Startup & Entrepreneurship

How did you feel when you woke up this morning? My guess is, I'm not the only one who doesn't always wake up feeling particularly...

Student Super has launched the first super fund that is specifically designed to meet the needs of young Australians. The launch follows new research conducted by Student Super’s sister company, Student Services Australia

If you're wondering about the future of the internet but want more than the glib, usually poorly researched (albeit visually spectacular) YouTube memes that surface every six months, prepare to be impressed. In 20 minutes, Morgan Stanley's Mary Meeker outlines the 10 most influential internet trends likely to influence the way we create, consume and exploit digital media in 2011.

Aussie fintech start-up, MoneyBrilliant recently announced that it is ramping up its financial services, with recent investment from AMP of $1.5 million

Since releasing its beta product, easyshare has paid over $10 million in rent and bills for customers. easyshare founder John Bush, said the customer response to the platform had been overwhelmingly positive

I often ask my client’s one question: When do you intend to exit your business and how much cash do you want to walk away with? A typical answer might be: “I want to sell my business for $10m in ten years.”

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QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA) recently announced that Creative3 applications are now open for creative startups seeking early-stage funding

DC Power Co plans to unlock the collective power of Australia’s two million solar households to create a large-scale competitor to the big energy companies’ coal fired power plants.

My Club Kidpreneur Foundation celebrated International Women’s day this week with the launch of a unique new entrepreneurial program as part of our collaboration...

Say the words “startup” and “regional area” together in a sentence, and some people will give you a questioning look. How can a regional city offer businesses in the startup and scaleup phase all they need to grow, prosper and ultimately remain sustainable?

The Prosperity Index, dubbed the world’s only global assessment of wealth and wellbeing, ranked Australia in the top 10 for categories including economic fundamentals, democratic institutions, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, governance and social. However, Australia fell to 15th place for entrepreneurship and innovation (page 26 of the report). Despite recent economic woes, the US and UK took the top two spots in that category.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. How do people know they can do this kind of stuff? In this compilation video from Stunts Amazing, all kinds of amazing human feats happen. And yes, in many instances, they are also probably accidents waiting to happen. But, it's the dogged determination and possibly the ability to abandon the possible risks involved that makes these people so amazing. Sounds rather like the character traits of an entrepreneur, doesn't it?

Drinks Cube co-founder Jessie Teh-Chong said while cultural diversity was usually promoted through food or national costumes, drinks were always overlooked as a likely ambassador.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), last week, released a 'How to' guide for for innovation in industrial research. Called Innovation in Industrial Research, the book was written for Australian scientists, managers and students.

Accept that you will fail. These are the words that stuck with Jon Oringer throughout his pathway to becoming a successful entrepreneur. In this short video,...

Phillip Kingston wears many hats -- software programmer, company director, board member, published author and business tip dispatcher -- but it's his role with Kingston Development that brings him global acclaim. In operation since 2008, Kingston Development is a software development and management consultancy firm that provides organisations with new strategies for connecting with users and customers online.

The winning small business will receive a prize pack that includes $10,000 worth of parcel and freight services from PACK & SEND, a three-month business mentorship with Hannah Staples, co-founder of Peppermint Grove Australia.

Five innovative Indigenous startups will be selected for the Barayamal Accelerator and receive a funding total of $50,000 in grants with all startups also receiving support through free coworking space, mentoring and training from industry experts at the Victorian Innovation Hub, Goods Shed North.

From fintech’s, to e-commerce, to blockchain, to other nascent tech firms, we are becoming a well-connected ecosystem of entrepreneurs that are helping the country become an innovations and inventions hub.