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Startup Victoria COVID-19 Policy

Culture
At Startup Vic, we take the safety and well-being of our team and community as our highest priority. In response to the recent updates on the risk of COVID-19, we have implemented a Coronavirus Policy. Within the Policy you will find general health and safety information; an update on our operations moving forward and a list of helpful...
startupvic 19 Mar '20

Swinburne Accelerator Programs - Applications Now Open!

Accelerators
*In response to COVID-19, we will now be delivering this program solely online. As such applications are open now and will close on the 9th May.* We’re looking for ambitious founders in the Swinburne family (staff, student and alum) who are building transformative businesses. Our program will give you the skills, introductions...
startupvic 26 Mar '20

Finding Cash in a Crisis - Open Government Grants

Culture
At Startup Victoria, we are working to support our local startups to survive during the uncertainty of COVID-19. Like many other founders, you are probably spending more time in your cashflow forecast than ever before. When it comes to runway, advice from community leaders like Adir Shiffman, Executive Chairman at Catapult Sports and GFC...
startupvic 25 Mar '20

Financial support, tips and tools for startups during the coronavirus

Finance
Just when you thought founding a startup was hard enough, a global pandemic comes along and pulls the rug well and truly out from under your feet. The good news is, we're all in the same boat. At Standard Ledger, we work with startups, scale ups and SMEs and we're hearing it all right now. While we can't help so much on the health side, we can...
bridget@standardledger.co 25 Mar '20

Top Agile project management tools for your startup in 2020

Uncategorized
The success of a startup highly depends on the effective coordination of the workflow. Nowadays, the top methodologies for the coordination of startups are as follows: Agile, Waterfall, Lean, PRINCE2. Since the development of a startup requires a methodology that is flexible and easy to change, Agile is the best choice in this case. So, what...
Alex_Kry 19 Mar '20

How to manage startup development remote teams?

Co-working
Nowadays, a great number of employees prefer to work remotely. Yet, there are a lot of pitfalls in this working model. For example, a common company structure and information on how to start a remote team company successfully is missing. How to manage remote teams successfully? Pay attention to each employee. Chat constantly with your...
Alex_Kry 18 Mar '20

Coworking hub StartSpace launches at State Library Victoria

Co-working
State Library Victoria today launched StartSpace – the first coworking space and resource of its kind in Victoria that provides knowledge, support and networks to anyone who has a business idea but is not yet ready to enter the startup world. Breaking down the barriers to founding a business or social enterprise, StartSpace celebrates the...
tsimon 16 Mar '20

Startup Victoria R&D Tax Incentive Amendment Submission

Culture, Featured, Legal
Startup Victoria creates community Submission for the Treasury Laws Amendment to the R&D Tax Incentive Bill In March 2020, the Economics Legislation Committee collected Submissions in response to the proposed Amendments to the R&D Tax Incentive Bill. This provided the startup community with an opportunity to formally submit...
startupvic 12 Mar '20

2020 Renewable Energy Dinner Applications now Open 💡

Pitching
Is your startup revolutionising the renewable energy space and looking for investment? After last year's successful debut, Innovation Bay is back to host our second Renewable Energy Founder Dinner in partnership with ARENA! We're on the lookout for Australia's most exciting renewable energy startups to present to...
InnovationClaire 11 Mar '20