Angel investing in tech startups, “get amongst it”
For the typical Aussie tech startup, Silicon Valley is Hollywood. Ripe with talent, education, money, and experience – Silicon Valley startups have a colossal market on their doorstep, and community of...
View ArticleA new era of direct to consumer ecommerce
There’s a Canadian company making waves in both ecommerce and the wine industry. Having recently launched into the Australian market, the bespoke software as a service (SaaS) platform, tailor made for...
View ArticleResearch centre dedicated to new social interactive technologies
Microsoft and the University of Melbourne are partnering with the State Government of Victoria to open a major research centre dedicated to new social interactive technologies. The Microsoft Centre for...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly opens new Sydney campus
General Assembly, the educational institution working to teach people skills for the 21st century, recently announced the opening of its second Sydney campus. The new campus in Surry Hills will assist...
View ArticleLargest Asia-Pac ICT event to hit the region
Information and communications companies will converge in Singapore this June for the industry’s largest event in the Asia-Pac region. CommunicAsia 2014, to be held in Singapore from June 17-20,...
View ArticleAnnual event shines spotlight on diversity
More than 90 per cent of workers agree that racist attitudes are still held in Australian workplaces. The alarming statistic was just one to emerge from a new study conducted by the Diversity Council...
View ArticleFacebook scam capitalises on thirst for salacious videos
A scam that promises naked videos of users’ Facebook friends has already hit more than 2,000 people, including many from Australia. According to research released by Bitdefender Labs, the new scam has...
View ArticlePostgrads to help social enterprises become “investor ready”
Under a new program from Sydney’s UTS Business School, top postgraduate students will help social enterprises develop new business models and become more “investor ready”. Under the newly established...
View ArticleHow startups can compete with large businesses
It’s a problem for the smaller business, and similarly a start-up business: it’s difficult to sell your products or services because you’re constantly up against larger, more established competitors....
View ArticleNot down with the kids? Get up to speed, here’s how
Go back not too long ago and the term ‘digital literacy’ would have received a blank look. The rapid pace of technological change can be dizzying for even the more astute business owners, but help is...
View ArticleA new action plan on youth entrepreneurship: G20YEA
A meeting of young entrepreneurs from across the globe has agreed to a new action plan that supports start-ups and bolsters growth in the SME sector. The G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20YEA)...
View ArticleBusiness school aims to disrupt the education sector
It’s a concept that Ryan Trainor hopes will disrupt the education sector and provide budding entrepreneurs with the skills to succeed in business. The name of the concept is “Bschool”, and it provides...
View ArticleSocial entrepreneur chipping away at global change
The disadvantage of girls and women globally is a well documented, and sad indictment on modern society. As the World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development found,...
View ArticleAustralia’s top entrepreneurs offer up their secrets
Fifty of Australia’s most successful Australian entrepreneurs – collectively worth more than $1 billion – are set to lend start-ups the benefit of their wisdom, experience and secrets in a free online...
View ArticleDisrupting loyalty: How start-ups are hacking customer acquisition and retention
Customers no longer have to stay with brands they don’t love, and no amount of clever marketing can overcome this simple truth. More and more, people are comparing your brand less to your competitors,...
View ArticleWhy we need more women involved in start-ups
I recently had the privilege of meeting Peggy Wallace, Managing Partner of Golden Seeds; the group, which as noted in The Australian, invested more than US $60 million in 60 female-led businesses in...
View ArticleHow to start your own small business in Australia
Learning how to start your own business in Australia is a passport to freedom for many people. There are many people who may want to move to Australia to start a business, and there are natives of the...
View Article7 ways to grow your business
Whatever you want to achieve in life, the road to reaching your goal probably has a number of different paths. For most businesses, if not all, the overall goal is profitable growth. Failure to grow...
View ArticleTop 5 tips for small business owners
Running a small business can be a challenging yet rewarding endeavour for many people. However, small business owners face many difficulties, such as competing in a crowded market, lack of resources,...
View ArticleValuing your life’s work
You’ve put in the hours, you’ve watched your business grow and thrive. Now you’re ready to reap the well-earned rewards. But is your business ready? ‘How much is my business worth?’ This is the...
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