Startup Stories - Steve Wait, Safetee Pro and The Business Centre
SteveWait
A passionate business leader with a focus on regional Australia, Steve Wait has held extensive leadership and management positions in the education and training sector. In 2003 Steve founded Safetee Pro, which delivered smart technology based safety and environmental risk management platforms to golf courses and race courses across Australia, Asia and the USA.
Now the COO at the Business Centre, where he and the CEO lead a team of dedicated business advisors to create bespoke business education and business acceleration programs focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialisation for SMEs and start-ups. Given the increasing number of start-ups in the region, the landscape has changed and Steve and his team are looking at small and medium business through a different lens. With a focus on the innovation journey, the Business Centre help start-ups and SMEs at all stages to plan and execute their models through advice, workshops and hands-on assistance tailored to each business need.
Join Steve at Three76 as he tells his insightful story of business creation, leadership and education, and how he’s leveraging his successes to see the next generation of businesses flourish throughout our region.
Event is free but bookings essential - book here.
About Startup Stories
Startup Stories takes place every Thursday from 1 pm at the University of Newcastle's coworking spaces Three76 Hub (Newcastle) and DSA-18 Hub (Williamtown)*. Startup founders talk candidly about their experience as an entrepreneur and business owner – the highs, the lows, the wins, the mistakes, the whole enchilada. Startup Stories provides real-life examples of the different stages of the startup journey, creating a forum for startups to share and learn but also for the community to see tangible evidence of entrepreneurship making a difference in our region. #i2nStartupStories
*One space hosts the startup founder speaker while the other hosts a live web stream of the talk.
Program Partners
UON is proud to be able to bring this event to you via the NSW State Government's Boosting Business Innovation Program.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.