Springboard: Australia 2013

Eight Companies Join the Springboard Network

Meet the Class of

Springboard: Australia 2013!

 

Left to Right: Natasha Rawlings, StreetHawk; Samantha Cobb, AdAlta; Deb Noller, Switch Automation; Georgia Beattie, Single Serve; Tessa Court, IntelligenceBank; Vanessa Wilson, Triplebackup; Fiona Waterhouse, Utilitas; Melanie Perkins, Canva.

The Class of 2013 met in Sydney from February 11-13, 2013 for the Springboard Bootcamp, and a series of roundtables and receptions, including a star studded evening hosted by Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

In Front: Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney and Kay Koplovitz, Chairman of Springboard Enterprises. In Back, Left to Right: Mike Baldwin, Executive Director, Innovation and Implementation at Westpac; Amanda Dobbie, Head of Sales and Account Management at Bloomberg LP, Australia and New Zealand; Robert Quant, Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Australia; David Murray-Nobbs, Partner at Kemp Strang.

“Australia’s business environment, the number of women running businesses, and Australian’s innovative approach to solving problems provided the right mix for our expansion of the Springboard Enterprises network to Australia.”

–Kay Koplovitz, Chairman, Springboard Enterprises

“The City [of Sydney] agreed to host this official [Springboard] launch because, as Australia's global city, we must keep the entrepreneurial fires burning. Innovation, more than ever, is the name of the game.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore of Sydney-

"This is more than helping women entrepreneurs succeed, this is about tapping into the sustainable resources that make our nation competitive and great - our people. Springboard creates the light that not only exposes these talented individuals but also nourishes and grows their businesses."

-Mike Baldwin, Executive Director of Innovation and Implementation, Westpac

"Springboard provides a unique service that helps women gain the necessary skills to drive their business ideas forward. Bloomberg is a company that supports women in business and finance, and we are pleased to work with organisations like Springboard."

Amanda Dobbie, Head of Sales and Account Management, Bloomberg LP Australia and New Zealand-

Springboard Enterprises Australia-Press Coverage

The Australian - "Putting women on a springboard to success" (February 13, 2013)
Australian Financial Review - "Meet the women who completed Australia's first bootcamp" (February 13, 2013)
Lateline, ABC News - Veteran of the American media industry Kay Koplovitz talks to The Business (February 12, 2013)
BRW - Female entrepreneurs prepare for mentoring boot camp with new Springboard program (February 11, 2013)
Smart Company - $5 Billion Program Set to Boost Female Entrepreneurship (May 18, 2012)
ABC - Springboard's Amy Millman on Radio National Breakfast (May 17, 2012)

 

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About Springboard Australia: 2013

Springboard's community-driven accelerator programs are designed to help companies scale. We recruit, coach, support, and promote investment-ready, high-growth companies led by women. And after 13 years of working with several hundred companies , we've figured out the secret to overcoming the hurdles that startups face when trying to scale. The Secret: It's about human capital as much as it is about financial capital.

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