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Connect with Industry
Develop your team's food and beverage innovation project towards a viable business with the Food Innovation Challenge (FIC). Teams will compete for multiple prizes worth $10,000.

Program Level: Advanced
Elevate your startup with Ventures Empower. This 10-week experience seeks women entrepreneurs in the early stages of founding their startup to be part of the 2025 program. Join a cohort of inspiring founders and get the support, knowledge, and confidence you need to reach your business goals.

Connect with Industry
Do you want to put your entrepreneurial skills into practice? By participating in our Industry Challenge, you will work with industry to develop a real-world solution to a real-world problem. Teams will compete for multiple prizes worth $10,000. This year's challenge looks at how we can use entrepreneurial skills to re-imagine the future of aging in Australia.

Program Level: Intermediate
Are you on the way to creating a startup? The Ventures Validate program will help you understand the market needs and devise a sustainable business model.

Program Level: Introductory
Ventures LeadHers is an introductory program for UQ women students, staff and alumni across all disciplines to develop their leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities. Throughout the program, you'll gain practical skills, hear from inspiring guest speakers, build valuable connections, and take the first steps toward making a lasting impact in your career and beyond. 

Program Level: Introductory
Are you curious about the world of entrepreneurship, but don't know where to start? Over the program, Ventures Curiosity will help you form and test your early-stage ideas or simply get a taste and explore how you can expand your entrepreneurial mindset.