As the fuss over the Federal Government’s $443.8 million funding grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has highlighted, the public is increasingly interested in where charities are spending their money and, in particular, how much is actually going to aiding their specified causes (think, perhaps, of the times you or someone you know has… Read more »
With 5.7 million Australian households owning at least one pet, Animal Medicines Australia (AMA) estimated that households spent $12.2 billion on pet products and services in 2016, up 42 percent since 2013. Leveraging Australia’s love of our furry friends is pet care brand Rufus & Coco, which is this year celebrating its 10th birthday. Having owned… Read more »
Sitting at a rate of 20 to 25 percent, a 2017 report from the University of Melbourne put the likelihood of child poverty in single-parent families as ‘very high’, significantly higher than the rate of 10 percent in the wider community. The report also found home ownership rates for single parents are also the lowest… Read more »
The City of Sydney’s popular visiting entrepreneur program has received a funding boost, obtaining a $50,000 grant from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science for this year’s program. It’s the first time the federal government has backed the initiative which is a popular event in the startup community’s calendar. The visiting entrepreneurs’ program gives… 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 »
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 »
The international B2B & SaaS startup conference, B2BRocks is returning to Sydney next month and early bird tickets are still on sale. The event will feature top speakers from global and Australian thought leaders including Remi Roques MD at Ayuda Systems, Rian Finnegan, blockchain expert at Microsoft, Jessica Rufus CEO at Collabosaurus and Anne Nolan… Read more »
For many Australian companies, a transition across to the lush, green pastures of New Zealand is a natural move. Culturally, it all might seem like a cake walk. You’ve been to Queenstown for a lovely weekend, and besides the remarkable scenery, it’s all pretty much the same over there, right? While our flags look pretty… Read more »
After years in the Sydney rat race, Heath and Melissa Donald decided in 2016 that, with a baby on the way, the time was right to make the move to the idyllic Byron Bay. Though one could be forgiven for thinking a move with a baby on the way was already more than enough to… Read more »
The Victorian Government has launched Foundry658, a program geared towards growing the state’s “creative and cultural” businesses. Developed by the State Library Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), the program will see the Foundry658 team undertake a roadshow across regional Victoria, bootcamps for up to 50 entrepreneurs, and a three month accelerator… Read more »
Indigenous entrepreneurship organisation Barayamal is set to open the Barayamal Centre of Entrepreneurship (BCE) in Brisbane next month to foster the growth of First Nations businesses. Along with an event space and meeting room, the BCE will offer coworking space for up to 30 entrepreneurs. Dean Foley, founder and managing director of Barayamal, said the space aims… 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 »
Weekly business news and insights, delivered to your inbox.
