Deadline: October 15th 2023 | Australian Kickstarter Challenge For Women Entrepreneurs
| Title: | Australian Kickstarter Challenge For Women Entrepreneurs |
| Organisation: | Accelerator for Women Enterprise |
| Fund/Benefit: | $60 000 |
| Deadline: | October 15th 2023 |
| Eligible countries | All women |
The Kickstarter Challenge is an event for female business owners with fresh ideas. compete this national competition to jumpstart your business and compete to win some incredible rewards, such as a life-changing $60,000 equity-free prize fund to support the growth of your business idea.
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Finalists will also receive support for their future endeavours, including mentoring sessions, media training, and a funded trip to the nation’s capital.
Four categories are accepting entries.
Share your entry with your networks if you want to have a chance to earn the fifth finalist slot by chasing the Popular Vote!
Sustainability and Climate Change
- What is a long-term approach to preserving and assisting the climate.
- What changes can be made to address the difficulties facing health and wellbeing? Health, wellbeing, and the care economy.
Technology and STEM
What contemporary issue can be resolved by a technological or digital solution?
- Women’s Economic Equality: What novel concept enhances the economic involvement, leadership, and safety of women and girls to further their empowerment?
Financial Details
- The five finalists will each get a portion of the $60,000 AUD equity-free prize money. The winner will receive $30,000 AUD, and the other four finalists will each receive $7,500 AUD. To get their prize, winners must be present at the event.
- Each Finalist (individually or as a member of a team) will additionally win:
- If they live outside of the ACT, they will need to book one roundtrip flight to the Kickstarter Challenge National Grand Final.
- Arrangements for lodging for the Kickstarter Challenge Grand Final
- In the months leading up to the Grand Final, professional graphic designers provided help for the presentation through media and PR training and social media.
- Mentoring possibilities
- A chance to network with influential people who can further your business concept
- You will be paired with a famous mentor for a Secrets of a Self Starter podcast episode in which you guest star.
eligibility
You represent and warrant that You meet the following eligibility requirements in order to participate in this Promotion and be qualified to receive a reward:
- You acknowledge that You are a female (or that You identify as a female) who is at least 18 years old on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, when the Promotion begins. Participants who are younger than 18 years old are not permitted to take part in this promotion.
- Residents of Australia are eligible to enter the promotion at the time of entry.
- You can enter the promotion either on your own or as part of a team of up to four people. The team must consist of 50% women or people who identify as women.
- Applicants must be in the early stages of establishment, have an Australian Business Number (ABN) with a registration date after January 1, 2020, and generate less than $75,000 in annual revenue.
- Candidates must already have a business account set up or be willing to do so if selected as a finalist.
- There is absolutely no legal requirement to take part in this Promotion, and the Organiser disclaims all liability in the event that a Participant is not physically or mentally capable of carrying out any or all of the duties stated. To the extent permissible by law, the Organiser disclaims all responsibility for any injuries sustained by Participants while engaging in Promotion-related activities.
- Directors, officers, and staff of the Promoter, its parent company, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, companies involved in the development or production of the Promotion, professional advisers, third-party service providers, advertising and promotional agencies, and members of their immediate families (whether or not related legally) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. At the time of the choosing, the Organiser must confirm these conditions by examining its database.
- The Organiser will not accept votes or entries that are: (a) computer-generated automatically; (b) completed by third parties (on Your behalf) or in bulk; (c) illegible, have been changed, rebuilt, forged, or tampered with; or (d) incomplete. The organiser reserves the right to check the email address you supplied, as well as, if necessary, any permission given by a guardian, to verify your age, identity, and/or other related information whenever it sees fit. Entries with an invalid email address or inaccurate information about Your age or place of residence will be disqualified in the event of a dispute. You are not permitted to use more than one email address or social media account to enter this promotion. All of Your entries will be invalidated if it is discovered that You have used numerous email addresses or social media accounts to get around this restriction.
The entry of previous Kickstarter Challenge finalists is prohibited.
Judging Standards
- The following criteria will be used to evaluate each submission:
- How well you convey your vision
- Strong point of differentiation
- Target market described and comprehended
- Discussed revenue or business model
- Overall submission’s strength (presentation, branding, well-writtenness) and clarity
- Adaptation to the submission category
The following will result in extra points being given: - The capacity of your company to grow
- Competitive research
- Sales and marketing tactics
- 60-second lift pitch video.
For more information, visit Accelerator For Enterprising Women.
