The Founders Collective, an initiative of the Charles Sturt Innovation Hubs, is a supportive online community for founders, entrepreneurs and start-up people in regional Australia who want to survive and thrive during these unprecedented times.

The aim of this group is to connect, share, inform, educate and support one another as we all navigate through this time.

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The Founders Collective started in February as a free monthly gathering for business founders in Wagga Wagga to share experiences, network and listen to a talk by a business founder guest host.

Since COVID-19 and social distancing, the concept has evolved into an online event, opening it up to a much broader regional audience, including Orange and Bathurst.

The revamped Facebook Live series is set to feature a host of seasoned entrepreneurs who will share their stories at the Facebook Live events and discuss how they are adapting in these challenging times.

The online series will also feature talks on self-care and helpful resources to help business founders navigate these times, including an online yoga class.

Speaking of the community's response to the event's new online presence, AgriTech manager Annette Davies said she is thrilled with the interest received so far.

"Just like everyone else, we are having to rethink how we do business," Ms Davies said.

"Within 24 hours of launching our Facebook group for The Founders Collective, we had 50 members join from all over NSW.

"We are now over 130 members and we are seeing some really good interaction.

"We have lots of great tips and speakers in store, so I encourage all current and aspiring business founders to join our new online community."

To access the series' Facebook Live events, join The Founder Collective Facebook group.

The next session, on Tuesday, April 7 at noon, will be a talk on the new JobKeeper package by Bobby Doherty from Business DNA in Dubbo.