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Expert guide on how to tackle business’ growing pains for Small Businesses.
Growing your business is a common goal for most business owners. While it seems like a natural desire for anyone who owns a business, the path to growth can be a rocky one, especially if you don’t have a few key things in place first. Successful growth comes down to five important traits: people, process, training, culture and technology.
Penny the Pig: World’s pioneering kid-friendly Bitcoin piggy bank unveiled.
Kid-friendly crypto piggy bank, Penny the Pig, integrates with crypto wallets like Coinbase and Metamask, and will enable mining in next product iteration.
Negotiation – A key entrepreneurial skill and critical requirement for success
Negotiations are a delicate balance of give and take. Learning to strike this balance is necessary for any entrepreneur hoping to build a flourishing business.
Lyka Pet Food acquires The Wholesome Dog, cementing their position as a leader in...
Lyka Pet Food, a direct-to-consumer fresh pet food company has announced that it has acquired The Wholesome Dog, a Melbourne-based competitor.
Ex CEO of oOh Media Brendon Cook joins influencer marketing platform Vamp
He brings a wealth of media experience and will help to strengthen Vamp’s leadership and go-to-market strategies at this important stage of our growth.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s x15ventures invests $1 million in Identitii’s subsidiary, Payble
x15ventures invests $1.0 million to acquire a minority stake in Payble, with funds used to accelerate growth plans. Payble is x15ventures’ first minority equity investment. Payble leverages Identitii’s participation in the ACCC’s Consumer Data Right(CDR) Trial, to fix failed and late payments before they happen. x15ventures has appointed Chris Austin to Payble’s Board of Directors
The five simple strategies you can do today to grow influence in your organisation
Influence is a powerful tool that can sway, motivate, and transform worldviews and ideologies, as well as tie hearts and minds to you or your brand for a lifetime.
Do you want to start your own online store without making a hefty investment?
E-commerce has had a yearly growth of 23% in the recent decade. Why? People love the idea of clicking a few buttons and getting what they need without having to sit in traffic, fight for a good parking spot or wait in long lines.
Buying a new car? Here’s how to lock in the best car loan rate
Before you head off to your local dealership, consider using a car broker to walk you through the process. They can help you to lock in the lowest car loan interest rate so you can drive off the lot knowing you got the best car finance deal.
Ollee, Australia’s pioneer local and ethical Business to Business marketplace launched
Connecting purpose driven Australian brands with retailers and businesses Australia wide, Ollee makes it easier for buyers to find natural, organic, ethical and eco-friendly products that a growing number of their customers are seeking today. A first of its kind, many brands have signed up already and onto the Ollee Marketplace platform, giving buyers access to many products at their fingertips, covering categories from food and drinks, health and beauty, home and lifestyle, kids, pets, fashion and jewellery, cards, gifts and more.
Health & lifestyle startup Sundose, raises US$6 million in Series A funding round.
Warsaw-based direct-to-consumer personalised supplement platform Sundose has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by DX Ventures and Atmos Ventures.
Protect your business from becoming the next cyber security cautionary tale
A recent survey conducted by the Australian Cyber Security Center found that small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) who outsourced their IT security believe they are better protected than they really are, and that one in five SMBs didn’t know ‘phishing’.
COVID has shifted customer expectations. Here’s how business has to adapt suitably.
With artificial intelligence automating a lot of the consumer interactions through the likes of chatbots, it means customer service teams can prioritise the tasks that matter the most and the interactions that could make or break the business. If there was ever a time to adopt artificial intelligence and chatbots in your business, it really is now.
Four crucial considerations to keep in mind when designing & creating a catchy website
Creating a catchy website is not only about aesthetic design but also about functionality and excellent performance. The website should be user-friendly, easily accessible, easily located, and engaging.
The unequivocal requisite for strong customer communications within hybrid-working environments
Implementing remote-work operations was on the minds of many business owners well before the pandemic, just on a more gradual scale. While those that were embracing it then were doing so out of choice, last year it became a necessity. Australia, thus far, is ahead of the curve in its handling of the pandemic - with many offices nationwide busy again - a hybrid model, which presents both challenges and opportunities, has taken over. Therefore, building a business with strong communication weaved into its fabric is crucial.
Investible welcomes new CEO, raises $50m fund positioning itself to lead in seed.
Investible expands its commitment to become Australia’s preeminent seed-stage investment group, announcing financial services industry veteran Rod Bristow as CEO and its plans to raise a second early-stage fund.
Agrotonomy Tower Farms’ response to Corona virus with vertical farming!
When COVID-19 led to the first wave of quarantines in March 2020, Agrotonomy Tower Farms started to donate up to 95% of our vegetables and food production to low-income individuals.
DApps in 2021: The latest trends and breakthroughs in decentralized apps
we are going to spend the rest of this decade getting to terms with one of the other revolutionary applications of blockchain tech and that is decentralized applications (DApps)
Procurement managers should consider compliance when contracting a fire protection specialist
When selecting a fire protection provider, it’s also important that organisations do their research to check whether the provider has the relevant operational experience, technical expertise and licences. Without proper credentials, compliance can be compromised and in the event of a fire, lives and property are put at risk.
Upflowy raises $1m pre-seed investment round, enabling businesses to increase sign up rates and...
Upflowy is a no-code signup engine, giving marketers full control in building and experimenting with their signup flow. The investment has given the team an opportunity to expand production and marketing at a rapid rate, with the launch of the platform to users and the Net Positive Podcast.