The Innovation Hub
Let's start innovating
If you have an innovative idea that you believe will help build a better future, or just want to join a community of likeminded people who dream of buiding a better future or working in a job you love, we invite you to join us and work collaboratively with others to encourage innovation and help commercialise your ideas.
Submit your idea
If you have a new innovative business idea for a product or service that will reduce waste; tackle climate change; help solve some local issue such as homelessness or unemployed youths, and help build a better future - we want to hear from you and we want to help. Please note: our help is limited to businesses for good, not greed.
We want to help you make your dream a reality and before you start you must sign a non-disclosure agreement
How we can help
We are buildin an Innovation hub to bring together people to share and help support one another on their journey to success.
The hub is on-line and we have a business centre in Balcatta
We train and advise you in business basics
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We start by assessing your idea and working together to determine how we can best hep you
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We help you to set up your own business innovation on the hub
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We help with product development and you may choose to set up a collaborative group to develop the idea
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We help you to register and set up a business.
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We help with marketing development and guidance.
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We provide loads of business development tools - free of charge
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We assist with licensing, patenting, design marks and other means of gaining control over your technology.
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We offer below market rate financing in the form of micro-loans or we may wish to invest in your business.
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If we do want to invest we shall establish a Company for you and help set up the legal requirements for a Pty Ltd Business with shareholders
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We then connect our entrepreneurs to supply chains and necessary logistics.
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If you want, you can rent a small space in our business centre to get your business up and running.
Mentoring
Our mentors are experienced business people with expertise in new ventures. They have an understanding of the steps needed to validate a business idea or get a new business off the ground.
Our mentors work alongside a person with a new business or idea to:
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offer guidance
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test thinking
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step through a feasibility assessment
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support you to build a robust business plan
NB: Before applying for a mentor you must sign an NDA, register for our Innovation hub and submit your business idea so we can partner you with the right person.