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Connect with an engaged community of Australian founders and small business owners   

Partner with Melbourne Innovation Centre

Melbourne Innovation Centre is a not-for-profit organisation supporting thousands of founders and business owners each year through practical education, mentoring and expert-led programs.  Through MIC Business Club and our broader ecosystem, we connect partners with a highly engaged audience looking for trusted support, tools and services to help them grow.

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Why partner with MIC?

Reach an engaged, growing audience


Connect with 11,000+ founders and business owners actively seeking practical support, insights and opportunities

Build trust through credibility


Align with a strong and trusted non-profit organisation supporting Australian businesses since 19988

Be part of real business growth


Support businesses at key moments - from startup through to scale - and contribute to meaningful small business outcomes

Flexible partnership opportunities


From content and events to programs and community engagement

Explore partnership opportunities below

Who you’ll reach


MIC’s audience includes Australian entrepreneurs across key business stages:

- Early-stage founders and startups
- Small business owners across innovative industries
- Growing businesses looking to scale
- Diverse and inclusive communities, including women in business and multicultural founders

They are actively looking for:
- Practical support
- Trusted service providers
- Tools and solutions that help them grow

Our impact

Tracking progress.
Delivering impact.

42120
+
Hours of 1:1 support delivered
17073
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Business supported
536
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Events hosted
254
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First Nations owned businesses supported

Partnership Opportunities

Become an MIC Expert

Share your expertise with our community through content, workshops and practical support for founders

Sponsor MIC Business Club

Be part of our monthly email and content platform reaching 6,000+ founders and business owners

Educational content and events

Collaborate on workshops, masterclasses and curated founder sessions

Where MIC can take you

Traditional sponsorship delivers visibility. MIC partnerships are designed to deliver engagement, trust and action.

- Content is useful and valued (not ignored)
- Audience is opt-in and engaged (not passive)
- Partners are positioned as experts (not advertisers)