seedlab tasmania
MacTavish West Pty. Ltd., as lead partner, are thrilled to announce the successful application to the Australian Federal Government’s Incubator Support Program for $463,100 for two years of activity under the banner of “seedlab tasmania” – a new incubator to help Tasmanian start-up food, drink, agri-food and agri-tourism businesses be export ready. In conjunction with Woolworths and in partnership with the University of Tasmania, seedlab tasmania is also supported by a number of Tasmanian businesses and individuals (total project value over $850,000).
Download the seedlab brochure here.
The project has the support of:
Local Tasmanian businesses
Retailers: national and local retailers
Peak industry bodies and industry
Government: State and local
University
seedlab tasmania will support and empower entrepreneurial start-ups in the food, drink and agri-food/tourism sectors to be export-ready and to craft compelling business models.
A network of experts, resources and market insights are being cultivated to accelerate these ventures towards exports, and high wage jobs in regional Tasmania.
A four-stage curriculum (Germinate, Cultivate, Propagate and Alumni), will empower up to 216 start-ups with the skills, tools, connections and specific resources appropriate to the stage of their venture.
seedlab tasmania will deliver a pipeline of start-ups that have ‘born global’ visions, the creation of many new and improved exportable products, and more confident businesses ready to accelerate growth.
Tasmania is developing an active, open and evolving food and agri-food ecosystem. This project taps into this ecosystem and provides resources and opportunities to the ecosystem in return, by developing start-up businesses via capacity and capability development, and leveraging off the world-renowned niche food provider that Tasmania has become.

Dr Hazel MacTavish-West (RHS) and Fiona Makowski of Fresh Field Grove Olives.
Media
Testimonials
A new website www.seedlabtasmania.com.au will be live in Jan 2020.
In the meantime, please check in with seedlab tasmania on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/seedlabtasmania and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seedlabtas/
If you are a Tasmanian start-up food, drink, agri-food and agri-tourism business and you want to register your interest in being a part of seedlab tasmania please email Dr Hazel MacTavish-West
If you represent a Tasmanian business, government or academia and you would like to be kept abreast of events and opportunities for you to engage with seedlab tasmania, please email Dr Hazel MacTavish-West
If you have media enquiries, please email Anna McMahon




This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science through Incubator Support initiative funding as part of the Entrepreneurs’ Programme.