OVERVIEW
Subiaco CONNECT is a 6 month program that increases the capability and connections of start-ups and small businesses that are bringing together innovation, creativity and solutions.
Participants will be connected to a community of experienced mentors, investors and advisors who will guide participants through the growth process, including testing, marketing and capital raising. The Program will finish with a showcase event where the businesses can pitch their business idea to real investors.
The initiative is delivered by Atomic Sky with support from the City of Subiaco, as part of the Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme. The City of Subiaco has the highest concentration of creative businesses in WA and has >450 businesses and >7000 workers in the health sector.
Participants in Subiaco CONNECT can be anywhere in WA, working on innovation and businesses that strengthen and align with the growth of a rapidly transforming City, can potentially support existing Subiaco businesses, attract new start-ups and entrepreneurs, and inspire the City’s next generation of big thinkers.
Diversity focused businesses are encouraged to apply.
KEY DATES
Registration and Applications Open - 24 November 2020
Registration and Applications Close - 22 January 2021
Selected Applicants Notified - 29 January 2021
Cohort Program - February - 30 August 2021
OPEN WORKSHOPS
The Open Workshops provide free, pragmatic training on topics essential to small and medium businesses to recover, lead and grow. Any business can attend all or any of the workshops by registering online.
The workshops cover business and startup essentials and are delivered by experts in each area. This open workshop series covers managing liquidity and predicting finance requirements, improving sales through digital marketing, and strategic tactics to bring in revenue. We also guide you to resources available for business support and direction on leveraging them.
Each workshop, followed by Q&A, is pragmatic, hands-on and focused on current challenges.
COHORT ONLY SESSIONS
The cohort-only component is also free of charge, but through an application and selection process. Applicants should be WA based, focused on business-to-business and focused on industrial sectors, applying innovation and growing their business.
It includes business sessions, group mentoring, access to training materials and invitation to catered networking events. Cohorts also receive introductions to potential clients, investors or channels.
Application is via a brief online application form.
