2020 changed the way startup founders think about working. And now, as attention turns to how we’ll manage returning to the office – even tech companies that last year said people can work from home indefinitely are now having a rethink – the question is what will the future of work look like, and how… Read more »
Educonnect founder Pramesh Khadka describes his digital platform as like Finder or Canstar for Australian tertiary education courses. It helps international students make better and informed choices about the best university course to study in Australia giving them the ability to search, compare and connect with tertiary institutions. Pramesh, a 20-year veteran of education… Read more »
2020 changed the way we think about work and the office. And now, as attention turns to how we’ll manage returning to the office – even tech companies that last year said people can work from home indefinitely are now having a rethink – the question is what will the future of work look like.… Read more »
Today’s businesses operate in an always on world where consumers expect what they want, when they want it. If your business is yet to embrace digital solutions, chances are you will be left behind. How can your business adopt digital transformation to stay in the game? While the principles of good business haven’t changed dramatically… Read more »
This past year forced incredible change on businesses in a short time, with organisations needing to adapt and pivot quickly to keep pace. This forced adaptation accelerated many current trends – some by three to five years, according to a global McKinsey executive study – while simultaneously causing new ones to emerge. In a recent nbn webinar ‘Digital Transformation in a… Read more »
Pioneering presence detection technology company Foresense Technologies Ltd is preparing to list in 2021 having recently raised more than $2.7 million in equity capital. The company will use the funds the roll out of digital sensors across Australian and international bricks and mortar retail outlets as it seeks to connect the virtual world to the… Read more »
Digital lending and payments provider WLTH has opened $5 million seed funding round. The Brisbane-based fintech will use the funds to accelerate the growth of its proprietary technology platforms, ahead of the upcoming launches of its B2C payments app ‘WLTH Pay’ and loyalty program ‘WLTH + Loyalty’, as well as make key hires for its… Read more »
Nobody could have predicted the shape 2020 took, but with a new year comes a new start and many within our small business community are crossing their fingers for a much smoother ride. Dealing with COVID restrictions and their impact on everyday life while managing the changes within our small businesses was far from easy.… Read more »
Children’s book authors Stu French and Teigan Margetts created their own publishing house, Ethicool Books, to tells stories about the world’s big issues to inspire kids to create positive change. The Melbourne-based husband and wife team produce illustrated children’s books for kids aged 0-6, that make storytime both special and meaningful, tackling social issues such as environmental responsibility… Read more »
When Christopher Mathews saw his daughter slathered in sunscreen after arriving home from daycare, he was concerned about the possible chemicals her young skin was absorbing. So he decided to develop an alternative and spent months experimenting with natural formulas until he came up with a skin-nourishing sunscreen. Mathews decided to call it Little Urchin, after… Read more »
Alisa Latto and Danni Crews have a friendship that’s spanned more than 25 years. Among their many shared values, a mutual interest in health and wellness brought them together, especially when they started to have families. It led them to launch 123 Nourish Me in 2016, developing a range of organic products for children –… Read more »
Zenify is a profits-for-purpose business with two key brands: Zenify Pets and Zenify Earth. The company’s mission to help others is matched with the passions of their customers. Zenify donates products to support causes close to the hearts of people who buy Zenify’s products. “We’ve chosen this direction of our business because we want to… Read more »
Pets are the best friends many people have and looking after them is important. Everyone wants the best for their pets, including Ben Whitfield. That’s why he created Meat Mates, made from premium New Zealand, sustainably farmed meat. Ben quips that Albert Einstein said any fool can make things more complex, so his philosophy is… Read more »
Crockd was created by millennials for millennials, giving them a chance to play with clay in an era where many feel their relationship with technology isn’t making them happy. Andrew and Rosa-Clare Willis think of pottery as art therapy. They came up with the idea as a way to escape the pressures of everyday life,… Read more »
When the publishing industry rejected children’s book authors Stu French and Teigan Margetts and their idea for books about the world’s big issues that inspire kids to create positive change, they decided to go it alone and launch their own publishing house, Ethicool books. The Melbourne-based husband and wife team produce illustrated children’s books for… Read more »
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