The City of Melbourne released the Startup Action Plan in 2017 to support innovative businesses to start, grow and go global from Melbourne.
Over the next four years, we will deliver a range of initiatives that will be relevant to entrepreneurs and startups at all stages of growth.
This is the place to come for:
- regular updates on initiatives
- asking questions and accessing new networks
- information on funding and the startup industry
- promotional opportunities.
Melbourne Global Innovation Program
The Melbourne Global Innovation Program is an initiative between the City of Melbourne and The Hacker Exchange and is a unique two-week experience designed to upskill and equip budding entrepreneurs to start and grow their own business.
News
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
CEO Round table
December 2015
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Startup Community Workshop
February 2016
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Internal Workshop
How does the City of Melbourne already support startups?
April 2016
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Student Workshop
How can City of Melbourne support entrepreneurial students?
April 2016
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Timeline item 5 - complete
MindHive Survey
May 2016
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Startup Ecosystem Report completed
June 2016
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Timeline item 7 - complete
Community consultation
With Inspire9, ACMI-X, BlueChilli, General Assembly, Laneway Labs, RMIT, MAP.
15 to 20 September 2016
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Startup Action Plan endorsed by Council
30 June 2017
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Melbourne Innovation District Launch
July 2017
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Startup Celebration event
26 October 2017
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Startup Photo Library released
26 October 2017
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Expressions of interest for Melbourne Global Innovation Program
10 February to 31 March 2020
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Startup ecosystem data collection
March 2018 to June 2020
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Melbourne Global Innovation Program (Virtual)
1 July to 17 July 2020
Read the Startup Action Plan
Lewis White (Aptus Personnel), Mei Chan (Startup Victoria), Jose Maturana (Best Friends Forever), Miranda Unnerstall – (Best Friends Forever), Charles Schwartz (Startup Victoria) and Georgia Beattie (Startup Victoria / Gravity). Photographer: Wren Steiner.
Credit: City of Melbourne / That Startup Show.
Melbourne Global Innovation Program
A two-week program for budding entrepreneurs who identify as Aboriginal, first generation, migrant, refugee or female.
Startup ecosystem
Mapping the startup ecosystem with startups in the city.
