• BizSpark Australia

    BizSpark Expressway- Innovation & Reward

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    Innovation Risk and Reward

    EXPRESSWAY Network Forum is a lunchtime forum for board and senior management of innovative, high growth SMEs to share ideas, and learn from industry experts about disciplines essential to commercial success.

     

    EXPRESSWAY Network forums will be held on the forth Wednesday of each monthly at the Microsoft Innovation Centre and other innovation centres and commercial incubators across Queensland.

     The February key note address will be delivered by: Tim Kastelle               

    Tim Kastelle is Senior Lecturer in Innovation Management at the University of Queensland Business School. After graduating from Princeton University with a degree in economics, he worked for twelve years in senior positions in a variety of industries including radio, office equipment, industrial chemicals, higher education and software.Tim does research with and consults for both private and public organisations. Common projects include innovation reviews, aligning innovation with corporate strategy, improving innovation performance, innovation workshops, managing innovation as a process, business model development and network analysis.

     

    The EXPRESSWAY Network member business case will be: Assessment Portal

    Q&A session will address:

    • Innovation drivers for commercial success
    • Balancing product innovation with business model innovation
    • Building an innovation support network

     

    Q& A panel members will include:

    • Emily Easterby    Program
      Manager, Microsoft Innovation Centre
    • Paul Collins          Chief
      Technology Officer, Assessment Portal
    • Robert Geddes    Innovation
      Service Manager, Australian Institute of Commercialisation
    • Steve Moorhouse              Director,
      Innovation Policy and IP Services,
    • Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation
      and Arts (DSITIA)

     

    Date:     Wednesday 27 February 2013

    Time:     11:15 am registration for 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

    Venue:   Microsoft Innovation Centre, Lvl 28, 400 George Street, Brisbane  (Cnr Turbot St - only a stroll from Roma Street station)

    Lunch:   Provided

    Cost:      No cost

    RSVP:     Friday 22 February 2013 (Places at this event are strictly limited)

    Registration:        Please use this link ‘EXPRESSWAY’ or email your RSVP to qmic@microsoft.com .

    For more information, please contact qmic@microsoft.com   

     

  • BizSpark Australia

    Does your start-up need funding to grow? Join PWC at their upcoming event

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    Securing funding for your start up is a major challenge for emerging companies.

    Understanding your funding options and how to maximise your chances of

    successful early stage capital raising are key to achieving your growth strategy.

    At our upcoming event, PwC’s Emerging Company Services team will explain

    how the Australian early stage funding landscape has changed and will guide

    you through a number of key methods of obtaining funding for your business in

    a difficult capital raising market, including:

    • angel funding

    • venture capital funding,

    • accelerator funding; and

    • R&D Tax Incentive

    In Sydney you will also hear directly from Richard Dale of Sydney Angels and

    Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund (Australia’s first sidecar fund), and in Melbourne

    from Tim Heasley of Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund and Artesian Venture

    Partners, about what they look for when deciding to invest in a start-up.

    To register your attendance, please click on the following link:

    www.pwc.com.au/events/funding-your-startup

    We look forward to seeing you there.

     

    PwC’s Emerging Company Services team has the skills and experience to help your

    emerging company realise its vision. We act for Australia’s leading venture, capital

    firms, angel groups, incubators and accelerators Our team comprises a unique

    mix of venture capital lawyers, tax advisors, R&D specialists, strategy experts

    and a corporate finance capability to deliver ‘big end of town’ support to start up

    companies. Many of our high profile household-name clients were once emerging

    companies too!

     

    Does your start-up need funding to grow?

    Event details

    Location

    Sydney:

    Thursday 28 February, 8.15am registration for a 8.30am

    start, concludes at 9.30am

    PwC, Level 10, Darling Park, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney

    Melbourne:

    Friday 1 March, 8.15am registration for a 8.30am start,

    concludes at 9.30am

    PwC, Level 19, Freshwater Place, 2 Southbank

    Boulevard Southbank

    Registration

    RSVP

    :

    To register your attendance, please click on the

    following link:

    http://www.au.pwc.com/events/natevents.nsf/vwHTMLHomePage/F679F90321AAB564CA257B070083D1FD/$file/index.html

     

     

     

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