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| Apr 2, 2026 | NEC buys Melbourne-based cloud and data consultancy Exco Partners | Global technology consultancy NEC has purchased Melbourne-based Microsoft cloud & data specialist Exco Partners, adding a team of around 60 professionals to its Australian headcount.
Established in 2020 and led by managing partner Craig... |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 2025 GoodWe Awards: Celebrating Excellence and Extraordinary Achievements at All Energy Australia | SYDNEY, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- All Energy Australia in Melbourne set the scene for the fourth year of the GoodWe Awards. Presented at the GoodWe stand on Wednesday, the 29th of October, we celebrated the extraordinary efforts and con... |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Small businesses exhausting their cash reserves, with one in three turning to personal funds | Source: Canva article-article-body
One in five Australian small businesses have exhausted their cash reserves, and nearly one in three owners are paying business expenses with their personal funds, according to fresh research from local len... |
| May 9, 2024 | Forrester Announces Full Conference Agenda For CX Summit APAC 2024 | Event will share actionable insights to help CX, digital, and B2C marketing leaders seize the generative AI opportunity
IHH Healthcare Singapore to be honored as recipient of Forrester's 2024 Asia Pacific Customer-Obsessed Enterprise Award
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| Apr 17, 2024 | Empowerment For Carers of Loved Ones When Working Through Mental Health Transformations | First Aid Pro Logo
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This post highlights the significance of emotional support, including active listening and reassurance, to help individuals feel supported and less isolated... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Empowering men to start life changing mental health conversations at work | In today’s demanding world, rising costs of living and inflation are having a significant impact on Australia’s mental health, overtaking COVID-19 as the main life stressor, writes Thomas Fu, Founder and Executive Director, Motor Culture Au... |
| May 10, 2023 | Personal Development Expert Paul Wrightson Launches The Complete Man Program For Men's Mental & Physical Wellbeing | Paul Wrightson Professional Profile Picture
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Paul Wrightson founder of Live Fully Now helps people to live life to the fullest with life coaching, online yoga classes and The Complete Man Program.
I am passionate about gui... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Wagestream shares its tips for employees to go from financial stress to financial wellbeing - even without a payrise | SYDNEY, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial wellbeing fintech Wagestream is urging employees in Australia to take some simple steps to make the move from financial stress to financial wellbeing - and says that even with prices rising an... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Budget 2022: SME leaders concerned over $8 million tweak in Small Business Ombudsman funding | Bruce Billson. Source: SmallBizWeek
Small business luminaries have questioned the federal government’s decision to partially redirect $8 million in Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) funding towards mental he... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Budget 2022: Government commits $15 million to SME mental health support and debt counselling as economic pressures mount | Small Business Minister Julie Collins. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
The federal government will commit nearly $15 million in funding to mental health support and debt counselling for small business owners in the upcoming federal budget.
On Wedne... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Funding for mental health program for small business owners welcomed by ombudsman | With the pandemic continuing to put pressure on the mental health of business owners, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the federal government’s commitment to renew funding for essentia... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | “You don’t have do it alone.” We need to talk about small business owners and mental health | Two-thirds of small business owners are experiencing psychological stress – up by a third from pre-COVID times – according to research by the Department of Treasury. Mental health organisation, Beyond Blue, has responded by launching a free... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Do Good, Feel Good: Splunker Volunteers in Action | Share:
By Patricia Toothman August 20, 2021
At Splunk, we turn data into positive results. One of the things data tells us is that volunteering is not only great for our communities - it's also great for our wellbeing. Yep, really. Accordin... |
| May 19, 2021 | DOWNER EDI LIMITED
Downer EDI : joins Beyond Blue as Major Partner | Downer EDI Limited (Downer) has today joined national mental health organisation Beyond Blue as its Major Partner, to help support the mental health of more people in Australia.
The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Local mental health startup kicking goals | Ben Hawthorn founded Suitsme less than a year ago. Image Supplied
Suitsme, a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) app that helps to match clients with support workers, continues to hit milestones despite only being launched less than... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | You are not alone: The mental health resources tailored to entrepreneurs | Source: AAP/Dan Peled.
Here at SmartCompany, we know running a business can feel like a lonely endeavour that causes many mental health struggles, especially when the pressure is on.
Over the past couple of years, bushfires, floods and COVI... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | 3 Guiding Principles For Workplaces This National Suicide Prevention Month And Beyond | By Bernie Wong |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mental health support services available | //The federal government has recently provided funding towards a new dedicated COVID-19 mental health support service for small to medium-sized enterprises.
Many WA startups, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have undoubtedly faced i... |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Coronavirus is stressful. Here are some ways to cope with the anxiety | One of our patients was recently talking about her anxiety around the coronavirus epidemic. This woman’s stress was understandable. She had survived a serious infection with swine flu, but only with a prolonged stay in intensive care.
I gue... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | My Business Health offers dedicated support for bushfire affected businesses | The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has expanded the reach of it My Business Health portal to provide practical advice and tips to support small business owners impacted by the bushfires.
The portal was de... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | beyond blue launches new mental health guide for small business | Beyond Blue hopes to support the mental health of the nation’s 2.2 million-plus small business owners with the release of a new mental health guide.
The guide hopes to provide business advisers such as accountants, bookkeepers, tax agents, ... |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Government pledges millions for small business mental health support services | The government’s announcement of a $3.6 million package to support the mental health of small business owners has been welcomed by the SMB community.
The package announced by Michaelia Cash, this week, will focus on providing practical supp... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | How to manage emotional wellbeing when launching and scaling your startup | One of the hidden challenges when launching a startup is the effect it can have on your emotional wellbeing. When launching a startup you not only have a job but also complete responsibility for the success of the startup and the people wit... |
| Sep 3, 2018 | More money and a creative boost: What happened when I decided to make work-life balance my priority | Alisha Dunsford. Source: Supplied
Work-life balance. It’s one of those concepts that has crossed my mind a thousand times over the past 15 years in which I’ve built my business, but I have to admit, I never really took much notice of it or ... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Three simple changes Finch co-founder Shahirah Gardner made to help combat burnout | Finch co-founders Toby Gardner, Shahriah Gardner and Eric Kunh.
When Shahirah Gardner, co-founder of financial management app startup Finch, started feeling the effects of burnout a few months ago, she made three simple changes to her routi... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | How Fringe KKK Ideology Went Mainstream In Australia | This article is supported by Blackkklansman, the new film from Spike Lee out in cinemas on August 16. In this piece, we look at the rise of fringe KKK thinking Australia.
When Blair Cottrell appeared on SkyNews last week, he was acting out ... |
| Jun 4, 2018 | How Candy Crush and Spotify help Atlassian’s Dom Price manage mental overload | Atlassian's Dominic Price. Source: Supplied
The modern workplace is leaving entrepreneurs and employees at risk of cognitive overload, and Dom Price, head of R&D and ‘work futurist’ at Atlassian, says it’s crucial to find a way to unwin... |
| May 25, 2018 | Separating self from startup: Founders open up about how to manage your mental health in the stressful business world | Jamie Pride, author of Unicorn Tears: Why Startups Fail and How to Avoid it. Source: Supplied
People working in startups and small businesses are disproportionately at risk of depression and anxiety. But when everyone is sharing stories of ... |
| May 11, 2018 | Feel the fear: Four entrepreneurs on their scariest moments in business | Ntegrity chief Richenda Vermeulen. Source: Supplied
Success can bring many benefits, but it won’t stop fear in its tracks. From Musk to Branson, even billionaire masterminds say the entrepreneurial journey is one that naturally leads to a l... |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Unlockd co-founder Matt Berriman steps down to address mental health concerns, as experts call on founders to fight the stigma | Unlockd co-founder and former chief executive Matt Berriman. Source: Supplied.
The co-founder of one of Australia’s emerging tech startup success stories Unlockd has announced he will be stepping down from his role as chief executive to foc... |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Why this founder says battling cancer was easier than building her first startup | Loretta McGill. Source: Supplied.
For Loretta McGill, battling an unexpected bowel cancer diagnosis was an easier task than creating and launching her first startup.
“The thing about cancer and chemotherapy is that you’re told every step of... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | How Jonathan King founded mental health startup Lysn after realising his initial goal was too ambitious | Lysn founder Jonathan King. Source: Supplied.
The vision for mental telehealth startup Lysn started out big and ambitious: to create an online allied health hospital for patients and clinics alike to helping facilitate care for rural and re... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Reluctance to label startups as socially focused is stunting social venture growth in Australia, says Cambridge expert | Source: Supplied
The social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Australia is significantly lagging behind that of the UK, according to program director at Cambridge University’s Centre for Social Innovation.
Speaking to StartupSmart while visitin... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Staying mentally well as a solopreneur | She Will Shine members. Source: Supplied
As any entrepreneur who has started a business would know, the fledgling months and first years are some of the most exciting but, also the most demanding. The entrepreneurial journey brings a roller... |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Anxiety: The not so great part about working for a startup | Growing up, you only know what you know.
I’m not 100% sure when my battle with anxiety started. I thought being painfully self-aware, having a mind that races a million miles an hour and keeping myself insanely busy (to the point of exhaust... |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Mental health startup Virtual Psychologist wins $72,000 to make counselling accessible: “Could we be the Uber of psychology?” | Virtual Psychologist founder Dervla Loughnane. Source: Supplied.
Gold Coast psychologist turned entrepreneur Dervla Loughnane has secured $72,000 for her startup Virtual Psychologist, in a bid to make it easier for people to seek mental hea... |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Appster co-founder Josiah Humphrey shares how startup founders can re-frame setbacks and maintain their mental health | Appster co-founders Mark McDonald and Josiah Humphrey. Source: Supplied.
At age 26, Josiah Humphrey has a career many would be envious of: after co-founding his startup as a teenager, Appster is now a multimillion-dollar international compa... |
| Oct 9, 2017 | Academy Xi launches Growth Hack Idol to help mental health organisations grow | Academy Xi co-founders Ben Wong and Charbel Zeaiter. Source: Supplied
Building a startup can often lead founders down a high-pressure and lonely road, which is why virtual reality edutech startup Academy Xi is supporting not-for-profit ment... |
| Sep 14, 2017 | What you need to know to stay healthy in small business | Pursuing your passion and being your own boss can be both exciting and stressful. Long hours, unpredictable cash flow and multiple responsibilities can make you mentally exhausted, stressed, anxious or depressed. These feelings could challe... |
| Sep 13, 2017 | Tank Stream Labs chief Bradley Delamare on why Aussie startup founders need support networks | Tank Stream Labs chief executive Bradley Delamare and Shelley Laslett, co-founder and chief executive of Vitae.Coach. Source: Supplied
When you’re running a startup, who do you reach out to?
The average Australian tech startup founder is no... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Skitch co-founder Cris Pearson opens up about the toll the startup “cult” took on his mental health | Cris Pearson, co-founder of Skitch. Source: Supplied.
From the outside the startup world seems exciting, fast-paced and glamorous with its free beer, relaxed dress codes, and constant venture capital raises, but the reality of this high-pre... |
| Jun 23, 2017 | How to take your mental health into your own hands and build a better business | The Downtime Agenda founder Julie Haslam. Source: Supplied
For business owners and entrepreneurs, a thought for your mental wellbeing can often be left by the wayside, lost amongst the roller coaster highs and lows of building an exciting v... |
| May 3, 2017 | Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg on building resilience and the one way Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want his company to fail | When adversity hits, even the most ambitious entrepreneurs and innovators can be shaken, and this can make the road to success even more difficult.
So being surrounded by a team that is supportive, intuitive and equipped with strong emotion... |
| May 1, 2017 | How Atlassian employee Tyler Smith started a discussion about mental illness in his workplace | Twenty-four-year old Tyler Smith works for multibillion-dollar tech giant Atlassian. He also happens to suffer from three psychological disorders: Bipolar II, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and anxiety.
In a recent blog post for Atlassian, Sm... |
| Apr 28, 2017 | TED Talks speaker Dr Rebecca Brachman on protecting mental health in a “high-stress startup” | With mental illness being “incredibly ubiquitous” among those building a startup or tech company, it’s likely people in your team are affected, according to neuroscientist and TED Talks speaker Dr Rebecca Brachman.
Speaking to Inc, Brachman... |
| Feb 6, 2017 | Ad agency hopes to rewrite cyber bullying with in-house “startup” | A team of creative professionals at a Melbourne-based advertising agency is applying startup methodology to help stamp out cyber bullying.
Developed by a team at Leo Burnett Melbourne, Reword is an online tool that prompts social media user... |
| Oct 18, 2016 | How are you really? Mental Health Day for Startups an important reminder for founders | Prominent investor Daniel Mumby and Vinomofo co-founder Andre Eikemer were among a brave group of startup leaders who opened up about mental health at an event in Melbourne encouraging entrepreneurs to speak up about it.
Mental Health Day f... |
| Aug 9, 2016 | ACMI X resident startup Sandpit launches platform aiming to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness in regional Australia | An immersive tech company working out of ACMI’s new co-working space has launched a platform aiming to curb the high rates of suicide in farming communities across Australia.
The Ripple Effect enables farmers in regional towns to connect, c... |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Aaron Mohtar – co-founder of Elppy | website twitter facebook instagram youtube Google+
With a PhD in electronic engineering and over eight years of research work at Flinders University, Aaron Mohtar founded elppy to make a larger, more direct and practical difference to every... |
| Sep 3, 2015 | How new technologies are shaking up health care | New tests and drugs have impacted health care for many decades. But we’re now seeing the emergence of completely different kinds of technologies that will radically alter how health care is both accessed and delivered.
In the past, patient ... |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Aussie startups tell their stories of rejection and dealing with the ‘trough of sorrow’ | Enterprise app store startup Maestrano is on track to meet forecasts of 100x revenue growth year-on-year, has offices in Sydney, Seattle and Dubai, and has raised $2.6 million in capital.
Since being founded in 2013 it has grown its team to... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Four Aussie startups tell how they beat the ‘trough of sorrow’ | Sometimes when you’re launching and running a startup it feels like nothing goes right, Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins says.
It’s a position echoed by a number of Australian startup founders. Founding a startup is hard. StartupSmart conta... |
| Dec 8, 2014 | ‘Haters gonna hate’ is no consolation for online moderators | When trolls strike in website comment sections and across social media, we tend to look to curtail the perpetrators and help their targets. But what of the moderators – the often nameless and invisible people caught in the middle trying to ... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | Health tech partnership helps new mothers and partners Mind the Bump | Beyondblue and Smiling Mind have released a new iPhone and Android app that aims to reduce the risk of developing postnatal depression and other mental illnesses among new parents.
The free app, titled Mind the Bump, was released alongside ... |
| Oct 30, 2014 | Dan Skill – founder of Life Social | Dan Skill is an IT Engineer with over 18 years experience with computers ranging from hardware to software, CRM, HRIS, Telephony and Networks. Starting at the age of 5 on a VIC20 when games were far and few between, Dan decided to try and u... |
| Oct 17, 2013 | Geoffrey and Tim – founders of This Town | Geoffrey Edlund and Tim Daly are digital natives who share a fondness for technology, analytics and boutique beers. Earlier this year they formed a partnership called This Town. The first venture under the This Town banner is Ten Dollar Tow... |
| Beyond Blue Raises £10,000 | Beyond Blue Raises £10,000
November 2024 by Marc Jacob
Beyond Blue announced it has raised over £10,000 for Tommy’s, a pregnancy charity which researches the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. The funds were raised follo... |
