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Aussie HR tech startup Mentorloop set to launch in the U.K. as it spearheads...
Australia’s leading mentoring software platform Mentorloop recently announced plans to set up an office in the U.K., following a 12-month period of strong business growth.
How freelancers can climb the career ladder after the COVID-19 pandemic
Industries hit hard by COVID shutdowns are drastically reducing their headcount and with the end of JobKeeper last month another 150,000 jobs are at risk of disappearing. In response, millions of workers around the world began freelancing for the first time, as a way to insulate themselves against the economic uncertainty.
Groundbreaking app requires kids to answer math questions to unlock their favourite phone apps
1Question transforms this time into a learning experience by requiring a child to answer a study question before they can open their favourite apps
This Australian e-commerce site is tapping into the $100 billion Chinese beauty market
Adore Beauty, a leading Aussie online shopping destination for beauty products and cosmetics, recently its expansion into China via Tmall Global (tmall.hk)
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...
Why the catapult effect is key to long term success for Australian SMEs
The catapult effect is where businesses have to pull back on everything due to a crisis – such as COVID – and reduce spending, hiring, buying inventory and so on, but at the same time also improve their operations.
Singapore’s ASX bid meets with mounting opposition
The top business story of late has been the Singapore Exchange’s bid to take over the Australian Securities Exchange. Leon and Garry examine the growing political opposition to the bid and the conditions under which the Government might approve the merger.
Here’s what you need to know about the Australia-Asia startup connection
Asia used to be a great stopover destination when flying to Europe to get some shopping done or head to the beach, but times...
A TV Shark has teamed up with a CSR tech start-up to align profit...
Andrew Banks, entrepreneur, mentor, investor, and shark has joined CSR tech start-up Informed 365 to help corporate Australia comply with new...
Logistics expert forecasts global supply chain disruptions on retailers & consumers
Jessica Ip, Chief Transformation Officer at leading parcel delivery service CouriersPlease (CP), explains the ripple effect significant disruptions in the global supply chain have on retailers and consumers – and what we can expect in the coming months.
Learn how to use Twitter as a traffic generating, rapport building new business funnel...
In 90 minutes, learn how to create a self-managing, self-building Twitter prospect funnel. Don't be distracted. Don't let Twitter take over your life. Learn how to use the world's third largest social media platform as a business asset... not a confusing, pointless time-suck.
Tech startup Pendula doubling local team, expanding to US following $3.5 million capital raise
Australian technology start-up Pendula will extend its operations to the US and UK and more than double in size in 2019, following a $3.5 million capital raise to expand the business and escalate its go-to-market strategy.
COS cements commitment to the Australian education market and acquires Vital Office
Australian education & office supplies company COS has purchased the business of Vital Office, a leader in paper and education solutions operating across Australia, cementing COS as a lead contender in the education market.
When the time is right, launching into new markets doesn’t have to be complicated
Exporting a business leads to better growth, opens up new ways of responding to market forces and exposes a company to new ideas.
Moving to the US is paying off big time for this world first Australian...
Melbourne medtech start-up, 4Dx is succeeding in the US after moving there to continue to work towards commercializing their world-first lung imagining tech
Singularity University has set up a global program to send regional startups to NASA...
Co-founder of Australian venture capital firm CapitalPitch, Jeremy Liddle, has left his company and signed a memorandum of understanding with...
Australian buy now, pay later provider Payright sets its sights on global expansion with...
Australian fintech and innovative payment plan provider Payright today announced its first international venture, extending its buy now, pay later service into New Zealand.
ACCC’s decision against Metcash-Franklins deal ‘defies logic’, says IGA Chairman Mick Daly
Leon and Garry talk to the IGA National Board Chairman, Mick Daly, about the grocery industry and the Australian retail environment. In particular, he has much to say on the success of Metcash, IGA’s principal wholesaler, against competitors Woolworths and Coles, and the looming showdown with the ACCC over Metcash’s plans to acquire the Franklins supermarket chain.
Aussie retail tech innovator Neto expands into US following strong local growth
Fast-growing Australian retail management platform, Neto, will expand into the US market and open a Denver-based office following its strong 55 percent year-on-year Australian revenue growth in fiscal year 2018.
This AI-powered national security startup has secured $4 million in funding for global expansion
Fivecast, a leading open-source data analytics company has secured a $4 million investment round from Main Sequence Ventures’ CSIRO Innovation Fund and...
