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Empowering businesses through skills  development, connections and mentorship.

First cohort of Start-ups selected for CONNECT Regional Innovation Hubs

Twenty-seven highly innovative regional start-ups have been given the opportunity to accelerate their business under the expert mentorship and guidance of some of Western Australia’s most successful business people as part of their selection for the CONNECT Regional Innovation Hub. 

The three Hubs, located in Albany, Northam and Busselton, opened last month with  an intensive two-day business bootcamp culminating in pitching to a room of local business leaders and mentors.

The Hub's monthly Masterclass series are led by industry experts on topics such as IP protection, digital marketing, grant writing, investor readiness and export pathways. They will also be matched to an experienced mentor to guide them over the next 6 months. 

Find out more about the programme here. 
AgriStart are proud to be sponsoring Southern Dirt Techspo, a conference and agtech showcase in Wagin and Katanning on 7-8th August. As WA’s premier technology and innovation event for the Agricultural community and associated industries, Techspo brings technology developers, farmers, advisors, expert researchers and officials together for two days of information sharing and collaboration. Register here.
Another fantastic cohort completed AgriStart's 5-day HARVEST Accelerator Bootcamp for 2019. Companies included HempGro, Elite Cannabinoids, Smartsoil, BlockChain for Food Safety, Go4OrganicsAU, Atom Earth Pty Ltd, IGrower, BackyardMarket, Sage Plantations.  Muresk Institute hosted us on site at their wonderful agricultural hub and conference facilities in the wheatbelt region of WA. Mentors and speakers during the program included CSBP Fertilisers, Agworld, Wrays, CCIWA, Moora Citrus, DPIRD, Swan Systems, Food Agility CRC, Kondinin Group plus AgriStart Alumni:  Latitude28, LIVEstock Pricing, and Stratus Imaging. 
Premium beef and lamb exporters Latitude 28 Produce have developed a direct to consumer model with a combination of tech initiatives including an app, Orijin Plus, which uses block chain technology and additional measures such as augmented reality to allow consumers in the Asian market to confidently authenticate their product and trace it back to its source. 
Since completing the Harvest program, Latitude 28 have had significant media coverage as they continue to break new ground in the China market. They were selected for the Austrade Australian Landing Pads program where they presented at the Australian Innovation and Technology Showcase in Shanghai to investors and stakeholders, and have rolled out a successful social engagement strategy including a video series that has totalled more than 6 million views in China. 
Latitude 28 were recently recognised by West Australian Newspapers Limited and Northern Star Resources Limited as a ‘Rising Star’ and named as finalists in the  Blockchain Australia Industry Awards.  AgriStart were thrilled to have co-founder James Williamson join the mentoring team for this year’s Harvest Accelerator program.
Latitude 28's Rhys and James Williamson at the Australian Innovation and Technology Showcase in Shanghai earlier in the year. 
UPCOMING EVENTS

SME Surge | Food Value Add is a tailored 8-week program to help SME owners and senior leadership team in the Food Value Add sector. Whether a grower, processor, freight & logistics, wholesaler or retailer, domestically or export focused - this program will help transform your business to get scale, create and capture new value in your business and position it to be harvestable for returns, and is critical if you need development and/or growth capital. Applications close 8th August 2019

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