Our special guest David Schloeffel, an adviser with the Industry Growth Fund, joined Startup Central Victoria to explain what the

A group of businesses gathered on Monday evening at the invitation of the Inglewood Development & Tourism Committee and Loddon

Stef Cola from Ligantic joined Startup Central Victoria to reflect on their three-year startup journey since doing the Startup Central

What a great discussion we had in Bendigo on 12 June 2025 thanks to a collaboration between Farmers2Founders, the City

Business groups are an important part of our regional ecosystem however funding sources for their activities, and for the information

As we kick off another busy year, Blair Smith, Director at Greywoods, shares some tips on how businesses can focus

Our special guest for this month’s meetup was Julian Widera, Brewery Manager and a Shareholder at the Lost Watering Hole

Our guest this month, David Cordwell, gave us an insight into just how quickly his startup is evolving. A new

If you are starting or growing your business you may wish to access the Federally funded Self Employment Assistance Program

How do you find the right grant for your startup? And when you do, how can you be successful in

A passion turned into a side gig and eventually the universe told Shu Yap that it was time to make it a business.

Reduce risk and make confident decisions by having an Experiment Mindset.

Kira Hyde from The KH Studio was our special guest on 30 April 2024. From a solo practitioner in her

“From treetop to tabletop” our first special guest for 2024 was Lindsay Callaway from Warral Maldon. He talks about the

Although Australian companies are innovative, decisive and lead the world in terms of our skill and expertise, we have a

While RMG has come a long way in the 10 years since it began as an idea in the family

Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline.com and Booking.com just to name a few, and now a tireless ecosystem builder as Chair

Our special Startup Central Victoria Meetup guest on 18 September 2023 was Andrew Hamilton who discussed his latest venture, Pavilla.

Experimental design is an essential step in a Startup. But how can we test if a startup idea is viable

Co-operatives are a wonderful way to share profits and risk, and to attract skills, knowledge and capital to your startup.

Jarrod Robinson operates his global business, ConnectedPE, from Bendigo and has redefined physical education with AI-powered tools. At Startup Central

Simon Buckley from Trusted Avenues was Startup Central Victoria’s Meetup guest on 6 June 2023. Simon who lives in the

David Juriansz from Be.Bendigo reminds us that it is not only employees and customers that we need to take care

On 27 April Nigel McGuckian led a stimulating conversation with a diverse group of mentors from across the region. We

Jacob Kiel, a consulting partner with the Bendigo office of Digital Resilience, explains what cyber security is about, why we

auDA is administrator of Australia’s .au top level domain. It is also an advocate for users of the Australian internet

Why is Startup Central Victoria investing in B2B professionals? Because we want to build a collaborative ecosystem and showcase the

At Startup Central Victoria’s first major event for 2023, Clear Dynamic’s Jenny Wilson led a delightful conversation with Reggie Ba-Pe

Like many people Michael experienced the best and the worst of being an employee and gathered many skills in hospitality

Special guest Andrew Brown from Belgium dropped by Bendigo on 5th December to chat with Kerry Anderson and Martyn Barlow

Small business brings with it a lot of pressure, but it was really hot in the kitchen at #MKR for

In the lead up to International Rural Women’s Day #IRWD2022 we invited three diverse rural women in business from across

On 26 July Jackie Yong from Bendigo in Central Victoria, one of our recent Startup Central Victoria Accelerator participants, explained

On 23 June, Grant Sutton from AgCloud explained what rural businesses need to consider when reviewing their telecommunication and connectivity

This regular meetup group is about forming connections between software professionals and other people who are passionate about technology. Anyone

What worked well in building our business ideas? Participants and mentors share their thoughts.

Startup Central Victoria participants and mentors share their thoughts on why it is good to do business in Central Victoria.

On 12 May 2022 three speakers presented three big ideas for discussion across Central Victoria. Bendigo creative, Caleb Maxwell, shared

If you’re thinking about taking the next steps to tender or quote for Government contracts or a tier-one contractor, you

Adrian Kowal, owner and director of Kowelec, generously shared his experiences at our meetup on 7 April 2022.  With growth

Taking your business online or creating a new online business to sell products can be a daunting task. During this

On Thursday 31 March Startup Central Victoria hosted a discussion on Advisory Boards led by Louise Louise Broekman, CEO and

https://youtu.be/x37JIVSPZDY This Startup Central Victoria event was supported by the Digital Innovation Festival and La Trobe’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team. 

Have you heard about Web 3 yet? Futurist and co presenter of The Rebound, Steve Sammartino, met in conversation with

Maryann Thexton shared her journey of creating a new company and product on 16 February 2022  Watch the recording:  

Entrepreneurs, Lexi Randall-L’Estrange, Megan Gomez, and Vicki Lane talked about data and health on 1 December 2021. Watch the recording:

What are the opportunities for start-up businesses in Central Victoria? Industry leaders joined us on 30 September to inspire discussion

The Loddon Mallee Regional Development Australia (RDA) Committee in collaboration with the Loddon Campaspe Regional Partnership (LCRP) initiated the development

Greater Bendigo takes a bold, transformative approach to its future.