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Sourdough Business Pathways
Sourdough Business Pathways is a not-for-profit initiative in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, focused on fostering strong businesses that create jobs and prosperity through mentoring, learning events, and project support.
Overview
What Sourdough Business Pathways does
What Sourdough Business Pathways is
Sourdough Business Pathways is a not-for-profit initiative in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, focused on fostering strong businesses that create jobs and prosperity through mentoring, learning events, and project support.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2008
- Approximate age
- About 18 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Sourdough Business Pathways as a community
Community overview
Sourdough Business Pathways is an organization based in the Northern Rivers region of Australia, founded by a group of volunteers with a mission to protect and create jobs through mentoring and business support. The organization has evolved over ten years, focusing on fostering economic sustainability and growth in the local business community.
Community focus
Sourdough Business Pathways invests in the agrifood, agtech, and food waste sectors. They provide services such as mentoring, business accelerators, and workshops aimed at supporting startups and scale-ups in these industries. Their programs are designed to help businesses grow sustainably and make a positive impact on the community.
Member value
Members benefit from access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and resources aimed at fostering sustainable business practices. The organization has facilitated over 200 learning and networking events and has supported more than 300 mentees through its mentoring program.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 300
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- December 12, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community, bootcamp, and course
- Selection criteria
- open and application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- AgTechFood Waste Tech
- Regions
- Oceania
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
Recurring events include the Regeneration Connection Accelerator Pitch Night, which showcases participants of the accelerator program. Additionally, they host monthly newsletters with updates on events and business news in the region.
Notable members
Notable team members include Saadi Allan, Expert in Residence; Jane Laverty, Program Manager; and Kate Fletcher, Program Coordinator.
Common questions
What to know about Sourdough Business Pathways
Upseed classifies Sourdough Business Pathways under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
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