The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub has opened a new technology accelerator to help female founders of technology and manufacturing companies in Queensland.
ARM Hub CEO and founder Dr Cori Stewart opened the expressions of interest in the ARM Hub Technology Roadmap Accelerator for Female Founders during a special event with Queensland Minister for Tourism, Innovation, and Sport Stirling Hinchliffe at the ARM Hub on Tuesday, 18 July.
The accelerator program is designed to help female business owners and business leaders identify the Industry 5.0 technologies they need to scale their businesses, Stewart said.
The roadmaps are fit-for-purpose and were designed in collaboration with leading Australian experts in the field of robotics, artificial intelligence, automation, and design-led manufacturing.
The accelerator is open to women in Queensland who have founded a business, are in a business that is 50 per cent female owned, or is led by a female CEO, director, or executive.
Companies can gain the most benefit from the accelerator if their businesses or products are underpinned, or includes a technology component and/or requires manufacturing.
“This is a great opportunity for Queensland small-to-medium businesses and micro-businesses to tap into a wealth of knowledge and experience,” Stewart said.
The ARM Hub Technology Accelerator Roadmap for Female Founders was launched in collaboration with VenturePro and is backed by Advance Queensland Female Founders Accelerator Program.
“As a female founder myself, I’m thrilled to be able to offer this program to Queensland’s entrepreneurs and business leaders,” Stewart said.
Expressions of interest in the accelerator will be accepted until 15 August. The accelerator program is slated to run from August to November.
