Growth & Export
News, opinions and advice for fast growth businesses with an eye on the horizon.
Australian SEO startup Longtail UX expands into Japan by partnering with Sophola
SOPHOLA’s exclusive partnership with Longtail UX enables the Sydney startup to operate its service in Japan. As part of this agreement, SOPHOLA will work with Longtail UX to help it understand the production processes in the region.
One hundred days in, Ted Baillieu assesses the challenges ahead for Victoria [Interview]
In this extended podcast, Garry and Leon talk with Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu about the challenges facing his government – not least of which are the clean-up of the Victorian floods, the cut in GST funding from the Federal Government, and the delay to the regional rail project, issues he describes as “black holes” left by his predecessors. He also cites his pledge to the environment and creative measures to boost the state's sagging productivity.
Australian delivery startup Passel is going global, launching in Ireland for Christmas
Passel was selected as one of the successful companies in the Smart Dublin Last Mile Delivery Challenge, a global search seeking innovative, smart, low-cost solutions to optimise freight and cargo deliveries in urban centres.
This Aussie-founded investment tech platform has pulled in $11 million from US investors to...
Investment technology platform Jacobi Inc. has announced it has raised $11m AUD from prominent US investors.
The capital raised...
COVID-19 challenges in Australia put focus on cost reduction and utilisation of fleet
LBM Fleet Solutions customers have seen a reduction of up to 88% in safety incidents across their fleets by implementing their Driver Safety program, which includes a proprietary Safety Scoring system.
Why every business needs to have an advisor
Seventy per cent of small businesses that receive mentoring survive for five years or more, which is more then double the rate compared with...
The reigning Aussie fintech lender of the year continues to grow after loan originations...
Prospa, a leading Australian online lender to small business, is pleased to announce its pro-forma results for H1 FY19. The total loan originations for...
Entrepreneurial approaches in tackling your business’ growing pains
Successful growth comes down to five important traits: people, process, training, culture and technology. If you can get these five in place, you’ll be well on your way to true, sustainable growth.
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.
This Australian biotech startup has produced a world-first bone “glue” and secured $3.4 million...
Australian biotech, Trimph, has successfully completed a first-in-human trial of its proprietary bone “glue”, TrimphDent, the only bone graft substitute in the world to be applied in...
This Aussie regtech platform brings on board two new neobanks, boosting this financial services...
Financial systems aggregator platform, FrankieFinancial, recently announced it has signed deals with Xinja Bank and Novatti Group (ASX:NOV), as it works to...
Three entrepreneurs reveal how startups can use TikTok to grow their brand
Its fabled algorithm, coupled with a focus on authentic, unpolished content has given even the smallest of brands unparalleled opportunity to reach large audiences quickly and form genuine connections with their customers.
Why companies should never waste a good crisis: An Interview with Deloitte Chief Giam...
This podcast features an interview full of insights from Giam Swiegers, CEO of Deloitte Australia. Advising that a company should always seek opportunity in times of crisis, Swiegers has stayed true to form: Deloitte continues to take on new staff and maintain an aggressive acquisitions strategy. Swiegers also talks about innovative people and his firm's welcoming of social media as a tool to increase accountability.
Looking to cross more borders? Here are essential tips to grow your export business
‘Knowledge is power’ as the old saying goes, and this could not be truer for businesses that export into international markets.
Many clients I work...
This international business solution provider has reeled in AUD$254 million for global growth, with...
Signavio, a leading provider of business transformation solutions, today announced a $177 million investment to fuel continued international expansion and further investment in...
Australian businesses have an unhealthy addiction to Google. What can be done?
The reality is, it’s not as simple as another search engine platform stepping in and taking over.
Winning Yankees: inside koala creek
The United States is a mecca for wine importers - which is hardly surprising given that it is the world's third largest consumer of...
The lost interview with Steve Jobs: a must watch for every entrepreneur [VIDEO]
It still seems a little impossible to believe that Steve Jobs died just over two years ago.
Regardless of what you think of him as...
Here are five tips for your business to break into the international market
Only 20 per cent of Australian companies that expand overseas succeed on a sustainable basis, according to Fidelity Future Leaders Fund.
Licence to sell: This is the secret to scaling globally in a matter of...
Three years, minimal staff one flagship product – that’s what it takes to have a global business in my experience.
