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| Dec 22, 2023 | SMEs get $5 million government boost to become online-savvy | article-article-body
The federal government is to spend $5 million creating online business toolkits to help small- and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit organisations take advantage of the digital economy.
The toolkits will focus ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Three days from empty, Clipp comes back to raise $4.69 million | article-article-body
Hospitality payments and loyalty program startup Clipp has raised $4.69 million, roughly a year-and-a-half after coming within three days of running out of money.
Clipp allows users to pay their bar or restaurant tabs f... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Five reasons failure is no longer a dirty word | article-article-body
Failure. It’s an ominous word that comes with plenty of negative connotations. Especially in Australia where success is celebrated and failure frowned upon. Just look at the adulation heaped on successful sportspeople c... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Rowan Gilmore quits as Australian Institute for Commercialisation chief | article-article-body
Rowan Gilmore has quit his post as the chief executive of the Australian Institute for Commercialisation, admitting that conditions for start-ups haven’t greatly improved during his tenure.
Gilmore says he will be “look... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Gonski education reforms lead to call for more focus on innovation | article-article-body
SMEs are calling for more innovation in Australia’s education sector following the passage of the Gonski school funding reforms into law.
With the reforms aiming to deliver equitable funding for Australian schools, entr... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Revealed: The 10 secrets of the Start-up 50’s success | article-article-body
The 50 fastest-growing businesses in the 2011 StartupSmart Awards are bringing innovative ideas and niches to the marketplace, often inspired by the global economy, as well as re-defining the age, gender and working hab... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sydney Uni to play host to Australia’s first 24-hour “hackathon” | article-article-body
Start-up app developers are being encouraged to take part in what’s believed to be Australia’s first 24-hour ‘hackathon’ this weekend, with $3,500 in cash up for grabs.
The Sydney Hackathon is a joint initiative between... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | App incubator AppVillage launches with $250,000 seed backing | article-article-body
AppVillage, a new incubator for start-up app developers, has rolled out with plans to grab a slice of a growing global downloads market, after snaring $250,000 in seed funding.
The Sydney-based business, founded by Stev... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Outsourcing of household tasks over next decade to drive start-ups: IBISWorld | article-article-body
The household services sector will present the most promising business opportunities in the coming decades as time-poor, cashed-up Australians continue to outsource household duties, according to IBISWorld.
IBISWorld us... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Access to markets vital for Australian entrepreneurs growing their businesses: Report | article-article-body
Access to markets have been identified by Australian entrepreneurs as the most important factor to the growth and success of their companies, according to a report from the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerl... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Putting customers first: can corporates and startups really work together? | article-article-body
Corporates are paying more attention to startups but there is still a long way to go when it comes to the two collaborating, according to a number of experts helping Australian businesses drive innovation.
Speaking at t... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | COSBOA chief casts doubt over new association’s motives | article-article-body
The chief of industry peak body the Council of Small Business of Australia has called a new SME association a “marketing exercise” and cast doubt over whether it will genuinely enhance the interests of small firms.
As r... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Franchise duo launch start-up incubator Inkuberra | article-article-body
Rod Young, founder of DC Strategy, and Simon McNamara, founding shareholder of Grill’d, have launched Inkuberra, a business incubator for fast-growth start-ups.
The duo, who have significant experience in building franc... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Gender balance important for tech start-ups, AngelCube founder claims | article-article-body
The co-founder of Melbourne-based incubator AngelCube says he makes a conscious effort to recruit female mentors, but believes more can be done to entice women into the industry.
AngelCube, founded by Andrew Birt, Adria... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sydney start-up enLighten wins 2012 clean tech crown | article-article-body
Sydney start-up enLighten is to take part in a global innovation showcase in the US after winning the 2012 Australian Clean Technologies Competition.
The business, which was launched in 2008, designs and supplies energy... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Latest group buying entrant targets small business deals | article-article-body
A new group buying start-up, BizzBuzz.com.au, has launched today with the aim of standing out in an increasingly saturated market by offering products and services aimed at small businesses.
The site, created by entrepr... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $15 million investment in biotech start-up wins global award | article-article-body
A $15 million investment in an Australian biotechnology start-up has been judged the Best Venture Capital Investment at the 2012 Vaccine Industry Excellence Awards in Washington.
Australian venture capital firm OneVentu... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Would you pay to cuddle someone? Meet the growing number of hugging-based businesses | article-article-body
Matchmakers and hook-up apps beware: friendly cuddles from strangers could be the next big thing.
Cuddle Up To Me, a new service based in Portland in the United States, allows people to pay for cuddles.
Samantha Hess, w... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Revealed: The top three skills needed to build a personal brand | article-article-body
Negotiation skills, networking and leadership development are considered the three most valuable skills required to build an individual’s personal brand, according to a new survey.
The personal branding survey – conduct... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Five Aussie SMEs looking to make it big in the USA | article-article-body
Regardless of the economic turmoil the US has undergone in the past four years, America remains a prized destination for many Australian entrepreneurs.
Not only does the US provide a market about 20 times the size of th... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Redbubble officially lands in Europe as the $222 million Australian startup giant prepares to open a regional HQ in Berlin | article-article-body
Melbourne-based startup Redbubble has announced plans to open a European base in Berlin as it continues its plan to become the next big Australian tech success story.
The online creative marketplace will be opening the ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australian entrepreneurs to get access to a “startup’s paradise” that once housed Uber and Spotify | article-article-body
Australian entrepreneurs in the US will get access to a “tech startup’s paradise” in San Francisco as a landing pad into the market as part of an $11 million government initiative.
The federal government will contribute... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | The great Australian brain drain: Why are our founders heading overseas? | article-article-body
It’s a conversation that regularly occupies the Australian start-up community. Despite several smash hit start-up successes, why do so many of our most successful and innovative start-up leaders take their talents overs... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Public service lay-offs fuel surge in franchise enquiries: Report | article-article-body
Retrenched Queensland public servants have contributed to a renewed interest in franchising, according to Retail Food Group, which saw a 64% spike in inquiries between June and August.
RFG owns and operates major retail... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Why CoinJar really relocated to the UK | article-article-body
Everyone loves to talk about bitcoin, so it was no surprise eyebrows were raised when Australian bitcoin exchange startup CoinJar confirmed it had shifted its headquarters to the UK.
CoinJar is now incorporated as CoinJ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Google Ventures set to double its start-up investment | article-article-body
Google is doubling its investment in new start-ups and is set to start looking for ventures outside the US to put money into.
Google Ventures, which was set up two years ago by the search engine giant, is to plough as m... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Incubator start-ups outgunning co-working counterparts: Study | article-article-body
Australian start-ups located in incubators raise an average $175,379 more in funding than those located in co-working spaces, according to new data from Perth-based research start-up Floq.
Floq, founded by Jonah Caciopp... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Brisbane’s booming tech start-up scene ready to stand with Sydney and Melbourne | article-article-body
The Brisbane start-up scene is beginning to take off, as a range of organisations and government departments begin to gather together the increasingly active and diverse start-ups.
With co-working space RiverCity Labs t... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Seek co-founders Bassat and Rockman give charity app Budge a nudge | article-article-body
An app created in Melbourne that describes itself as a “micro-donation platform” has launched in Australia and the United States, having raised $1 million from investors including Seek co-founders Paul Bassat and Matt R... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Start-up plans to play the hero when it comes to bill shock | article-article-body
As bills continue to rise for a range of services, start-ups are looking to the growing challenge as a target for innovative thinking.
BillHero is an early stage start-up seeking to equip Australians with the informatio... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sydney games studio shares in $10 million Commercialisation Australia funding round | article-article-body
Sydney-based games studio Bubble Gum Interactive is one of 23 innovative companies to share in $10 million through Commercialisation Australia, along with a host of health-related projects.
Innovation Minister Kim Carr,... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Airtasker acquires Occasional Butler, explores overseas expansion | article-article-body
Australian job’s marketplace, Airtasker, has acquired Melbourne-based odd jobs outsourcing business Occasional Butler, cementing its lead as Australia’s leading online platform for outsourcing local services.
The servic... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Two more start-up incubators for Melbourne and Sydney | article-article-body
BlueChilli, a new incubator brand, is to launch two hubs for tech start-ups in Australia – one in Melbourne next month, followed by a Sydney roll out in January.
BlueChilli has already chosen the 10 ventures for its inc... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Five Australian startups to watch in 2015 | article-article-body
The startup scene continues to flourish in Australia, with hundreds of new startups launching this year and many scaling nationally and overseas.
Here is StartupSmart’s pick of some of the startups to keep an eye on in ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | PayPal founder Peter Theil sets up $40 million start-up fund for New Zealand | article-article-body
Peter Thiel has set up a $40 million venture capital fund in partnership with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, which could be open to Australian start-ups prepared to relocate.
In addition to co-founding PayPal,... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Generation Y keen to start new businesses: Survey | article-article-body
People aged 18 to 25 will be more entrepreneurial than the previous generation, with nearly a third expecting to start up a business, according to new research.
Figures from McCrindle Research found that three in 10 gen... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | How this Melbourne startup won over Google to launch an “eBay for real estate” | article-article-body
When Melbourne entrepreneur Steve Makris secured the domain for his startup he gained a powerful enemy: Google.
Makris says the tech giantraised several barriers to prevent them from making progress when they noticed re... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Time and cost of tax compliance has ballooned since 1995: Report | article-article-body
Australia’s tax system has been labelled too complex, after a new report revealed the time spent on tax compliance has increased fourfold in 17 years, while the cost has more than doubled.
The report, titled The rise an... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Business leaders in need of a break | article-article-body
Four in 10 business and government leaders show signs of anxiety, depression and other personality disorders, a new study has found.
Travis Kemp, the business psychologist who conducted the study of 132 people, says exe... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sydney Angels makes first investments from $10m Sidecar fund | article-article-body
Sydney Angels has facilitated an investment of $600,000 in two tech start-ups, Tapit Media and Bubble Gum Interactive, the first outlay via the group since $10 million was raised for its Sidecar fund earlier this year.
... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Ingogo rides taxi success with Xero partnership | article-article-body
Australia taxi app and mobile payment provider ingogo is expanding beyond the taxi industry, with a portable payment and accounting platform aimed at SMEs in partnership with Xero.
The system will integrate the Europay,... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | The guru, the animated T-shirt and the free shares: Warren Buffett backs young entrepreneurs | article-article-body
Billionaire speculator Warren Buffett has given away $13,000 worth of highly-prized shares in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, to a group of budding entrepreneurs aged under 16.
Buffett, who has pledged to give away 99%... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Federal Government shakes up visa system in bid to lure overseas investors | article-article-body
The Federal Government has unveiled a new scheme that aims to attract overseas investors who will plough at least $5 million into Australian businesses.
The new Significant Investor visa will fast track wealthy migrants... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | GoCatch founders tell: How to disrupt an industry and get your app to go viral | article-article-body
Ad campaigns against your brand. Government lobbying after you send out your first-ever press release. This is what the response to really disrupting an industry can look like.
Ned Moorfield and Andrew Campbell discover... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Urgent reform needed for Australia to capitalise on the coming tech start-up boom | article-article-body
Entrepreneurs and government officials will gather this week in Melbourne for the Australian Internet Governance Forum, which is set to include a panel discussion on how to develop Australia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | You can now order your own private courier thanks to this Sydney startup | article-article-body
A Sydney startup is looking to make it easier for Australians to do their online shopping by providing an on-demand delivery service.
Sherpa describes itself as “everyone’s private courier” and is now available as an iO... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Flight Centre executive dismisses threat of startups like Airbnb to tourism sector | article-article-body
A senior Flight Centre executive has dismissed Uber and Airbnb, claiming that despite people talking about share economy platforms “as if they are going to take over the world” the services will only “be a small part of... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Top drop, top return? New wine group gives customers the chance to invest in vineyards | article-article-body
A new business model for wine is turning customers into angel investors, encouraging them to invest in a $1.5 million trust fund designed to help independent winemakers crack the market.
Naked Wines, which launches in A... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | GoCatch raises $3 million to turbocharge rapid growth | article-article-body
Taxi booking app goCatch has closed an oversubscribed funding round at $3 million in new funds to drive their growth across Australia and look to expand overseas.
Co-founder and chief executive Andrew Campbell told Star... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Trunk.ly acquired by Delicious.com owner | article-article-body
Australian social bookmarking start-up Trunk.ly has been acquired by US-based tech company AVOS Systems, the parent company of Trunk.ly competitor Delicious.com, less than a year after it was founded.
Trunk.ly was found... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | US angel network Kayweb targets tech start-ups with skills-for-equity deal | article-article-body
A new US-based angel fund is set to target innovative Australian tech start-ups later this year with an unusual proposition – exchanging equity for technical skills, rather than cash.
Kayweb Angels, which launched in Ne... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Young retail workers dragging down customer service: Study | article-article-body
A new report reveals more than half the population believe Australia’s customer service levels have declined in the past five years, with young retail workers identified as the main culprits.
The study, conducted by res... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australia failing to get top start-up ideas to market: Report | article-article-body
Australia is falling down on the “entrepreneurial supply chain” from research to industry, meaning that many promising start-up ideas are not being commercialised, according to a new report.
Dr Fiona Q Wood, of the Unit... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | From rags to VC riches: young entrepreneur set for US funding tour | article-article-body
Nathan Murphy, a young entrepreneur who was homeless on the streets of Darwin just a few years ago, is set to embark upon a month-long trip of the US after setting up meetings with investors to pitch his start-up EyeCro... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Take the cake: Lollypotz’s Louise Curtis snaps up Smart50 finalist Pink Frosting | article-article-body
Canberra entrepreneur Louise Curtis, the woman behind successful gift company Lollypotz, has snapped up online wedding and party supply company, Pink Frosting.
Curtis acquired the formerSmart50 company in early August f... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sacking of Queensland Small Business Commissioner slammed by SME lobby group | article-article-body
The Queensland Government’s decision to scrap its business commissioner role is a “backward step”, according to small business lobbyist Peter Strong, who says the role was poorly structured.
Blair Davies assumed the rol... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Smart50 finalist Vinomofo secures a $25 million investment as it looks to conquer the world | Andre Eikmeier, left, with Vinomofo co-founder Justin Dry article-article-body
A company started by a pair of brother-in-laws in an Adelaide garage five years ago has closed a $25 million funding round as it looks to take its operations “to... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Accelerator subsidiary to take start-up approach into big companies | article-article-body
Start-up accelerator and venture tech company Blue Chilli has launched a new subsidiary to take start-up methodologies and approaches into large corporates keen to tap into the excitement of nimble companies and their q... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Ozsale rakes in $1.3 million in 24 hours – here’s how it did it | article-article-body
The founder and chairman of online retailer Ozsale has offered up some key tips ahead of online sales event Click Frenzy on Tuesday, after his business achieved $1.3 million in revenue in a 24-hour period.
Ozsale, found... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Online furniture marketplace Brosa secures $2 million investment from AirTree Ventures | article-article-body
Melbourne-based online furniture marketplace Brosa has scored a $2 million investment from AirTree Ventures as it looks to grow its team and expand its customer base.
Brosa founder Ivan Lim launched the platform a year ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | OneVentures leads $1.5 million funding round for Paloma Mobile | article-article-body
Tech start-up Paloma Mobile has raised $1.5 million in a Series A funding round led by local venture capital firm OneVentures, despite launching less than a year ago.
Paloma Mobile, founded in July last year by Jennifer... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Tjoos founder launches new email venture | article-article-body
The founder of online discount coupon site Tjoos.com has launched a new email venture that he claims will take the sector in an innovative new direction.
Bart Jellema has launched Project Inbox Zero with an initial team... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Doing business in China: How to crack the market | article-article-body
A teahouse in the middle of the night in the middle of China was the setting for Aaron Zamykal’s first sale of the meal-replacement drink powders made by his company Slim Nation.
The deal with the two women who owned a ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australia second only to US in start-up stakes: Report | article-article-body
Australia has a higher start-up rate than any other developed country except the United States, new research shows, with one in ten of all Australians involved in an early stage enterprise.
The research was compiled by ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Spotify expansion set to spark music download start-ups | article-article-body
The success of music streaming start-up Spotify could help unlock the niche’s potential in Australia, according to a lead tech seed fund.
Spotify, an online Anglo-Swedish company launched in 2008, has announced that it ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australian consumers divide into two tribes: Bernard Salt | article-article-body
Australia’s population can be divided into two distinct “tribes” based on their consumption habits, according to a new report, highlighting opportunities for start-ups to appeal to a particular demographic.
A new lifest... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Kickfolio flags name change after raising $1.075 million | article-article-body
Melbourne-based start-up Kickfolio has revealed how it raised more than $1 million from US investors after being accepted into 500 Startups, changing its name to App.io in the process.
Kickfolio – founded in 2012 by Edw... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Philip Weinman’s Locomote launches start-up investment hunt | article-article-body
Start-ups are being encouraged to apply for Locomote’s Venture Technology Program, which offers start-ups a full range of technical development expertise in return for a “fair” equity stake.
Founded in 2010, Locomote is... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Would you jump from a plane for your business? Three outlandish business workshops | article-article-body
Business owners are being encouraged to “get their business flying” by participating in a workshop that begins with a tandem skydive, as business workshops become more outlandish.
The new workshop series, launched by Me... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Mining boom blamed for fall in entrepreneur numbers | article-article-body
Australia has seen a fall in the number of micro businesses as workers in the mining states trade entrepreneurship for paid employment, according to a new report released by the Productivity Commission.
The report, titl... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | News Limited-backed SportingPulse acquires BellvueIT | article-article-body
Community sporting network SportingPulse, which is now majority-owned by News Limited, has acquired content management system BellvueIT.
Founded in 2000, SportingPulse helps sporting organisations manage competitions, p... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | After two failed startups, ex-Google employee secures $1.45 million in funding and the backing of the co-founder of Atlassian | article-article-body
When former Google employee Manish Jain arrived in Australia in 2013, he only knew two people.
One of those was Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht, who quickly offered Jain a job at the burgeoning design startup.
But the en... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | The rise of the incubator: How Australia’s start-up incubators performed in 2012 | article-article-body
It’s fair to say 2012 was a mammoth year, not only for the various incubators and co-working spaces, but for the Australian start-up scene in general.
While the last few years have seen a surge in the number of new star... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | From light bulb moment to IP deal in 48 hours: MatesRates’ start-up blitz | article-article-body
Serial entrepreneur Vinko Grgic has sold the intellectual property of his latest start-up to GimmeQuotes, just hours after creating the venture at a Startup Weekend.
Grgic and his wife Colette are the founders of Arriba... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Slow rate of commercialisation undermining R&D: report | article-article-body
Australia’s innovative nature is being stifled by its poor commercialisation rate, according to a new report from the Australian Institute for Commercialisation.
The AIC-commissioned report from consulting company AEC G... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Start-ups could face $10,000 fine in ABN crackdown | article-article-body
Start-ups could face fines in excess of $10,000 if they make false or misleading statements when applying for an Australian Business Number, after the Tax Office received special funding in the 2013 federal budget for a... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sourcing from China: Three tips for SMEs | article-article-body
Global eCommerce company Alibaba.com has highlighted some key tips for start-ups looking to source goods from overseas, including the importance of meeting suppliers face-to-face.
Alibaba’s primary business is to serve ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Vinomofo to launch in Singapore and California: “It’s spread like wildfire” | Vinomofo co-founders Justin Dry and Andre Eikmeier article-article-body
Vinomofo is knocking off the second country on its hit list for global domination with launch celebrations to commence in Singapore next month.
After closing a $25 mill... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Smart50 winner Prospa eyes off half a billion dollars in SME loans after $25 million capital raise | Prospa chief executives Beau Bertoli and Greg Moshal. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Small business lender Prospa is gearing up to hire an additional 100 employees in its next stage of expansion, after this week securing a $25 millio... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Domenic Carosa’s venture fund buys into portrait website | article-article-body
Australian venture accelerator Future Capital Development Fund has invested in Melbourne-based online service provider PaintMyPicture.com for an undisclosed sum, just months after investing in two other online start-ups... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Sydney eCommerce group BigCommerce gets $15m in US venture funding | article-article-body
BigCommerce, an eCommerce software company started in Sydney in 2003, has received $15 million in funding from a US investor, just two years after expanding to the country.
The business has given up an undisclosed stake... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Start-up and group buying sites under fire over bungled sunglasses promotion | article-article-body
Customers have been left blinking in frustration after a start-up’s promotional group buying deal promising $1 sunnies has left many empty-handed.
While it’s common to misplace a pair of sunglasses every now and then, C... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Coalition’s public service cuts could lead to Canberra start-up boom | article-article-body
The fledgling Canberra start-up scene is set for a boost with the city’s largest employer, the federal government, set to shed 12,000 public service jobs in line with Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott’s election cost-red... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Why a Melbourne app company is moving to New York with plans for over 40 offices | article-article-body
Like most entrepreneurs, Josiah Humphrey and Mark McDonald, both 22, are planning world domination, starting with a move to New York as the first international outpost of their start-up and app development empire.
Their... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australian leads team to victory in SXSW Startup Bus competition | article-article-body
A team led by an Australian lawyer has been named as a joint winner of the Startup Bus competition, which saw 38 teams devise start-ups on their way to the SXSW festival in Texas this week.
Rolland Dillon’s team came up... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Cut out the noise, pick a marketing channel and make it work | article-article-body
As business owners in 2015, we have so many channels and priority areas that it can be hard to work out where to focus our marketing. We know that search networks are a must, social media is increasingly targeted and ef... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Beautiful growth figures lead to $3 million investment for bellabox | article-article-body
A growing and engaged database of subscribers is what led to Allure Media investing $3 million in beauty subscription service startup bellabox, according to co-founder and chief executive officer Sarah Hamilton.
The sta... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Start-ups jostle for attention at packed SXSW | article-article-body
Start-ups attempting to stand out at the increasingly crowded South by Southwest Festival in the US have been advised to use tactics such as interactive platforms, appealing to early adopters, and having people on the g... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Australia the quickest place to start a business: Report | article-article-body
Australia has been ranked number one in the world for the time it takes to start a business, although the country has been marked down for its approach to ICT and the availability of new technologies.
The Global Informa... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Four lessons for approaching investors from Employment Hero’s $4.5 million raising | article-article-body
Following an over-subscribed funding round of $3 million in June this year, Employment Hero has taken on further investment bringing its series A funding up to $4.5 million.
The additional investment of $1.5 million com... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | How Freelancer.com’s $US400 million takeover offer compares with other recent tech deals | article-article-body
Freelancer.com’s $US400 million takeover offer from Japanese recruitment company Recruit Co has attracted plenty of attention.
It’s a hefty chunk of money for a company that grew out of chief executive Matt Barrie’s gar... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Just Cuts kiosk highlights shrinking franchise operations | article-article-body
Prospective franchisees could be set for a rise in smaller retail units, after hairdressing franchise chain Just Cuts unveiled a kiosk concept at a Melbourne shopping centre.
Just Cuts, founded by Dennis McFadden, has u... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Million-dollar investment fuels OneFlare’s vision for UK expansion | article-article-body
Local services marketplace Oneflare has secured an additional $1 million in funding as the service begins preparations for international expansion.
It comes after a group of three principal investors, Les Szekely of Equ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | What to do when it’s time to sell your business | article-article-body
You’ve built up your business, now it’s time to sell it. It’s important to remember that your entrepreneurial journey isn’t over until you’ve actually sold your business.
The process can be daunting and stressful, parti... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Rich Lister Guy King launches new platform to gauge start-up industry state of play | article-article-body
Australian entrepreneur-turned-investor Guy King is tracking the growth metrics of more than 1,700 Australian start-ups via his new platform Start Chart, which he created as a side project.
Rich Lister King is the found... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Revealed: The four things that make a successful Kickstarter campaign | article-article-body
A website that tracks Kickstarter campaigns has revealed its findings of the four key elements creative start-ups need to get right to maximise their fundraising chances.
Kickspy has collated data from 98% of the campai... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | South Australia and Victoria worst hit as company collapses rise | article-article-body
Company collapses increased by 1.7% in May, with businesses in South Australia, Victoria and the ACT hardest hit by Australia’s uneven economy.
The insolvency figures, collated by ASIC, recorded the second-highest numbe... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Global Kinetics Corporation raises $1.5 million in equity crowdfunding to fuel US expansion | article-article-body
Australian health tech company Global Kinetics Corporation has raised $1.5 million on equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd to kick-start its US expansion.
The capital injection is the largest equity funding round in Au... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | The world is yours: Six tips for expanding internationally | article-article-body
When building a startup in Australia, thinking about international development should be a natural process.
With a population not yet reaching 25 million people, Australia offers a relatively small domestic market but s... |
