NT businesswomen to pitch bold new ideas at inaugural Shark Tank-style comp
A group of NT businesswomen are poised to pitch their most innovative business ideas today at an inaugural Shark Tank-style event aimed at promoting and supporting female entrepreneurs.
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A GROUP of NT businesswomen are poised to pitch their most innovative business ideas today at an inaugural Shark Tank-style event aimed at promoting and supporting female entrepreneurs.
New NT government competition the Women’s Innovation Pitch will feature six finalists pitching bold new business concepts to a panel of judges, who will select three winners on the day.
Each winner will be awarded a spot in the NT government’s Business Innovation Program, including a $30,000 grant towards developing their business idea, and support from the Innovator in Residence scheme.
The finalists are Zoe Collins, Suzanne Belton, Rana Everett, Rachel Murphy, Harriett Mellor and Simona Paganetto.
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Ms Murphy said she would be pitching the idea of a plastic recycling ‘microlab’ where people can learn how to reduce waste and make their own products out of leftover plastic.
She said the competition was an exciting opportunity to spread the word about her business idea and potentially win funding that could fast-track its development
“For me, it’s about getting people more aware of what we’re doing, because the more people that are aware, the more that might want to set up workshops and sequester more plastic from the environment through recycling,” she said.
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The Women’s Innovation Pitch will run simultaneously in Darwin and Alice Springs, at the Darwin Innovation Hub and the Central Australia Development Office respectively.
It will also be livestreamed.
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