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| Nov 13, 2025 | Laronix Secures $3.2 Million Grant from the Australian Government to Bring its AI-Powered Voice Technology to the Market | BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Laronix, ("Laronix" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage medical technology (MedTech) company and an industry-leading innovator in voice restoration technologies, today... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Hyperion Systems secures federal grant to scale industrial 3D printing platform | Hyperion Systems, a Western Australian start-up founded by 27-year-old robotics engineer Josh Wigley, has secured a $385,000 matched-funding grant through the Australian Government’s Innovation Growth Program. The award is intended to help ... |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 4 Tax Strategies Every High-Earning Entrepreneur Needs to Know for 2025 It is not a secret that many high-earning entrepreneurs feel shaken when tax season rolls around. The rules are constantly changing, and the stakes are high. Yet this upheaval also opens up exciting avenues to optimize your ... | The modern economic and regulatory landscape presents countless tax hurdles for fast-growing businesses. Many entrepreneurs encounter unexpected liabilities or fail to optimize their tax exposure due to limited or delayed planning. As a res... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5 Ways to Improve Your Customer Experience Using Technology | Created by Carl Williams
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| Oct 29, 2024 | New Frontiers in Health Research: Tackling Addiction and Intersex Health | In a world where health challenges loom large, two groundbreaking initiatives emerge from the University of Sydney. One aims to tackle the complex web of addiction, while the other seeks to illuminate the often-overlooked health needs of in... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $3M GRANT TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF NEUROPLASTOGENS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT | CRC-P GRANT SECURED BY TESSARA THERAPEUTICS, PSYLO, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY TO ADVANCE BRAIN-REWIRING TREATMENTS FOR ADDICTION
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tessara Therapeutics, Psylo, and the University of Sydney are ... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | The Unified Tech Approach: A Catalyst for Retail Growth in Australia | Australia's retail landscape is a vibrant tapestry. It ranges from quaint family-run shops to sprawling national chains. Despite its diversity, the sector has faced challenges. Modest growth has been the norm this year, as reported by the A... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Australia’s AgTech Sector A Hidden Gem To A Healthy Tech Industry | An effort by the Australian government to support the nation’s farmers and other primary producers by incentivising investment in technology is driving growth in tech startups, fostering innovation, and boosting interest in new tech skills.... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | New eligibility test, updated rules for SMEs in revamped Export Market Development Grant scheme | Source: Unsplash/Paul Teysen. article-article-body
The federal government’s latest Export Market Development Grants (EDMG) round will open to small businesses in November, and Trade Minister Don Farrell is urging SMEs to understand the new-... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Move over UGC: Why employee-generated content is key for authentic marketing campaigns | Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
There is another acronym in town — EGC. While not entirely new, employee-generated content is gaining significant traction as brands recognise its potential to build authenticity and connect more de... |
| May 13, 2024 | Budget 2024: Startup sector’s wishlist calls for regulatory clarity, improved investment market | L-R: FinTech Australia CEO Rehan D'Almeida and Ryan Black, acting CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
Australia’s startups are looking for help in tomorrow’s budget, with improvements to the inves... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Australian small businesses older, less innovative than international counterparts | article-article-body
Australian business owners are older and less likely to adopt innovative technologies than their counterparts across the Asia-Pacific region, a new CPA Australia report says, suggesting digital upgrades and effective so... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Grant opens for $8.1 million small business cyber crime ‘triage’ service | Source: Pexels. article-article-body
Information technology firms looking to help vulnerable small businesses in the immediate aftermath of a cyberattack can now apply for $8.1 million in federal government grant funding.
Applications to ad... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | The R&D tax incentive deadline is approaching. Here’s what businesses should know | Saurav Malhotra of Mackay Goodwin. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
The cost of doing business is rising, economic conditions are harsh, and organisations across the spectrum are searching for ways to trim their overheads and operatio... |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Boosting Female Founders cohort announced before agreements were finalised | Source: SmartCompany/ Zennie article-article-body
Earlier this month, the latest recipients of the Boosting Female Founders (BFF) grant were made public. Thirty-four women-led businesses will now share a portion of $11.6 million — a boon fo... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Boosting Female Founders: $11.6 million awarded to 34 businesses in Round 3 grant funding | Boosting Female Founders grant recipients. Source: Women's Agenda. article-article-body
Thirty-four female-founded businesses have been chosen to receive funding from the Boosting Female Founders Initiative after a Round 3 selection process... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 30 government grants to grow your business | article-article-body
It’s tough to get money at the moment. The venture capital funds have shut up shop, the sharemarket is shying away from IPOs, the banks have backed away and the angel investors have had their wings clipped.
But there is... |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Neural Notes: Ed loves AI, multiple Google geminis and Leonardo.Ai’s $47 million raise | Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
Welcome back to Neural Notes: A weekly column where I condense some of the most interesting and important AI news of the week. And it’s been a big one! Australian AI startup Leonardo.Ai secured a ca... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Australian quantum computing to get $18.5 million grant boost | Australian Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch article-article-body
The federal government, led by the Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic, is set to roll out a new funding initiative, allocating up t... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Why Labor’s $392 million Industry Growth Program sounds familiar | Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic. Source: AAP/Mick Tsikas. article-article-body
The Albanese government has officially launched its $392 million Industry Growth Program, which is aimed at aiding startups and SMEs in their commercialis... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | New federal gov $50K to $5M grants program opens (almost) | Tis the season for new grant announcements. Hot on the heels of last week’s new all-year-round $200K Commercialisation Bridge Grant and the opening all-year-round of the $40K Innovation Booster Grant from the WA government, comes the Albane... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | “Completely useless”: Boosting Female Founders program continues to hold back startups | Image: SmartCompany article-article-body
It’s been 18 months since applications opened for the third round of the Boosting Female Founders (BFF) grant program. During that time up to 700 applicants were sitting on matched funds — waiting to... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Aussie agtech startups shaping the future of carbon capture | Australian startups are working hard to change the way we monitor, manage and report soil carbon sequestration to provide the world with more effective tools in the fight against climate change.
With an ambitious goal to cut carbon emission... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Pentanet, Canopus Networks backed to develop agile cloud gaming network | Cloud gaming specialist ISP Pentanet, network visibility software vendor Canopus Networks, and UNSW Sydney have taken a $2 million cooperative research centre (CRC) grant to develop an AI-driven network boost offering.
Pentanet said [pdf] t... |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Ferronova secures A$11 million to advance nanotech image-guided cancer therapy | ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian biotech company Ferronova announced today it has secured a further A$11 million to progress the company's nanoparticle platform to assist surgeons to more accurately locate and r... |
| Jan 22, 2023 | Ferronova secures A$11 million to advance nanotech image-guided cancer therapy | ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian biotech company Ferronova announced today it has secured a further A$11 million to progress the company's nanoparticle platform to assist surgeons to more accurately locate and r... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 5 Ways How the Pandemic Affected the Farm Businesses in Australia | Share
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In 2019, the world experienced an enormous challenge (the COVID-19 pandemic) that affected most of the vital sectors of human life. Agriculture was one of the most important sectors of human life that were high... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | A state-by-state guide to small business grants in Australia | Source: Unsplash/Adam Winger.
Finding the right kind of funding or grant program that can help grow, support or even get your venture off the ground can be a challenge at the best of times for a busy business owner.
According to the Austral... |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Q-CTRL Launches New Division To Create Advanced Software-Defined Quantum Sensors | Pete Linforth Pete Linforth |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Superannuation changes, tax help and energy prices on the agenda for small businesses as EOFY approaches | The Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, highlights the issues at the top of small businesses’ agendas as we fast approach the end of the financial year.
It was particularly pleasing to hear the Prime Minister spec... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Government plans $44 million for new AI centres to increase jobs and skills for SMEs | Minister for Science and Technology Melissa Price. Source: AAP/Mick Tsikas
The government will stump up $44 million for four new artificial intelligence (AI) and digital capability centres in the hope that commercialising the research will ... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Mr Flamboyant’s fraud charge begs the question: How can suppliers ensure they’re paid? | A Double Bay florist has been charged with fraud after he was accused of skimming his customer’s credit cards and not paying his suppliers for work already completed.
Mr Flamboyant owner Brennon (legally known as Brendon) Mrzyk, 25, got int... |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Four grants SMEs can apply for in the flood aftermath | There are several grants you can apply for if your business has been affected by the flood disaster in northern NSW or southeast Queensland.
If it’s all feeling like a bit much, reach out to a trained financial counsellor at the Small Busin... |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Boosting Female Founders: The women-led startups that secured a share of $12 million | Ripple co-founder Skye Riggs. Source: supplied.
More than 35 women-led startups have secured a share of $11.6 million in grant funding in the second round of the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.
From more than 2,500 expressions of inter... |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Most Common Types of Accidents in the Workplace – How to Avoid Them? | In 2020, fewer injuries were reported in the workplace, which is primarily because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Most people took a break from work, but now, there are roughly 5,000 accidents have occurred in many industries worldwide. If yo... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | ATSE’s $41 million program to provide 500 STEM scholarships for women | The new government-funded program providing 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to help women in STEM re-enter the workforce, seek higher qualifications and develop senior leadership skills, will be provided by the Australian Ac... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Grants awarded to 17 SMEs to help solve ‘government challenges’ and cut red tape | Industry Minister Angus Taylor. Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas.
Businesses are being paid by the federal government to trial tech solutions with a view to reducing bureaucratic processes described as ‘regulatory burdens’.
In a joint statement on Mo... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | ASIC to work with regtechs on market disclosure challenges | The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will work with five regtech startups to hone technology that can recognise poor market disclosure by listed companies.
The startups - Bedrock AI Aus, DigitalX, Eastern Analytica, L... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Government calls on businesses to help design a moon rover for NASA | Source: Unplash/NASA
Australia’s aspirations to send a semi-autonomous rover moon-side are one step closer.
The federal government has opened applications for businesses and researchers to share in $50 million to create a small rover for NA... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Grants of up to $25,000 available for food and drinks manufacturers’ power bills. Here’s what SMEs need to know | Source: The Creative Exchange/Unsplash.
Small and medium businesses in the $132.7 billion food and beverage manufacturing industry will be able to apply for cash grants of up to $25,000 from mid-January.
The federal government announced the... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Weekly Wrap #72: Booming startups save (and take over) the world | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the ANZ technology and startup world.
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| Sep 28, 2021 | Bringing fibre optic sensing technology to Australian resources | Fibre optic technology. Image: Canva
A Curtin University research team will work to bring leading broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology to the Australian oil and gas, mining and environmental monitoring industries, offering a mo... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Why is the National Audit Office taking a closer look at the Entrepreneurs’ Programme? | The Australian National Audit Office has opened a performance audit into the Entrepreneurs’ Programme, specifically focusing on the procurement process for the delivery partners through the scheme.
Those partners reportedly received $110 mi... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Six SMEs are sharing in $1.2 million of federal grants to boost exporting capability | Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price. Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
Six local small businesses have been named as recipients of the Defence Global Competitiveness grants program, sharing in more than $1.2 million worth of funding to... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Australian Government Grants $4.1M to 2 Blockchain Pilot Projects | The Australian government is doling out $4.1 million in grants for two blockchain-based pilot projects to study the capability of blockchain technology in supply chain systems.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government says the research wi... |
| Jul 6, 2021 | A win for pets: VetDB bags $478k AC grant | Ross Wyness (left) and Steve Joslyn from VetDB. Photo - Chantel Concei.
WA’s groundbreaking VetDB business is one step closer to having its innovative platform used by veterinary clinics and researchers all over the world thanks to a matchi... |
| Jun 22, 2021 | X15 Ventures looks for startups to shake up retail tech | Commonwealth Bank's venture-scaling arm X15 Ventures is hoping to invest in a fresh round of startups that can "reimagine how customers shop, pay and are rewarded."
X15 today opened the floor to entrepreneurs and experienced found... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | REMi bed technology shows why industry-university collaborations are vital to innovation | Source: RMIT, author provided.
It took a chance meeting between Cameron van den Dungen, founder of a startup mattress company, and Madhu Bhaskaran, an engineering professor at RMIT University, to see an opportunity to collaborate and commer... |
| Jun 4, 2021 | After closing $27m maiden fund, Tenacious Ventures seeks to scale-up Australian agrifoodtech | Australia-based agrifoodtech investor Tenacious Ventures announced the final close of its first VC fund this week, raising A$35 million ($26.8 million) from a diverse group of limited partners to target Seed and Series A rounds.
The fund’s ... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Four things to do first when scaling your business | Business growth is cause for celebration, but it’s also no time to get complacent. While it may be safe to assume that sales are doing well and customers are happy this is also the time to turn your attention to the next challenge – how to ... |
| May 11, 2021 | Budget 2021: No change to the RDTI, but some bright spots for startups | Workers take a look at the 'Budget Tree' at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch.
In the run-up to the 2021 federal budget, there was a certain sense the focus would be on innovation, technical creativity and tech as a... |
| May 5, 2021 | Federal government dishes out $6.9 million in grants to help boost cybersecurity among SMEs | Source: Unsplash/Jefferson Santos.
A wave of government funding is on its way to help support small businesses — particularly those in regional Australia — upskill in cybersecurity and better protect themselves in an increasingly digital wo... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Think entrepreneurship is a young person’s game? Wrong! | Bill Gates was 21 when he and Paul Allen registered Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 22 when he and Steve Wozniak launched Apple. Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dormitory. The biographies of these tech billionaires who achieved gr... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | BRII scheme: $10 million in grant funding up for grabs for regtech innovation | The federal government has committed $10 million in grant funding for regtech companies creating innovative solutions to a set of key challenges.
Under the latest round of the Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII), Australian s... |
| Mar 28, 2021 | How can WA female founders win a BFF grant? | 158 WA women applied for Boosting Female Founders grant last year. NONE got a grant. Image - Canva.
A couple of years ago, with much fanfare, the federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (since renamed to ‘Industry, Science, E... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Boosting Female Founders second round open | The grants will be open until 22 April. Image - Canva.
The Boosting Female Founders’ (BFF) Initiative began in 2020 and is designed to support female entrepreneurs by providing access to early-stage capital in order to grow and scale their ... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Most sole traders wish they had more support – here’s how to get it | One is the loneliest number – but it doesn’t have to be. Building your support networks when you’re a solopreneur is a boon for business and your mental health, writes Angus Capel, Xero’s Small Business Advocate.
Australia is a nation of se... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Government grant program to offer small hotels $25,000 to reduce energy costs | Source: Pixabay
A new grants program to help small and medium hotels improve the energy efficiency of their venues has been labelled a “win” for both the industry and the environment.
The Hotel Energy Uplift Program was first announced in t... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Cattle seaweed supplement, pregnancy test get Australian government funding | The Australian government has invested A$1 million ($779,000) into a seaweed-farming firm to drive the commercialization of technology that can reduce methane emissions from cattle.
Tasmania’s Sea Forest is among the recipients of the lates... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Is it time to ditch stamp duty? | Australia avoided a recession during the global financial crisis (GFC) due to a mixture of good luck and good policy.
Our proximity to Asia helped to moderate the economic downturn, while economic reforms implemented over the last few decad... |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Meet the women-led startups that secured Boosting Female Founders funding, and their share of $12 million | Neighbourlytics co-founders Jessica Christiansen-Franks and Lucinda Hartley. Source: supplied.
The federal government has dished out a total of $12 million in grant funding to women-led businesses, through its Boosting Female Founders Initi... |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Insurtech Gateway receives Federal Government Grant | Insurtech Gateway has received funding from the Australian Government to accelerate its incubation program in Australia. |
| Nov 2, 2020 | How to create a digital presence for your business | Creating a digital presence for your business online has become more critical than ever. Fortunately, it’s also never been easier to create an accessible website or online storefront and get your business noticed. Going online opens up a wo... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Leveraging Government Support | The success of a startup often comes down to local levels of support, and in a post-COVID world, support has never been more important. In the months following COVID lockdowns, 74% of startups have had to terminate full-time staff.¹ The lat... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | The budget might promise “jobs, jobs, jobs”, but it overlooks workers in the gig economy | Source: Unsplash/ Kai Pilger.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised a federal budget focused on “jobs, jobs, jobs”.
In one sense he didn’t disappoint. His budget speech mentioned jobs 37 times — an average of about once a minute.
“This budget ... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Outsourcing Vs Automation: Which Is Best For Your Business? | Eric Hamilton, Tech Times 01 September 2020, 03:09 pm
(Photo : Outsourcing Vs Automation: Which Is Best For Your Business?)
Savvy business owners should always be on the lookout for new ways to improve and streamline their business processe... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Fast Cash Loans & The Benefits That They Offer | ATM. Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar on Unsplash |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Federal government grants to help your small business: 2020 | Federal government grants can give a small business a much-needed helping hand overcoming one of its biggest challenges: cashflow.
But finding out which grants are available to your business, and navigating the application process, can be a... |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Six government grants for businesses that you might not know about | What grants for businesses are currently accepting applications?
For business owners and entrepreneurs, grants and investment from the Australian government can be a godsend, and popular local grants such as the Entrepreneurs’ Programme are... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Business building enviro-tech? These $100,000 government grants might be for you | Does your business specialise in programming robots to detect whales? Count fish using lasers? You may be in luck.
The Morrison government is dishing out $12 million in grants for startups and small businesses building “innovative solutions... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Top five government grants for startups | The government support offered to startups across Australia is the envy of many entrepreneurs around the world, but these grants can be a tough nut to crack.
The lengthy applications, process times and chance of rejection are enough to put ... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | A state-by-state guide to all the government grants available for your small business | What government grants are currently available to small businesses across Australia?
While there are numerous government grants and programs for all of Australia’s small and medium-sized businesses, each state and territory has its own sele... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Government grants for small businesses in Queensland | What government grants in Queensland are currently available for small businesses and start-ups?
Here is a list of government grants and loans that are available for small businesses in Queensland:
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| Jul 10, 2020 | Government grants for small businesses in New South Wales | What government grants are available for small businesses in New South Wales?
Here is a list of government grants and loans that are available for small businesses in New South Wales:
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| Jul 10, 2020 | Weekly Wrap #10: Deals, Dealz, Deal$ | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
Seeding a trillion dollar company
Last Sunday marked 26 years since Amazon was founded in Bezos’ garage. W... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Government grants for small businesses in Victoria | Source: Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto
What government grants in Victoria are currently available for small businesses and startups? Here is a list of government grants and loans that are available for small businesses and startups in Victoria:
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| Jul 6, 2020 | Lower power bills? There’s now a grant for that – but there’s a catch | Industry Minister Angus Taylor. Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas.
Grants up to $20,000 are now available for small business owners looking to improve their energy efficiency, under a federal government plan aimed at reducing power bills.
Launched tod... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | COVID-19: Does EOFY mean the end of your payroll tax waiver? | The COVID-19 pandemic means this end of financial year is far from usual. But, as well as getting your regular ducks in a row, this June 30 also brings changes to some coronavirus stimulus support measures. Specifically, for many, it means ... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | New Coronavirus medical response grants announced | // Two federal government coronavirus medical research grants – offering up to $2 million per eligible grantee – will be opening for applications in July…
The two new Coronavirus Research Response grants, administrated by the Medical Resear... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Reducing OH&S risks with push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) services | By Tony Hudson
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| Jun 2, 2020 | Don’t be shy: Businesses that focus on opportunity and communication will have the edge in a post-COVID world | Biz Latin Hub founder Craig Dempsey.
Strains on business activity generated by counter-COVID-19 measures have left many businesses facing challenging times — and world market observers are predicting significant long-term economic impacts f... |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Navigating finance through the coronavirus pandemic | Right now, Australia is in the grip of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and so much has changed in a short space of time that some of us are finding it hard to keep up, writes Reuven Barukh, CEO of LIVE Group.
As restrictions continue to affec... |
| Apr 24, 2020 | R&D Tax Incentive deadline put back to Sept | // If you think you’ve missed out on claiming R&D tax benefits for last financial year, you’ve now got a bit more time to lodge…
Due to COVID-19, the government is giving businesses an extra five months to get their R&D tax incentiv... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | What Morrison’s stimulus packages mean for startups, and survival tips for those who can’t apply | Standard Ledger founder and managing director Remco Marcelis. Source: supplied.
With so many coronavirus announcements for SMEs, you could be left wondering where your startup sits. What support can you get and what can you do to survive th... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Google Small Business Hub offers free resources during Covid-19 | Google Australia has launched the Google for Small Business Covid-19 online hub to provide helpful advice and resources to small and medium businesses as they navigate challenges caused by the spread of coronavirus.
The resources are design... |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Federal assistance for startups and SME’s | // Startup News has analysed the Federal Government’s latest stimulus package announcements, in particular measures that may help support the startup and small to medium business (SME) sectors…
With the current COVID-19 pandemic taking a gr... |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Grant applications open to boost female founders | // The $18M ‘Boosting Female Founders’ federal government grant program is now open for applications …
Last September, we brought you news of the Boosting Female Founders Initiative, which was in development at the time, which had put out t... |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Behind the hype: what the stats say about consumer behaviour | // Panic buying may have gripped the headlines, but the majority of Aussies did NOT stock up on essentials, stats reveal…
Important information about COVID-19 can be found at: www.covid19data.com.au
Latest Government support for business in... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Australia needs a national strategy to help small businesses ‘build back better’ after the bushfires | Bushfires in NSW. Source: AAP/Darren Pateman.
By Samantha Sharpe, University of Technology Sydney
When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decis... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Agtech startup Origo Farm wins $375K Accelerating Commercialisation grant | // The fifth Accelerating Commercialisation grant awarded to a WA company this year has gone to the monitoring, control and connectivity agtech solution, ‘Origo.farm’.
The $60B Australian ag industry is wide, dispersed and is attracting an ... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | Terra15 awarded a $947K Accelerating Commercialisation grant | // Terra15 has been awarded a matching $947K federal government Accelerating Commercialisation grant in recognition of their next-generation vibration sensing technology…
Perth-based startup Terra15 has become the third WA early stage compa... |
| Oct 9, 2019 | Water Filter company wins $292K Accelerating Commercialisation Grant | // A Perth-based water filtration company won an AC Grant matched with the investment from RAC’s BetterLabs Ventures …
In 1953, in what became a famous (and perhaps infamous) accident, a 3M lab technician spilled an experimental glue mixtur... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | $50M Manufacturing Modernisation Fund launched | // Co-funding federal government grants of $50K up to $1M are on offer; applications due 31 October…
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) has released information on the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF)which aims ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Tech projects claim half of latest CRC funding round | The federal government has handed out $20 million in the latest round of Cooperative Research Centres Project (CRC-P) funding, with around half of the kitty going towards IT projects.
Since 2016, the CRC-P program has provided industry-led ... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | 2 new medical research grants open | // Applications are now open for two new grant opportunities under the Medical Research Future Fund, being delivered on behalf of the Department of Health…
Pathogen Genomics Grant Opportunity – $32 million over four years 2019-20 to 2022-23... |
| Jul 21, 2019 | Life Sciences and Edtech Power Melbourne’s Growing Startup Scene | When it comes to analyzing the Australian startup climate, it’s easy to immediately look to Sydney to see what’s happening. But observers would be foolish to not also look at startup-rich Melbourne just 550 miles (900 kilometers) to the sou... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Fundamental financial advice for aspiring business owners | Financial adviser Helen Baker. Source: Supplied.
Launching a business is exciting and exhilarating. Your hard work is finally coming to fruition and you’re getting ready to share your big ideas with the world.
But before you do, you need to... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | ‘Decision ag’ startup Laconik wins $383K Accelerating Commercialisation grant | Darren Hughes and Wayne Pluske are perhaps the most determined co-founders you are ever likely to meet. After meeting 120 potential investors, they have now secured investment and matched it with a government grant …
As many of us appreciat... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | New guidance for R&D tax incentives revealed: Here’s what it all means | Standard Ledger founder Remco Marcelis. Source: supplied.
After much consultation, AusIndustry yesterday released its long-awaited guidance on R&D tax for software development.
We’ve been fielding a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt qu... |
