November 25 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Australia domestic violence continues to be an issue for many women, so how can employers help those who may be experiencing abuse? According to research, 2.2 million Australians have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner, whilst 3.6 million… Read more »
Serial entrepreneur Simon Van der Molen says he always knew from a young age that he had a mission to achieve in life. “It just took many years for me to work out exactly what that would be,” he smiles. Today Van der Molen (pictured above) is the founder of Moving Mountains, a globally successful… Read more »
Small business insolvencies have risen 20% over the last quarter, an increase of 8% year-on-year in an ominous sign for the Australian economy, with CreditorWatch CEO Patrick Coghlan saying the latest data is “the canary in the coal mine”. Coghlan suggests the rise in businesses being declared insolvent doesn’t bode well for the economy. Coghlan’s… Read more »
Our colleague Cec Busby, editor of Kochie’s Business Builders, brings you the daily headlines in bite-sized chunks, which we share here. Cash Converters to cough up millions in a class-action suit Cash Converters has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought against the company by Queensland consumers who claimed the pawnbroker’s loan conditions… Read more »
Tech innovation leaders, YBF Ventures (formerly York Butter Factory), will be holding their second annual Lift Off Awards on November 21. Taking place once again in the Ballroom at YBF Melbourne, the awards will recognise the innovative contributions for entrepreneurs in the fintech landscape. Awards include Innovator of the Year, Collaborator of the Year, Rising Star, Coolest Branding and Star of… Read more »
Gavin Larkin believed conversation could change a life. Despite losing his own life to an aggressive form of lymphoma in 2011, Larkin’s belief that a simple conversation could be the difference between life and death launched a crusade that has swept Australia. As the founder of R U OK? Larkin initiated a campaign that championed… Read more »
Jane Lu and the Showpo team. Photo: Supplied Fashion retailer Showpo has once again dominated the annual Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS) scooping up three awards including a coveted ‘Hall of Fame’ gong at the event in Sydney. It is not the first time the iconic retailer has scored accolades. In 2018 the company and… Read more »
Entrepreneurship wasn’t the first choice for Barayamal founder Dean Foley. Growing up as a young indigenous boy in rural NSW, he had few local examples of entrepreneurs to draw inspiration. “Where I grew up, it was about just getting a job and finding enough money to pay the bills and save to buy a house… Read more »
Yume Food boss Katy Barfield The inaugural Kochie’s Business Builders Power List was launched in May who recognise 50 businesspeople the publication believes are having an impact on the small business and startup space. The list highlighted the incredible plethora of talen in the ecosystem, from small business advocates to startup success stories. The amazing… Read more »
Are you a woman in business? Do you have a startup idea that needs a funding injection? Then get set to enter the Be MPowered 2019 Pitch Competition. The Be MPowered Pitch Comp is the brainchild of Mums & Co. founder, Carrie Kwan, who knows first-hand what it’s like to try to attract funding… Read more »
Business leaders are ignoring the ethical challenges of emerging technologies according to the latest Trendlines report. In doing so, they risk losing the trust of both their customers and employees. The survey conducted by Avanade canvassed 1,200 C-suite, senior-level IT and business decision makers in 12 countries to reveal that while most respondents (82%) agreed digital… Read more »
Facebook has announced a suite of new tools aimed at small business owners to assist them in saving time and money when creating resources for their social media campaigns. The new tools include an Automated Ad feature which will easily allow small business owners to create a targeted campaign based on their unique goals; a… Read more »
Centre will pursue solutions for real world challenges Students to work with industry leaders to achieve social impact Intelligent data-driven health systems to improve support for patients Swinburne University of Technology has announced the launch of the Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC), powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Centre will leverage… Read more »
While millions of people the world over are fearing the disruption of the fourth industrial revolution, one Harbour City Labs’ startup, Gronade, is touting its benefits for all to hear.
It’s been four years since Dr Anthony Collins launched Cruiser Interactive, a spinoff of a technology research project developed at the University of Sydney. Cruiser Interactive delivers innovative solutions for meeting spaces, operations centres and cultural spaces offering organisations the ability to connect and collaborate at scale in real time. Collins tells Startup Daily the… Read more »
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