Pioneering Australian software company MYOB has opened new Australian headquarters in Melbourne The 6000-square-metres site, spanning four levels, brings together the MYOB team under one roof for the first time in the inner-city suburb of Melbourne, a 10-minute walk from the MCG. The design and location of MYOB’s Cremorne office reflect its internal and external… Read more »
For over 30 years, MYOB has been shaping and shaking-up the small business sector. As one of Australia’s first tech unicorns, we led the charge in helping businesses digitise their processes and improve their finances. When we started, loading our software onto desktop computers – via CD-rom – helped many business owners take the first… Read more »
Many leaders and employers might still consider Generation Z (or ‘Gen Z’ as they’re colloquially known) as the youth of Australia. But with a birth range generally set at 1996 to 2010, many are now entering the workforce. In fact, recent McCrindle data shows that Gen Z will make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. With… Read more »
MYOB’s acquisition spree has continued with the accounting software platform converting its existing stake in Sydney-based workplace financial services platform Flare into a full takeover. The acquisition cost was not disclosed, but will deliver an exist for a range of VC investors who ploughed more than $50 million into Flare over the past five years.… Read more »
Four years ago, Zoe Condliffe was living in a van when she launched her startup She’s A Crowd as a solo founder. Now, Zoe runs a team of 12 ‘data activists’ who are making a powerful impact on the lives of women and gender-diverse people across Australia. Almost 90 per cent of women who experience sexual… Read more »
A brand you kinda want to be buds with, the aptly named telco MATE is only six years old and has already clocked up $100 million in revenue, employed 83 staff (including 19 cousins), and cemented hundreds of thousands of quantifiably happy customers. Built off the promise to be a telco “Aussies can trust”, the fully… Read more »
Business management and accounting platform MYOB has upped the ante on its SaaS offerings with the announcement of the acquisition of cloud document management software provider, Nimbus Portal Solutions. The value of the deal was not revealed by MYOB. Adding the Australian-owned-and-operated document management service to its stable will allow MYOB to provide an integrated… Read more »
MYOB has led a $22 million Series C round into workplace software startup Flare, with the accounting platform also announcing a new partnership with the five-year-old venture. Existing investors Point72 Ventures, Acorn Capital and David Fite joined the round with Malcolm Turnbull signing on as a new investor. Turnbull and Fite will become special advisors… Read more »
Private equity-owned accountancy software firm MYOB is ramping up the practice management solutions side of its business with plans to acquire cloud-based software provider, GreatSoft. The move comes after MYOB recent took a majority stake in workforce management software Roubler. The acquisition, now under review by competition regulator the ACCC, will integrate GreatSoft’s cloud-based practice… Read more »
2020 has been the year of the unexpected; the year of the ‘pivot’. We’ve seen world-class chefs provide home deliveries, gin distilleries making hand sanitiser and high fashion brands creating life-saving PPE. Businesses may have been forced to adapt quickly, but it was the innovative and creative responses that delivered new ways to meet the… Read more »
Alongside the negative impact to trade, recent research by MYOB has revealed two-thirds of small business owners feel their mental health and wellbeing has also been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the findings, MYOB has joined forces with mental health provider Smiling Minds to help small business owners tack control of their… Read more »
While many businesses have been forced to close as part of social distancing measures to reduce the risk of coronavirus, one entrepreneur’s poison is another’s meat and alongside covering how to get through the next six months, and detailing what’s happening in small business land in our series “From The Frontline“, Startup Daily also wants… Read more »
Accountancy software company MYOB has released a Business Preparedness Guide to help small businesses find their way through all the information and tips on how to successfully face the COVID-19 crisis. MYOB CEO, Greg Ellis, says the rapidly changing situation made it challenging for businesses to keep on top of the latest advice and available… Read more »
Another threat SMEs need to deal with while focusing on the impact coronavirus is cybersecurity, especially as people work from home. Tech and accountancy business MYOB says cybersecurity is a key risk smaller businesses often don’t pay attention to. MYOB Head of Product, SME, Dale Dixon says companies and their staff need clear guidelines on… Read more »
The average person spends more than 90,000 hours at work during their lifetime, and that’s only accounting for paid, 9-to-5 hours. We spend approximately one-third of our lives at work – and yet the work never seems to stay there. We think about work in the shower, on our daily commute or in the… Read more »
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