Startup Shakeup’s Program Coordinator, Sarah Parker joined business owners at the nbn Wangaratta Business Breakfast to learn about NBN Business Fibre Zone in Wangaratta and the the Top Cyber Security Tips for Business in 2022.
Continue readingBenalla Future Work Summit
Startup Shakeup’s Lead Digital Coaching Facilitator Bree Nightingale and Program Coordinator, Sarah Parker supported the Benalla Future Work Summit, facilitating break out sessions.
Over seventy people from business, industry, employment, all levels of government and community agencies including Startup Shakeup’s Bree and Sarah attended the Benalla Future Work Summit.
Continue readingMeetup with Milkdrop Founder Alex Sinickas|Bright
Hear from mother and engineer, Alex, on how she created something that would change the way women pump forever.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Teledrome by Jay Davis & Rohan Latimer
When something in an industry you are involved in annoys you and you have the skills to fix it, the result can have benefits for the sector
globally. As an early adopter, drone racer, president of the local club and coder, Jay Davis says at first, he was scratching his own itch, before realising Teledrome’s commercial potential.
Meet Startup: Cloth Baby by Emma Avery
Combining her interest in environmental sustainability with the drive to fix a problem for parents of babies, one young mother has developed a tailored online and offline solution; Cloth Baby.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Toggamo by Lucy Taylor
A new device that encourages creativity in children under 12 is one mother’s response to seeing increasing numbers of children using fitness trackers. She wants to offer an alternative to parents not keen on buying their kids a smartwatch.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Kopeka by Tom Donaldson
Coming up with an idea that has national and international application using augmented reality technology was exciting but something that XplorAR partners didn’t know how to navigate, nor how to fund.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Bookable Swipe Access by Lachlan Carboon & Ryan Falconer
Now in year 11, the partners in this swipe card door locking system have unlocked a whole lot of new possibilities by participating in Startup Shakeup programs. They now know how to start a company and have increased confidence and networks to take this knowledge with them on their solution-finding journey.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Liminas by Fiona Elgin
With improved outcomes for regional communities at the heart of her concept, it’s no surprise Fiona is passionate about the role startups and small businesses can play in delivering these outcomes. She’s also a strong advocate for ensuring support offered takes into account the differences between regional and metropolitan.
Continue readingMeet Startup: Manufacturing Mate by Sid Steele & Aaron Fahey
The two young founders behind Manufacturing Mate are proof that despite having a great idea and admitting to not knowing how to proceed to a scalable startup, you can attract national and international interest.
Sid Steele started getting noticed when Manufacturing Mate won the Hume Bank Life Tech challenge in 2018 and this year won a trip to Nanjing, China to take part in the NEXUS Summit.