Investors board bus to meet rural Australian businesses seeking capital
Seven investors are touring NSW and Queensland to meet rural businesses seeking capital beyond their local bank.
Invest Rural is taking investors on a five-day tour through Tamworth, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba to meet rural business owners. Invest Rural's founders are Jo Palmer, Claire Bull and David Lillo-Trynes.
The three established it after years of running regional innovation events, meeting growing businesses built on bank debt alone with no investor contacts. Last year's Bathurst event brought 50 businesses and seven investors together.
Several then secured R&D Tax Incentive funding. The roadshow is backed by Investment NSW, the Queensland government and Westpac.
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- Investors on roadshow
- 50 businesses and 7 investors
- Bathurst event attendees
- 513,068 dollars
- Reckless Brewing raised
- Tamworth, Goondiwindi, Toowoomba
- Roadshow cities
Why it mattersRural businesses with ambition and proven success often lack access to investors. This limits their growth and slows regional economic development.
AustraliaRegional Australian businesses can now meet angel investors, venture capitalists and lenders they would never encounter locally, unlocking expansion plans and jobs beyond farm-gate and small-town limits.
