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Older workers are actually better at tech than millennials – new Dropbox study
The idea that older workers struggle more than their younger colleagues with technology has been debunked by a comprehensive new survey by Dropbox.
The Seafood for Good Accelerator is looking for B2C solutions to support sustainable seafood...
The future of our oceans depends on making ethical, sustainable choices that positively impact our environment.
Brisbane-based startup Creatively Squared wins this year’s Creative3 Pitch competition
Brisbane-based startup Creatively Squared was recently named the winner in this year's Creative3 Pitch competition, as the Creative3Conference kicked off in Brisbane.
Founders Ruth Stephensen and Scott Thomas took out the the top...
Aussie startups more quickly becoming global scale-ups thanks to this startup stack
Startups today are no longer reinventing the wheel. Given that they’re often nimble innovators themselves, startups are trusting other startups with handling some of the most fundamental parts of their business.
This Aussie sustainable share matching app has announced its first retail crowdfunding raise with...
Goodments, an investment app that matches people to shares and funds based on their environmental, social and ethical values recently announced its...
More Australians are embracing micro-entrepreneurship, social media and digital pathways to success
One in four Aussies are now self-employed in their own business, and many more have indicated their intentions to launch a start-up in the future.
Tech start-up HelloCars launches to disrupt how Australians buy and sell used cars
Car sales people are consistently ranked lowest on the list of trusted professions and Paul and Michael knew they could make a positive change in the industry.
59% of Aussie shoppers believe most of our retail industry will be online within five...
With Australian consumers increasingly turning to online shopping, multiple stores have closed in recent years, with Toys ‘R’ Us, Gap, Esprit, and selected Target stores the casualties this year alone. Australians have become so used to these closures that a recent survey revealed 59 per cent of Aussie shoppers believe most of the industry will be online in the next two-to-five years.
Melbourne start-up ParentPaperwork enters the UK via a partnership with a company co-founded by...
Melbourne start-up ParentPaperwork will soon have its online forms platform in more than 5,000 UK schools via a partnership with edu-tech provider Groupcall
This start-up helps international students ease into Australia’s work and study climate
Students deciding to pursue work or study overseas face many challenges. One of the hardest parts of being a student is working out the best approach to enter their desired industry, this is especially challenging for international students.
Australia’s $90 billion creative industries have been identified as a key growth sector
In Australia, creative industries currently contribute $90 billion annually to the economy – with CEA arguing that Federal Government support could drive that contribution much higher as it has in the UK and other international economies.
FileMaker continues to encourage SMBs to make their own apps with its latest upgrade
FileMaker 15 will make it even easier for small businesses to build custom business apps with no coding skills required.
Gym over burger: Anytime Fitness named number one franchise in the world over the...
Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest-growing co-ed fitness club chain, was recently ranked number one on Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Top Global Franchise list.
Australia’s venture capital industry is seeing more fundraising and investment activity
Higher levels of fundraising & investment activity usnderscored a positive year for the Aussie private equity (PE) & venture capital (VC) industry in FY2015
The hunt is on for the world’s brightest design entrepreneurs, are you one?
Good Design Australia and business accelerator CtechBA have launched Design Entrepreneur Awards, open to innovative designers, engineers and entrepreneurs
Australia’s first renewable and advanced energy startup accelerator program launches in Sydney
Four startups with a fledgling product or service will be selected to participate in the Acceleration Program and be supported through a mentored process to become a market ready, investable company.
A new MYOB report shows how the augmented human will transform business, these predictions...
We should expect everyday changes that will transform the world of work, according to the latest in the MYOB Future of Business series: The Augmented Human
Challenges in finding full time employment driving Aussies to start their own businesses
The Xero Small Spark survey canvassed the opinions of more than 340 small business owners across Australia and New Zealand to identify the key factors driving people to go out on their own.
