7-Eleven Group has acquired a majority stake in alcohol delivery startup Tipple. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched by brothers Shane and Ryan Barrington in Melbourne in late 2015, Tipple integrates with local bottle shops to provide on-demand delivery to customers. It is now servicing more than 120 suburbs across Sydney and… Read more »
Emily Rich is the managing director of startups for Microsoft in Australia and partner at M8 Ventures. After starting her career in Adelaide with the Australian Tax Office, Emily then went on to study software engineering and in 2013 cofound Jemsoft, an artificial intelligence startup that was acquired by ASX-listed Xped last year. Emily is… Read more »
Small business owners and startup founders are struggling to make superannuation and end of financial year tax payments, a new survey has found. The latest MYOB Snapshot, an online survey of a portion of the company’s customers, found one in four owner operators are not currently making any superannuation payments, while almost three in five… Read more »
Fashion business Showpo has swept this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards, taking out the online retailer of the year award and the best international conqueror, best site optimisation and design, and best social commerce initiative awards to boot. The Daily Edited, meanwhile, took out the award for best omnichannel customer service, while Catch won the… Read more »
News Corp Australia has partnered with Slingshot Accelerator to launch News Bolt, an internal innovation program for its 8,000 staff across the country. Aimed at helping develop new ideas from staff, the program will see Slingshot work with News Corp to run showcases, innovation sprints, workshops, and mentoring sessions to select the best ideas to… Read more »
By Jim Plouffe Nathaniel Peek started Spin Cycle Clothing four years ago in Adelaide, South Australia, to supply custom-made racing kit to serious cyclists, but he knew that if he wanted to grow the business he needed a point of difference. He then combined his love of cycling – the 39-year-old has competed in… Read more »
Global ecommerce and shipping company Pitney Bowes has partnered with Sydney parcel delivery startup Sendle to help small to medium businesses with their shipping. The partnership will see Sendle power the company’s SendPro shipping platform in Australia. SendPro will offer customers a national flat rate, including pickup and delivery guarantees, from Sendle, while Pitney Bowes… Read more »
John Brumby has had a long career in the public eye: now an independent director on the board of Huawei Australia and president of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), he served for seven years as MP for Bendigo during the period of the Hawke Government before moving to the Victorian state parliament, where he… Read more »
By Andrew Spence Tricking the brain with visual illusions that alter the appearance of the knee is proving to reduce pain for people with osteoarthritis. Researchers from the University of South Australia’s Body in Mind Research Group conducted testing on people aged over 50 who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee. The 12 participants… Read more »
Startup meet Corporate, an original podcast by Startup Daily, takes a look at the way corporates and startups across Australia and New Zealand work with each other and approach innovation. On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about training new recruits. We had a chat to Hugh Fahy, the GM of Engineering at MYOB, who… Read more »
Ruth Hatherley is the founder and CEO of Moneycatcha, a regtech startup providing a real-time blockchain solution for regulatory and compliance reporting. After growing up on a farm, Ruth spent her career at Commonwealth Bank and Mortgage Choice in Western Australia before coming up with Moneycatcha and deciding to go all in on the startup,… Read more »
Brain stimulation treatment in the home for people recovering from stroke is being trialled in South Australia. By Andrew Spence The home treatment program for chronic stroke patients with hand/arm mobility issues has the potential to reduce the cost and physical barriers for people recovering from strokes, who often have moderate to severe mobility issues.… Read more »
Join Flying Solo founder Robert Gerrish, editor Peter Crocker and the folk from Business Connect for a free webinar on the success essentials for small business. Bringing together their best advice on getting started, finding clients, digital marketing and staying motivated, Gerrish and Crocker will help you create your essential plan for the year ahead. Answering… Read more »
Startup meet Corporate, an original podcast by Startup Daily, takes a look at the way corporates and startups across Australia and New Zealand work with each other and approach innovation. On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about women in tech. We had a chat with Sarah Moran, cofounder and CEO of Girl Geek Academy, an… Read more »
LaunchVic has announced $13.45 million in funding to establish three new accelerator programs in Victoria. SBE Australia, an organisation focused on supporting female founders, has received funding to run both a program for up to 20 life sciences startups and its E3 program for 60 earlier stage business over three years. New outfit Skalata Ventures,… Read more »
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