What is startup?
A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. So, the goal of your early business is to find a viable business model. The challenge with most entrepreneurs is that they ASSUME that they know (and we all think our ideas are awesome right?!) and go about spending their time, money and energy building something (which can be fun, because it’s a creative outlet), and it’s not until they go to market to sell it that they realise NO ONE WANTS IT or the customer wants it in a different way. No wonder 9 out of 10 startups fail.
By connecting with Startup & Innovation Tablelands, you will learn key skills such as validating assumptions, agile planning, creating minimum viable products, lean startup techniques, you will connect with other like-minded people, you’ll instantly have access to a support network to help you turn your idea into reality and so much more. more …
WIIFM
What's In It For Me
Programs & Resources
More important than money and resources is knowing what to do. You can do a lot to validate your idea, with very little capital if you know how. Here are some great resources that will help you get started for very little investment.
Funding your startup
Over the years we’ve learned that there is plenty of money out there for good ideas and if your idea is sufficiently developed to a stage where you have paying customers and you need investment to keep up with demand and scale the business, then there is plenty of money out there.
Mentors
As a founder it can be pretty daunting (terrifying at times) to start your own business. The following mentors are all people who have “been there and done that”, who have significant skills and experience in their respective fields and are happy to connect with people like you to assist you in launching your new startup business.
Membership
A Startup Tablelands Membership package gives you
- invitation to monthly pitch nights
- invitation to monthly startup labs (4 hours a month to work on your idea/business)
- free initial consultation with record keeping & systems specialist
- free initial consultation with website developer
- free initial consultation with graphic design expert
- free initial consultation with social media champion
- free initial consultation with accounting specialist
- free initial consultation with IP & Legal specialist
- early bird guarantee for all programs and events
If you are someone with an idea for a new business, invention, service or maybe you have an existing business and looking to test new ideas, then the Startup & Innovation Tablelands membership is an amazing opportunity to accelerate the process, whilst also connecting with like-minded people.
Take advantage of ourstartup special of $50 (This financial 2016/2017 year only)
What’s On
We have various regular events - and for more details
view our calendar
Lunch and Learn
Once a month we run a lunch and learn, where you can grab a meal, learn, network and get back to the office. The venue changes (there is always lunch available though) and the subjects and presenters varied and interesting. More Info
Innovation Labs
Occasionally (usually in the evening) Startup Tablelands runs an interactive innovation lab (usually from from 6pm - 10pm), where you will have 4 hours of dedicated time to work on your Startup / Innovation project, along with access to expert advice and mentoring. This is a time to work on your Startup / Innovation idea and share new technologies with others in the Tablelands Startup and innovation scene.
Future Agro Challenge
Startup Tablelands hosted the First Australian Future Agro Challenge (FAC) on the Atherton Tablelands from the 11 to 13 November.
The FAC is a global competition that discovers innovative, fundable food and agribusiness startups from various corners of the world who are looking to address national, regional and global challenges.
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Meet The Team
View all team members here.
George Corea
Founder
George Corea has become a startup whore in the last year, winning both Cairns SWT events. He is co-organising this event but will be helping teams that lack hackers and hipsters with free online solutions that will help them put together a stellar pitch.
Christine Doan
Founder
In an entrepreneurial life driven by purpose, Christine has tackled all of her campaigns with gusto, adopting an approach, which is alternative, sustainable, innovative, and just plain different. The causes may have looked disparate, such as what links riding a horse at the Olympics and building up a multiple bottom line property development!
Jessica Fealy
Driver
Jessica Fealy is a qualified Chartered Accountant, farm wife at Blue Sky Produce, mum of four and business owner at Back Paddock Business. Jessica is a volunteer driving team member for community organisation Startup Tablelands – focused on empowering rural startups.
Showcase your business at Atherton Show
FREE for Startup Tablelands financial members.
StartupTablelands has found that the biggest issue faced by rural startups is testing their minimum valuable product with their potential customer base.
Getting to market through the media, door to door or at mass events is expensive in both direct costs and time.
One of our initiatives is to help members by securing site space at events across the tablelands – members can showcase their own projects, meet their own market and also help ST by talking about how innovative business practices have helped them.
They don’t have site fees to pay and don’t need to be there for the whole day/event. They can simply take on a 4-5h slot and help with the setup/pack down as appropriate.
All you have to do is be a financial member of StartupTablelands (it’s only $50 for the 2017-18 financial year if you sign up before June 30th, 2017 and $100 after that).
Once you become a member fill in our form at showcase.startuptablelands.org/signup and then book a slot at the Atherton Show by simply filling in your company name (same as in the form) in the worksheet here.
Spots at the Atherton show will be open until June 30th on a first come first served basis. Priority will be given to having as many members as possible represented which means that members would only be allowed one session if necessary.
Please contact [email protected] or call 0451 534 563 to discuss this further.
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Sponsors
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