Gosford Innovation Hub
Join our Startup Community!
Welcome to the central hub of innovation and entrepreneurship on the Central Coast.
Gosford Innovation Hub serves the Central Coast community to build enterprise skills, new venture creation and forge greater connections to our regional entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- Coworking - hot desks and private offices for startups and scaleups complemented by video conference-enabled meeting rooms, breakout spaces, and a communal kitchen
- Community - Connect with a community of like-minded people who are serious about their business goals
- Connection - Tap into an extensive network of business experts, startup founders, investors and operators who can help you take your business idea to the next stage
Our Coworking Memberships
Membership plans
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.
Hot Desk | Dedicated Desk | Office1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startup rate (plus GST) per month | $200 | $540 | $1,800 |
| Corporate rate (plus GST) per month | $350 | $810 | $2,700 |
Terms | per person | per person | per office |
| Access | M-F 8am-5pm | M-F 8am-5pm | M-F 8am-5pm |
| Desk type | Flexible | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Bookable meeting rooms | Limited to 1 hr duration | Limited to 2 hr duration | Limited to 2 hr duration |
| Dedicated storage | No | Yes | Yes |
1 Each office accommodates up to 3 people. Limited to one office per ABN.
Incubator membership inclusions
- Monthly billing
- High-speed wifi
- Swipe card access
- Commercial business address
- Access to the University of Newcastle Library, including journals
- Access to Office 365
- Access to Adobe Creative Cloud
- Access to Zoom Pro
- Partner perks including HubSpot, Stripe, Airwallex
- Discounted rate for I2N workshops and programs
- Access to breakout spaces and call booths
- Access to kitchen facilities
- Unlimited tea and coffee
- Ergonomic seating
- Career-ready placements student sponsor discount
- Team discount
- Member-only events.
Getting here
Buses and trains service the Gosford CBD, and using the Transport NSW website can help to plan your trip to the city. Public and private bus operators service most suburbs within the Central Coast. The Newcastle to Sydney line services the Central Coast
The nearest rail station is Gosford which is an 8-minute walk from Gosford Innovation Hub.
Planning on driving to the Hub? Gosford has several short and long-term parking facilities available. On-street metered parking is available and Gosford City Car Park is located five minutes away from Gosford Innovation Hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Startup memberships are applicable to pre-startups, startups, and scale-ups (including social enterprises and not-for-profits). Members 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.
Corporate memberships are for other businesses (including consultants) and are considered on a case-by-case basis and depending on the availability of office/desk space.
If you are unsure please email i2n@newcastle.edu.au to determine which membership is for you.
If you are working for a pre-startup, startup, or scaleup on a contract basis, or you are making the transition to your own pre-startup/startup then you are eligible to make an application for membership. As a rule of thumb, if you’re spending more than half your working time on your pre-startup/startup then you’ll benefit as a member of the I2N Incubator community.
You can book a tour and get a feel for Gosford Innovation Hub and the community. Contact i2n@newcastle.edu.au to book a time to suit. If you have made up your mind and want to start as soon as possible you can sign up for membership.
The initial term of Office memberships is 6-months and for desk memberships (Dedicated Desk and Hot Desk) is 3-months, billed monthly.
After the initial term, your membership will automatically renew on a monthly basis unless you cancel your membership with 20 business days notice required.
Be sure to introduce yourself to the I2N Slack Community and engage with 500+ people in the ecosystem.
Our monthly newsletter is a great way to keep your finger on the pulse and keep up with upcoming I2N events and programs as well as those from our ecosystem partners.
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