{"id":39694,"date":"2023-10-20T15:03:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/prominent-startup-accelerators-share-in-9-million-queensland-government-grant-scheme-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:03:55","slug":"prominent-startup-accelerators-share-in-9-million-queensland-government-grant-scheme-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/prominent-startup-accelerators-share-in-9-million-queensland-government-grant-scheme-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent startup accelerators share in $9 million Queensland government grant scheme\u00a0 – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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QUT Creative Enterprise Australia chief executive Anna Rooke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

As part of a new $9 million grant program, the Queensland government is funding four prominent startup accelerators to help establish up to 120 “early stage” business businesses and startups across the state.<\/p>\n

In the first grant funding round, BlueChilli<\/a>\u00a0has received $245,020; Queensland University of Technology\u2019s Creative Enterprise Australia<\/a>\u00a0has received $200,000; Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast<\/a>\u00a0has received $160,000; and Unearthed Solutions has received $250,000.<\/p>\n

Watch more: Australia\u2019s first creative hackathon fosters new and innovative ideas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Each accelerator is expected to provide intensive mentoring and support in product or service development, customer acquisition and investment opportunities to as many as 30 early stage businesses and startups.<\/p>\n

Over the next three years, the total funding provided to these four accelerators from the Queensland government could reach $2 million.<\/p>\n

Queensland\u2019s acting minister for innovation, science and the digital economy Kate Jones says the grant program is aimed at creating new economic opportunities and jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach accelerator program will take entrepreneurs with great ideas through an intensive three month process to turn their ideas into products that will make a difference for their chosen industry,\u201d Jones said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our larger, established businesses and corporations, these accelerators will provide a pipeline of new ideas that can be developed into commercially viable products, services and business models.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an important way for key industries to stay competitive in a rapidly changing economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional funding recipients from the\u00a0Industry Accelerators Program are expected to be announced sometime in 2017.<\/p>\n

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