{"id":38911,"date":"2023-10-20T14:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/startup-accelerator-launches-in-geelong-in-bid-to-solve-regional-australias-most-grievous-challenges-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:59:38","slug":"startup-accelerator-launches-in-geelong-in-bid-to-solve-regional-australias-most-grievous-challenges-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/startup-accelerator-launches-in-geelong-in-bid-to-solve-regional-australias-most-grievous-challenges-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup accelerator launches in Geelong in bid to solve regional Australia&#8217;s most grievous challenges &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/One10-founder-Geoff-Gourley-640x332.jpg\" alt=\"One10 founder Geoff Gourley\" title=\"One10 founder Geoff Gourley\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A Melbourne-based national accelerator that aims to transform the private sector with purpose-driven enterprises is launching a program in Geelong to\u00a0help address some of the Victorian regional centre&#8217;s most grievous challenges.<\/p>\n<p>One10 founder Geoff Gourley says the knowledge gap between metropolitan cities and some parts of regional Australia can exceed four years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up in a country area in Traralgon, about two hours east of Melbourne, Victoria&#8217;s fossil fuel heartland,\u201d Gourley says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up there in the 80s, I saw first hand the social and environmental challenges a country town faces, and those that continue to exist today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Geelong itself has struggled with the\u00a0aftermath of major losses to its former bread-and-butter manufacturing sector but like Gourley, many entrepreneurs are starting to take outside-the-box tactics to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/profiles\/meet-panelhype-the-geelong-startup-helping-local-small-businesses-turn-mobile-devices-into-advertising-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">generate new life into the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gourley believes the issues faced by Geelong, like many other regional towns, can be tackled with entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>One10, which recently announced its new accelerator programs, will work with emerging entrepreneurs in the region in a bid to help solve\u00a0some of the biggest issues affecting communities, including unemployment, social exclusion, homelessness, environmental degradation, gambling, and health concerns like obesity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/advice\/growth\/one10-launches-two-new-startup-accelerator-programs-for-founders-with-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more: One10 launches two new startup accelerator programs for founders with a difference<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne10 has a vision to attract social entrepreneurs from regional Victoria and to deliver [our]\u00a0full range of beneficial services,&#8221;\u00a0Gourley says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough a creative and collaborative approach, we have formed an extensive network of experienced Geelong-based partners and specialists to provide the best possible support to our incoming accelerator participants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow StartupSmart on<\/em>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StartUpSmart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StartupSmartnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/startupsmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and <a 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