Initiate 48 - Build Your Own Startup!
We are excited to announce that our most highly requested business-building competition is back! 🥳
Initiate 48 is your opportunity to connect with mentors and work alongside other high schoolers as you turn your ideas into a real startup. ✨
Over the weekend, you will:
Pitch an idea or join a team
Collaborate with entrepreneurs, mentors and like-minded students to build on these ideas
Have fun, win prizes and start your business within 48 hours!
Your ticket entitles you to:
The opportunity to represent your school in the finals of Generation Entrepreneur's nationwide tournament, School Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 in November of this year.
The opportunity to build your own business and solve problems you care about.
The opportunity to meet and collaborate with like-minded students
Access to mentors, who are a combination of investors, entrepreneurs, developers and designers
Startup workshops (including Problem Identification, Market Research, Product Development, Financials, Traction & Startup Pitching)
Dinner is catered all three days
A pool of prizes to be won (including merch and cash prizes)
Important notes:
Initiate 48 runs from Friday 6th of October to Sunday 8th of October.
No previous experience is required. Initiate 48 is perfect for anyone looking to learn how to start their own business!
For this Initiate 48, we recommend that you enter the competition with other members from your school. If you can't find others interested in joining this competition from your school, you are welcome to register as an individual and find your team at the start of the hackathon.
The first day of Initiate 48 will be held at UTS Startups. The second and last day will be held at the Finder's headquarters. You can find the addresses for both below:
UTS Startups: Level 1/622/632 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007
Finder: 99 York St Sydney, NSW 2000
A special shoutout to Finder for helping us make Initiate 48 possible!
We can’t wait to see you all there! ✨