Grow your business idea while you study
What is entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship is about a mindset and a set of skills. An entrepreneur is someone that identifies a problem that needs to be solved and takes the risk to make a business from the solution. Social entrepreneurship creates profit for purpose and implements solutions to social, cultural, and/or environmental issues.
Getting started
One of the most important things you need to do, is understand what problem your business is going to solve, and whether your solution is viable and valuable. You’ll probably hear about concepts like ‘MVP’ and ‘Lean’ – which is all about starting small and testing your idea out. UOW is committed to helping students on this journey.
Entrepreneurs at the University of Wollongong are supported by a community of like-minded people, inspired to invent, share and change the world.
UOW Careers and Employability provide resources, programs, events and services to help students to establish appropriate career goals and to identify pathways and strategies to achieve those goals.
iAccelerate Activate Program
Turn your business idea into reality with iAccelerate Activate Program. This program helps students transform their concepts into commercially viable ventures, making a real impact.
- Concept to commercialization: Develop your idea from scratch to a market-ready product.
- Boost employability: Gain valuable skills and experience attractive to employers.
- Innovation & problem-solving: Learn to apply an innovative mindset to real-world challenges.
- UOW advantage: Benefit from UOW's dedicated entrepreneurial community and resources. Access workshops, mentorship, and funding opportunities.