The Melbourne Migrapreneurs is a free intensive 4 week program for migrants, refugees and international students living and working in Melbourne to learn about how to launch their startup, and become future innovators and change-makers.

The program includes:

• 4 x in-person Masterclasses on how to launch a startup in Melbourne (StartSpace, State Library of Victoria)

• 1:1 virtual coaching sessions for founders from migrant, refugee and international students backgrounds with the Catalysr X team

• Inspiration and connection with successful migrapreneurs alumni and mentors across Melbourne

• 2 x $5,000 Grants for the best performing participants in Melbourne Migrapreneurs

The masterclasses will focus on the following topics:

• Starting with Why

• Entrepreneurial Mindset (Lean Startup and Design Thinking)

• Prototyping & User testing

• Building a team & culture

• Building a minimum viable product

• Understanding competition and how to build competitive advantage

• Business Models and Metrics

• Pitching & Storytelling

• Intro to Fundraising

• Building a roadmap for the future of your startup journey

Why you should join?

• To learn from industry experts who have lived experience of being successful migrapreneurs themselves on how to take your startup idea to market, pitch and raise capital

• Join an ambitious and inspiring community of migrapreneurs learning about and building their own startups in Melbourne

• Get a chance to win one of the 2 x $5,000 grants to make your startups a reality!

For a sneak peak, check out Usman’s 5 tips for new migrapreneurs !