Entrepreneurs at UOW are supported by a community of like-minded people, inspired to invent, share and change the world.
UOW's start-up incubator and accelerator
iAccelerate
iAccelerate is both a program and a community of entrepreneurs, located within a world class university.
We are a unique pre-accelerator, accelerator and incubator program where you can nurture your idea or scale-up your existing business. Entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups, social enterprises and intrapreneurs thrive.
At iAccelerate you are supported by a robust model of education, mentoring, seed funding and unparalleled access to one of the world’s most innovative research universities. Housed in the purpose-built iAccelerate Centre are the most innovative minds, creative ideas and entrepreneurial vibe that make it a unique place to start your business and scale it.
Step inside and discover the potential to grow your idea or business and its impact.
Our program
The iAccelerate program is designed to support your business as it grows. You’ll learn the foundational business skills you need to go from initial idea to sustainable business, but it’s much more than that. At iAccelerate we teach our start-ups and companies to understand the impact of their business, supplementing those ‘hard’ skills in business development with a focus on sustainability, collaboration and building a social conscience into your business model.
Activating your idea and pitching it
- UN SDGs
- Lean 1: Customer discovery and value proposition
- Lean 2: Customer validation
- Lean 3: Business model
- MVP prototype
- Branding
- Competitor analysis
- Pitch to your audience
Accelerating your MVP to launch and grow
- Values and leadership
- Minimum lovable product
- Lean 4: Test selling
- Digital marketing intro
- Innovative thinking
- Pitching your business
Advancing and scaling your company
- Business valuation
- Investment and funding
- Term sheet
- HR audit
- Finance audit
- Due diligence
Scholarship opportunities
Scholarships for social enterprises
This scholarship supports social enterprises to participate in iAccelerate’s pre-accelerator program Activate plus a nine month residency within our business accelerator facility. Activate will be delivered from early February 2024 and will include integrated social enterprise content.
LIFT scholarship for women
This scholarship supports women from diverse communities and backgrounds to participate in iAccelerate’s pre-accelerator program Activate. Activate offers participants entrepreneurial skills that can be applied to their business or community initiative.