the first Thursday night each month.

The next session will be at 7pm on August 6 discussing strategies for rankings in Google Maps. Register here https://www.meetup.com/SEO-Sunshine-Coast/events/dggltrybclbjb/

Alex is one lucky recipient of the Queensland Small Business Adaption Grants enabling him to continue running free events and workshops not only online but also at the Innovation Centre venue. He wants to continue helping startups and all small and medium sized businesses in the Sunshine coast region!

What should you charge? Whether you are in marketing, a manager, in finance, or the CEO/CFO, pricing your products matters to you.

The Art of Pricing: What should you charge? Kevin Smith from The Story Architect explains the process of identifying and validating a pricing model. His recommendation? Learn how the most popular prici...

Join a panel of legal, trade and finance experts to better understand how to prepare your business, and hear first-hand from an Australian exporter on how they’ve successfully tackled the challenges.

Repost: Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast

Date: Wednesday 5 August 2020
Time: 11.00 am to 12.00 pm AEST

Reducing Export Risks: Protecting your IP, payment and operating risks Registration If you're already registered for the Reducing Export Risks: Protecting your IP, payment and operating risks webcast, click below:

Want a winning edge or perhaps you are intrigued and want to find out what GovHack is all about?

The local GovHack team will give you an overview of the competition and answer any questions you may have. Learn more about official events in your region and all about youth, maker or special interest themed nodes.

Register for tonight's Queensland Connections event via:
https://hackerspace.govhack.org/events/queensland_connections_queensland/registrations/new

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Attention Female Founders. This one is for you! 🙌

Championed by Canvas Coworking Inc
Powered by Advance Queensland

Flair Incubator for Female Led, Aspiring International, Regional businesses Flair Incubator is a 16-week program to support Female Led, Aspiring to be International, Regional-based startups and businesses.

Through the Queensland Small Business Skills Hub small business owners, startups and their staff now have a great opportunity to access over 500 highly relevant online courses, ranging from a few minutes to an hour, for FREE until December 2020.

To access the free courses, eligible small business owners with an ABN registered in Queensland and a team of 20 or less staff can register at https://www.qldskills.com.au

Queensland Small Business Skills Hub Free online training and learning opportunities for small business ownersThe Small Business Skills Hub has been developed by GO1.com with support from the Queensland Government to deliver free online training and learning opportunities for COVID-19 impacted small businesses.With short courses coveri...

Did you know Australia's healthcare sector is responsible for 7% of nation's carbon emissions?

If you are interested in becoming an advocate for a more sustainable healthcare ?

Then Code Green might be for you.

This virtual hackathon is an event where individuals will collaborate over 2-3 days to brainstorm, prototype and pitch their ideas on how to make hospitals more sustainable.

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Did you hear the Govt. has released the second round of funding for the Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program?

The second round opens on July 1 - it is critical to act quickly and be ready to apply when it opens, the first round was filled and closed in 48hrs.

Check out Chilli - Marketing Agency's quick summary..

QLD Government Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant - Round 2 Now Open! | Chilli Group The Queensland Govt. has released a second round of funding for the Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program.

Curious what grants maybe available for your business or community group?

Join this webinar next Monday to discover the undiscovered!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Grant Funding Success in a COVID-19 Environment. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Are you a local Sunshine Coast, Noosa business or community group which is looking to secure government funding?  Regional Development Australia (RDA) Sunshine Coast is hosting a free Webinar, Grant Funding Success in a COVID-19 Environment, via Zoom on Monday, June 29th from 12:00-1pm.  This ...

Want to leverage online video??

[Leverage Video for your Business... ⏳ Save Your Spot]

Next week we're hosting a free webinar to help business owners like you understand how to leverage online video to grow your business.

Are you in?
http://www.innovatemedia.com.au/workshop to register now.

In this value-packed 45 minute online session led by the internationally recognised video strategist Ben Amos from Sunshine Coast based agency Innovate Media, you'll gain the insight you need right now to understand the online video landscape in 2020 and how to determine what videos to create which will lead to ROI for your business.

We'll also explore the shifting trend towards video across the full sales cycle and some tools that you can use immediately to get an edge on your competitor.

Get ready to take a bunch of notes and leave this session armed with the roadmap for your video marketing success.

Tuesday 9th June 12:30pm AEST
👉 http://www.innovatemedia.com.au/workshop to register now.