Tag: Entrepreneurs Programme

Entrepreneur Programme hiring spree

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government flagship Entrepreneurs Programme national delivery partners have kicked off a hiring spree, seeking to fill 37 different commercialisation and ‘innovation connection’ positions across all states and...

Entrepreneurs Programme: Familiar faces return

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Of the seven delivery provider contracts worth $140 million awarded by the Department of Industry for its Entrepreneurs Programme, five contracts – worth about $109 million – were with...

Entrepreneur Programme gets $110m revamp

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The...

Govt grants and gender imbalance

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While the federal government prepares details of a new $18 million grants program to support female founders, new research has uncovered a stark gender imbalance in existing entrepreneur support...

Entrepreneur plan gets a facelift

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is preparing to hand out $182 million to potential partners to help deliver and promote its Entrepreneurs’ Programme after a significant refocusing of the flagship scheme....

Labor’s $300m industry cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor would cut more than $300 million from the Industry Growth Centres and Entrepreneurs’ Programme – nearly half of the overall budget for these initiatives – if it wins...

$50m cut to key NISA initiatives

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has slashed $50 million from two of its “flagship” initiatives launched as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The 2019-20 budget found “efficiencies” of...

Incubator tender: A regional deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has opened a tender for four regional incubator facilitators as part of the Industry department’s revamped Entrepreneurs’ Programme. These facilitators are being asked to provide mentoring...