Yarpa Activate The University of Wollongong’s business incubator iAccelerate and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s Yarpa Indigenous Business and Employment Hub (Yarpa Hub) have come together in a partnership to launch Yarpa Activate, a six-week intensive program for Aboriginal entrepreneurs and businesses. Our Latest Intake Coming up in early 2022, Yarpa and iAccelerate will be taking Yarpa Activate out to NSW fire affected regions. Funded under the Federal and NSW governments' combined Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (BLERF), the Yarpa Activate program will head to several Local Aboriginal Land Council areas across NSW. This includes the regions in and around Bega, Batemans Bay, Tamworth and the Tweed Byron area. The program will target Indigenous start-up businesses or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are in the ideation phase of their business and would like to benefit from a leading entrepreneurship program. See below to apply. Who is it for Yarpa Activate is for anyone who has a great business idea, would like to start their own business, or are looking at improving their current business planning practices. The Yarpa Activate program is designed to be delivered flexibly as an interactive online course, through a blend of facilitator led workshops, self-paced online learning, individual mentoring, active learning and peer support, with the added option for face-to-face contact. Yarpa Activate and participating entrepreneurs will become part of the iAccelerate Innovation Network that offers links to startup hubs and resources across the globe. Curriculum features A first-of-its-kind initiative, Yarpa activate includes an innovative train-the-trainer program with Yarpa facilitators trained to deliver iAccelerate’s six-week intensive Activate entrepreneurship program. The program consists of six modules over 35 hours. Depending on the desired pace, it can be run as a one week intensive all the way up to 12 weeks. Each module contains: Interactive online learning to cover the theory of starting a business at the participant’s own pace (1-3 hours per module). Live workshops to apply the learning to participant’s business alongside a facilitator (1-3 hours per module). Group Mentoring to support the businesses and startups as they continue to incorporate their learnings into the business (1-2 hours per module). For more information on the iAccelerate model, please visit https://www.iaccelerate.com.au000/ Apply now Applications for the first intake of Yarpa Activate will open soon. To register your interest, please complete the form below and our team will contact you when applications open: Name* First Last Phone*Email* Are you a member of the Yarpa Hub?** Yes No What area are you from? Bega/Batemans Bay Tamworth Byron/Tweed Other CAPTCHA Δ TweetShareShareEmailBuffer
