The Landing Pad - Newcastle’s innovative coworking space

Applications are open to immigrating scale-ups, skilled professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, founders and experts who are in a tech-enabled field (including social enterprises and not-for-profits). Participants can include the founders of the business and/or their staff on ongoing or fixed-term appointments. A pre-startup is defined as a business that is setting up and is in the process of developing a product (good or service), is not part of an enterprise group, and is searching for a repeatable, scalable, and innovative business model or product. A startup is defined as a company or trust that is not part of an enterprise group and is searching for a repeatable, scalable, and innovative business model or product. A scaleup is defined as a valuable former startup company or trust that is not part of an enterprise group, has found a repeatable, scalable and innovative business model or product, and is expanding rapidly. Once you submit your application, the City of Newcastle will assess each applicant on an individual basis and will inform you of the outcome.

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No, the Landing Pad welcomes skilled professionals, entrepreneurs, business scale-ups and pre start-ups in a tech-enabled field. A pre-startup is defined as a business that is setting up and is in the process of developing a product (good or service), is not part of an enterprise group, and is searching for a repeatable, scalable, and innovative business model or product. A scaleup is defined as a valuable former startup company or trust that is not part of an enterprise group, has found a repeatable, scalable and innovative business model or product, and is expanding rapidly.

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Membership and facility benefits include high-speed Wi-Fi, a commercial business address, access to Office 365 suite, Maker Space and breakout rooms, seminar and meeting spaces, and much more. 

All membership and facility inclusions can be found here: I2N Hub Honeysuckle / Incubator / Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) / Business and Industry / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australia

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The Landing Pad is located within the University of Newcastle’s I2N Hub which facilitates regular networking events. As part of the membership you get access to Ventor Mentor Service. You can also find mentors through networking opportunities and at the co-working office space.

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Yes, there are 3 person offices available and daily hot desk passes for visiting team members. 

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It is not a requirement for the application, however it is encouraged to experience living and working in Newcastle. You can easily commute to and from Sydney in approximately 2 hours, with train and light rail access to the I2N building.

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The Landing Pad is situated at I2N Hub Honeysuckle which is operated by the University of Newcastle. There is an on-site team there Monday - Friday. Did you know, the University of Newcastle is in the top 200 universities of the world. 

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The members of the Landing Pad are a mixture of pre start-ups, start-ups, skilled professionals, entrepreneurs, founders, business scale-ups and students who are in a tech-enabled field. You will be coworking with a diverse community of globally-minded founders and first-hires while accessing the support you need to grow your business, regardless of your affiliation to the University of Newcastle.

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The Landing Pad is located at I2N Hub Honeysuckle, 16 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle. A central and vibrant area in the heart of the CBD. 

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The membership plans can be viewed here I2N Hub Honeysuckle / Incubator / Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) / Business and Industry / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australia

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Newcastle City has several short and long-term parking facilities available. Members can access a discounted parking rate of $10/day at Civic West Car Park. Civic West car park is located five minutes away from Q Building and is open 24/7. Click here to find out more about parking at Civic West. There are also public transport options to the I2N hub including train, light rail, bus and even a large cycling network. 

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