Presented by ACU Co-Lab
The disability incubator is an eight-week, in-depth learning program designed to educate future change makers about the practical components of establishing or growing a business within the disability sector.
Partnering with Verge Collaborative, industry experts will walk you through the key components of building a disability-focused business. You can put your new skills to work by crafting a video pitch for the Disability Incubator Awards for your chance to win a share of the $16,000 in prizes.
The Disability Incubator Series cost is fully subsidised and open to university students, staff and the broader community. Topics are delivered online in an interactive format.
How to get started
Explore your opportunities to start, build, or branch into the disability sector.
Workshops
Wednesday 5 October 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Designing your business
Transform your idea into reality through interactive business modelling.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Understanding your customers
Build your business from unique customer insights and generate valuable solutions for real people.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
How NDIS funding works
Gain a better understanding of how the NDIS works, it’s relevance to your business model, and the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of other people.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Creative value propositions
Design exciting new services or products that disrupt the disability sector status quo.
Wednesday 2 November 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Customer connections and pitching
Powerfully convey the value of your business and value propositions to your audience.
Wednesday 9 November 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Building in financial sustainability
Explore the critical factors that contribute to business sustainability.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Growing your business with dignity
Consider the broader possibilities for the future of your business
Wednesday 23 November 2022
4 – 6pm AEDT
Online
Disability Incubator Awards
Attend three or more workshops and you will be eligible to enter the Disability Incubator Awards. The awards recognises an individual or team who has developed a novel idea for the disability sector and is at any stage of development, from ideation to market. Your idea may be for a business that sells a physical product, or one that offers a service.
The winning entry will receive:
- $10,000
- six months of mentoring by a member of ACU’s executive staff (five one-hour sessions)
- access to ACU student groups for project support
- promotion of winning business/project through ACU Co-Lab’s community ecosystem.
A $5,000 prize will also be awarded to second place, while an additional $1,000 will be awarded to the best ACU student entry that does not win the grand prize.
