The Startup Guide and Toolkit for Local Government is an interactive guide to assist local governments in supporting their startup ecosystems.
It has been created to support each local government to contribute to Victoria’s startup ecosystem, recognising that the local government sector plays a critical role in the economic development of local communities and that startups require expertise and skillsets that may differ to Small-toMedium Enterprises (SMEs). A core objective of this guide is to build a common understanding of startup language, development stages and requirements that will enable local governments to further grow the startup ecosystem across Victoria. This guide has been produced in close consultation with local government representatives and key players in Victoria’s startup community. A series of workshops and validation exercises were undertaken to build the toolkits and resources in this guide.
There are two main resource groups in the guide – the Startup Framework, and Toolkit. The Startup Framework builds a common understanding of stages that a startup may go through, and supports that it requires. Links to further information have been provided to guide local government representatives to the diversity of supports and enablers of the startup ecosystem. The Toolkit has been developed to target specific challenges identified by local government focus groups. They complement existing efforts by local governments and organisations such as LaunchVic. The tools created include:
Checklists
- Startup Ecosystem Checklist
- Startup Characteristics Checklist
How-to Guides
- How-to Guide – Hackathons
- How-to Guide – Meetups
- How-to Guide – Makerspaces
- How-to Guide – Supporting Startups with Pitching
Additional Information Guides
- Guide to Investment and Funding for Startups
- Considerations for Developing Startup Ecosystem Physical Infrastructures
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