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Unlock the Secrets of Indigenous Innovation ?
Indigenous communities have thrived, innovated, and persevered for millenniums, harnessing wisdom from the land, sky and waters. But what if these age-old practices held the keys to solving some of the most pressing challenges of our times? Our latest research dives deep into the heart of Indigenous Innovation Theory, a realm where tradition meets modernity.
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Exploring the Interconnected Challenges: Victoria’s Construction Watchdog and Gambling Control Commission
In Victoria, two regulatory bodies, the construction watchdog and the gambling and casino control commission, have come under scrutiny for similar concerns related to their respective industries. While the construction department has been criticised for inadequate oversight leading to families being left homeless by dodgy builders, the gambling industry is facing its own set of challenges with promotional
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A Guide to Applying for First Nations Awards
Applying for Indigenous awards can be overwhelming and the process daunting, but the rewards can be invaluable. Here, you will find resources to help you navigate applying for a first nations award, such as tips on how to choose the right award and advice on creating an effective application. Understand Eligibility Requirements. Understanding the eligibility
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The Main Problems with Western Management & Control of Indigenous Funding
The main problem with Western management and control of Indigenous funding is that it assumes the ideology of a capitalist society, which has been a major contributor to the destruction and genocide of First Nations (FN). Western societies have attempted to suppress FN ideology they deemed inferior by imposing euro-centric norms on FN people. This
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A Snapshot of What It Looks Like: Volunteering with First Nations
2020’s Juukan Gorge disaster highlighted how very, very far Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, still has to go. It’s immensely frustrating for communities to see CSR pledges revealed as no more than PR stunts and lip service in such a devastating way. And it can erode our hopes of either altering the fact that destruction
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IBM partners with Barayamal to drive Indigenous Entrepreneurship
Sydney, Australia, 26 May 2020: IBM has announced a new partnership with Indigenous charity, Barayamal, to support and drive Indigenous entrepreneurship in the technology sector. The partnership will see IBM work with Barayamal to help Indigenous Australians interested in a technology career build their skills and knowledge of the industry, including how Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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5 Reasons To Attend A Charity Hackathon
Are you looking for a way to give back to your community and make a difference in someone’s life? Do you love to code? Would you like to spend a day in a fun and collaborative atmosphere, coding and designing for a good cause? You’ve heard of hackathons before. But what about charity hackathons? Charity
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FUNDING INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dean Foley is the founder of the world’s first Indigenous- startup accelerator, Barayamal, or “Black Swan” in the Gamilaraay language. Our editors discussed venture capital, sustainable entrepreneurship, and black cladding in a wide-ranging interview with Foley. Prior to the colonisation of Australia, school- children in Europe were only taught about white swans, while Australia’s First
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End of Year Review 2020
Dear Barayamal Family, 2020 was a challenging year for First Nations entrepreneurs but like our ancestors who’ve adapted and thrived in Australia for millenniums, we’ve come a long way and continue to get stronger. A massive thank you to all our supporters this year! It’s been a good learning curve and we’re looking forward to
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Median funding invested in Indigenous ventures remains $0 while VC’s raise a record $1.4 billion this year
The push for diversity in venture capital is long overdue but like a lot of diversity campaigns, First Nations people are being overlooked by investors in Australia. According to Dean Foley, founder of the world’s first Indigenous Accelerator, who reached out to venture capitalist firms operating in Australia to conduct research into how much or more
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A national call to arms to Protect Indigenous Rights
Australian state and federal governments don’t agree on much: from the handling of COVID-19 to how we can thrive after our most recent recession but there’s one thing they seem to have an understanding on – watering down of Indigenous Rights for commercial gains. The mining industry is the largest economic contributor to Australia’s GDP, which makes Rio Tinto
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eBay Foundation supports Indigenous entrepreneurship through Barayamal
Through the eBay Foundation’s Global Give: Rapid Response grant program, eBay employees help decide where to support untapped entrepreneurs in the communities where eBayers live and work around the world. This year, the annual Global Give program was adapted to make the employee input process simpler and the grant administration easier to get funds to
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Connect+Express+Empower = Wala Connections
Wala Connections offers a range of programs, workshops and events for all people with a focus on our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pride ourselves in our versatility and willingness to adapt and create needs-based initiatives with creative expression, healing and wellbeing the focus of everything we do. We welcome collaborations with individuals
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Well-being centre for Women and Girls/Mind, Body, Spirit & Connection
Need a helping hand? Holistic healing guidance for allWomen and Girls struggling within themselves, also specific workshops for women and girls who are vision/and or hearing impaired. Aunty I’s is committed to delivering a high-quality service for Women and Girls who have lost their way, to attend invigorating workshops through a holistic form of healing
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Press Release: World’s first Indigenous business accelerator program continues to help entrepreneurs overcome COVID-19
Melbourne, Australia, September 2020 COVID-19 has had a severe impact on First Nations businesses with Kinaway Chamber of Commerce claiming 22% of its Members (Indigenous businesses) in Victoria ceased operations in March 2020. Thanks to LaunchVic, Barayamal is supporting five Indigenous businesses from Victoria during this challenging time by providing mentoring and workshops to overcome
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Press Release: First Nations entrepreneurs can now apply for Barayamal’s business accelerator program and access $50,000 in grant funding
After running the world’s first Indigenous Accelerator in November 2016, Barayamal is now running its second accelerator program in Victoria on the 7th September 2020 – thanks to LaunchVic! Five innovative First Nations businesses will be selected for the Barayamal Accelerator at the Victorian Innovation Hub. The three-month program will support First Nations businesses to
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Press Release: Barayamal launches new virtual programs to continue supporting First Nations Entrepreneurs
As Australian entrepreneurs adapt their business models to a world of remote working and disruption, Barayamal is taking its business accelerator programs online to continue supporting First Nations entrepreneurs. The Barayamal Virtual Accelerator has launched, which is open to First Nations people who are interested in learning how to take their business to the next
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Barayamal Network (Member Snapshot)
A quick snapshot of the Barayamal Network – where Indigipreneurs (First Nations Entrepreneurs) collaborate, network & receive mentoring. The First Nations Entrepreneurial Network is a collaborative platform for Indigenous entrepreneurs to connect with each other and share their knowledge in order to grow as business owners. Barayamal “Allies” (non-Indigenous supporters) can also join. The gathering
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Barayamal Newsletter – August 2019
Barayamal Demo Day & Awards Have you received your invite for the Barayamal Demo Day & Awards event yet? This event provides a national platform to showcase Indigenous entrepreneurship, break negative stereotypes and show the world that like black swans, Indigenous entrepreneurs exist and we can also build successful businesses too. Barayamal Q&A The next
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Barayamal Accelerator – apply now!
The Barayamal Accelerator is now open to Victorian Indigenous startups and scaleups, which closes this Friday at 11:59 PM. If you or someone you know have a strong desire to grow your business and take things to the next level, please click the link below to find out more and don’t miss out on submitting an application! Here are 6 reasons
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Indigenous entrepreneurs share their election wishlists
Indigenous entrepreneurs share their election wishlists With the recent launch of the Barayamal Network and Federal Election coming up, we decided to ask Indigenous entrepreneurs and community members what they would like to see happen to better support the growth of the Indigenous business sector. Here we share the top 3 key issues Indigenous entrepreneurs
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Indigenous startups finally have access to funding.
The world’s first Indigenous Accelerator PRESS RELEASE Thursday, 7 March, 2019 Indigenous startups finally have access to funding. After running the world’s first Indigenous Accelerator in November 2016, Barayamal is now running the first Indigenous Accelerator program in Victoria later this year – thanks to LaunchVic! Five innovative Indigenous startups will be selected for the
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Victoria’s first Indigenous Accelerator Program
After running the world’s first Indigenous Accelerator in November 2016, Barayamal is now running the first Indigenous Accelerator program in Victoria later this year – thanks to LaunchVic! Five innovative Indigenous startups will be selected for the Barayamal Accelerator and receive a funding total of $50,000 in grants with all startups also receiving support through free
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From the streets in Cairns to addressing the United Nations in New York
You go through depression, you go through your own mental battles and struggles and obviously being homeless at the time, it definitely not a good thing. Remember why you’re doing it, because nothing good comes easy you know. You have to suffer, but that suffering isn’t there to make you weak its there to make
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The Importance of Mentors
When I started studying law I didn’t know any lawyers, growing up in Mount Isa all of my family and family friends were people that had worked in the mines. My mother and step-father had also been separated and for long time and I didn’t have any male role models in my life. I was
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Three Things I’ve Learnt from Richard Branson
I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to do after finishing year 12 and I didn’t feel I was smart enough to go to university with below average grades so I ended up joining the Royal Australian Air Force. It’s kind of funny in hindsight because I’ve almost completed two masters degrees (MBA & Masters
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Indigenous entrepreneurs set their sights on global markets
“I’m excited to announce that Barayamal is taking some of the best up-and-coming Indigenous entrepreneurs to America from September 3 to 13. The “Indigipreneurs” will attend TechCrunch’s Disrupt event, spend time at the Australian Landing Pad for startups in San Francisco, and meet Native American entrepreneurs in New Mexico. The Startup Tour aims to inspire
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Barayamal raises $13,000 for the international first nations startup tour in September 2018
The Barayamal Family was able to raise over $13,000 at the 10×10 Philanthropy crowdfunding event in Sydney, which will be invested in taking some of the brightest First Nations youth to Silicon Valley and New York for our International Startup Tour in September this year. This trip will inspire First Nations youth to “think big”, learn new
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VicForum 2018: A Barayamal Experience
It was an incredible experience for the Barayamal Family to be a part of the 2018 VicForum! Below is a quote from our MD and a link to the event report if you would like to know what happen. We shared our story and discussed how we’re empowering First Nations communities through our First Nations
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Barayamal Budding Entrepreneurs Program kicks-off in Queensland and New South Wales
Our Barayamal’s Budding Entrepreneurs Program will accelerate your business success by providing free working space at Australia’s largest community of scalable tech startups (Fishburners) and an Entrepreneurship Development Program (mentoring from successful Indigenous and non-Indigenous entrepreneurs, workshops and training by Barayamal) for 3-months in Brisbane or Sydney. 3-month Budding Entrepreneurs program kicks off today with
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First Nations Founders Stories: Philip Harris
Name: Phillip Harris Mob/Heritage: Wiradjuri and Eastern Arrernte Business concept: Our short-term platform is a music-booking marketplace, which aims to help connect musicians with customers. In the long run, we will be adding new and improving on existing online features that will assist in setting us apart from the generic marketplace model and our competitors.
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Meet the Founder of Australia’s first Indigenous Startup Weekend
Dean is the founder of Australia’s first indigenous startup weekend and Barayamal (Black Swan), Australia’s first Indigenous run accelerator for indigenous businesses. Meet Dean Foley, a 27-year-old Kamilaroi man and the founder of Australia’s first Indigenous Startup Weekend and Barayamal an Indigenous startup accelerator to showcase Indigenous entrepreneurs. After finishing Year 12, Dean left his
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Four Indigenous entrepreneurs will have the life-changing opportunity to work on their startup ideas
Four Indigenous entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to be involved in a 3-month entrepreneur development program at Australia’s largest community of scalable tech startups, Fishburners. Barayamal is teaming up with Fishburners to deliver Barayamal’s Budding Entrepreneurs Program. In May 2017, Barayamal organised Give Backathon a national charity hackathon that helped four Indigenous charities (First Nations