Bill Gates was 21 when he and Paul Allen registered Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 22 when he and Steve Wozniak launched Apple. Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dormitory. The biographies of these tech billionaires who achieved great success in their twenties has helped cement the perception that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game.… Read more »
In the lead up to Mother’s Day, research by 99designs reveals female entrepreneurs face added challenges over their male counterparts when it comes to balancing the roles of parenthood and business owner.
If you follow media coverage of the entrepreneurial world, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s just the domain of people in their mid-20s and technology start-ups. A lot of the narrative around entrepreneurship tell us you need energy, creativity and ideas, which is attributed to the young – but if you’re in your thirties,… Read more »
Mentorship is the most sought-after form of assistance for startups across Australia, with around 56% of founders revealing they received help from a mentor, according to the 2018 Startup Muster report. Understandably so, as although business owners often face similar challenges, dealing with them alone or without the right knowledge can make the process seem… Read more »
The City of Sydney is set to launch a new office space and support service for international companies and entrepreneurs from Asia and China looking to do business in Sydney. The Global Sydney Landing Pad Program will be developed and coordinated by Haymarket HQ, Australia’s only Asia innovation hub, supporting businesses looking to expand and… Read more »
Indigenous businesses around Australia will be under the spotlight next month when the fourth annual Indigenous Business Month kicks off on October 1, 2018. Drawing inspiration from the 2018 NAIDOC theme, Because of Her, We Can, the month will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in business. Twenty national Indigenous Business Month events will take place showcasing… Read more »
Do women in business underestimate their worth? Georgie Rogers, a senior manager with MGI explores why female entrepreneurs and women in business are often far more successful than they believe. Female business owners tend to be more cautious in their predictions about their business’s performance than their male counterparts, but this tendency may make women a… Read more »
Early stage startups and scale-ups are invited to apply to take part in the B2B Rocks Startup Awards. The awards will be held in conjunction with the B2B Rocks annual conference which is slated to take place at Lendlease Barangaroo in August. B2B Rocks is the first B2B and SaaS conference in Australia. The 3rd Australian… Read more »
Leading B2B & SaaS startup conference B2B Rocks is returning to Sydney for a third edition after holding successful events in 2016 and 2017. This year, the conference is supported by Lendlease, which will host the one-day event on Thursday 9 August 2018 in its Barangaroo building, at the Tower 3. The conference will be the… Read more »
One-person businesses know better than anyone the critical nature of making every minute count. Because let’s face it – every facet of running the business falls squarely on your shoulders, and no one else’s writes Invoice2Go founder, Chris Strode. While moving faster to get it all done may seem like the answer, it rarely is.… Read more »
Fitness is big business in Australia. These days, a clever personal trainer can use social media and the media to create a big brand for small business. We have highlighted 10 fantastic fitness personalities here who have turned passion for fitness into a successful business. So, what does it take for a fitness guru to become… Read more »
It is one thing to start a business in Australia, but it’s a completely different challenge expanding internationally. Five years ago I founded Event Head, an events management and coaching company based in Melbourne. My business helps entrepreneurs run inspiring and impactful workshops. In this time I’ve run a number of successful international events in… Read more »
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