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Dropping the ball: Only one in five Australian small businesses is digitally engaged

Tech start-up Netstripes has found that only 22 per cent of Australian businesses are digitally engaged and using technology to grow their business

Inaugural industry-backed awards launched to showcase Aussie fintech excellence

The fintech industry and the NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW have come together to launch new awards to celebrate the world-class achievements of Australia’s financial technology pioneers.

StartupAUS launches new report on how we can boost innovation in Australia

StartupAUS, Australia's peak advocacy group for start-ups, recently released its report on the outcomes of the Federal Government's innovation Policy Hack.

8 entrepreneurial skills you should teach your kids today [INFOGRAPHIC]

The same skills that entrepreneurs learn in the great game of business can be just as well be taught to the children of today and boost their creativity

Australian small businesses are in economic decline, new Invoice2go research finds

Australia’s micro businesses across almost every industry sector have reported significant negative revenue generation for FY 2019, invoicing for 7.6% less than the previous financial year, according to research released today by Invoice2go.

This agtech startup is leaving larger mark on the livestock industry following a...

DIT Technologies Pty Ltd (DIT) the country’s preeminent leader in technology systems for the agricultural and livestock sector yesterday announced it has...

Alternative lending startup Lumi secures $8 million in funding to expand operations

Australian financial technology company and alternative lender, Lumi, has announced it has completed an $8 million capital raise in a bid to turbocharge business...
Jack Zhang, CEO Airwallex

Airwallex and Xero partner to help small businesses save time and money

Global fintech leader Airwallex has announced an integration with Xero, the global small business platform – to help Airwallex’s small-to-medium business (SMB) customers seamlessly reconcile their domestic and international payments, saving time and ensuring accuracy.

From food to phones, pets to publishing, these are the 2016 Businesswomen’s Hall of...

HerBusiness, formerly known as the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) has announced the 2016 inductees to the Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame

This Sydney-based business is expanding globally in a bid to link up corporates and...

CoVentured, the Sydney business connecting thousands of startups and scale ups to corporates, has broadened its footprint beyond Australia.

How this phoenix rose from the ashes and launched a new business after her...

Laura Moore started to realise that everywhere she looked people around her, particularly women, were suffering from similar issues to varying degrees.

SME owners run risk of festive season burnout: 1 in 3 have no plans...

Research by leading online lender OnDeck confirms that one in three (30%) SME owners have no plans to take time off this year. Among the 70% that do intend to take a break, a holiday is likely to be a ‘workation’, with 95% of SME owners saying they check emails while away from their business.

App expert says Australian start-ups are too tech-heavy and that’s why so many fail

“From my experience, tech start-ups tend to forget about the importance of selling and marketing and focus too much on the product. It is vital to have key members of your team who are tech-savvy people but without team members who understand sales and marketing, traction and business success may become difficult to achieve," explains Steve.

Australian brands still have a long way to go to in digital performance –...

SAP Australia recently launched its 2016 Australian Digital Experience Report, revealing that while the country’s largest brands have improved their digital performance since 2015’s inaugural study, a sizeable gap remains between the experiences brands deliver and what consumers expect.

Are you Australia’s most innovative startup? Investible is looking for you to represent the...

Over the month of May, Investible will hold seven pitch battles across Australia and Southeast Asia, to find the most innovative startups...

Aussie startups are flourishing amidst record capital despite tech-phobic climate and talent shortages, says...

Five years after the formation of StartupAUS in 2013, Australia has the fundamentals in place to support a flourishing startup ecosystem, yet significant challenges remain including talent shortages, constrained research and development support, and a cooling attitude toward technology among voters and politicians.

Small business remain strongly confident despite media speculation due to economic concerns

Small business confidence remains high, despite media rumblings around economic concerns, according to a new report released at the end of...
Aussie blockchain platform revolutionises board and shareholder management

Aussie entrepreneur revolutionises board and company shareholder management with digital blockchain-powered platform

Digital minute taking, document signatures and storage underpinned by secure blockchain technology replaces inefficient, costly and environmentally damaging paper-based administration.

The brand building impact of digital advertising has been underestimated, says new research

Digital channels are effective at delivering brand impact and more cost efficient than most offline channels according to an Australian first report released today by Kantar at IAB Australia’s MeasureUp conference.

Female SME business owners need to think beyond the million-dollar mark says this leading serial...

Top SME business growth program, Acceler8 Academy is expanding from its Brisbane base into Sydney and Melbourne, following its success in helping over 200 Australian female founders turn around their businesses.
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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