Startup & Entrepreneurship
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Safeguarding your business against the impending insolvency rise – Immediation
There is an increasingly important role for external mediators and facilitators to support Australian businesses and entrepreneurs get back on their feet by using their skills to ensure that the conversations that need to be had between employers and employees are handled clearly, consistently and compassionately.
Sendle raises $19 million to help small businesses thrive, as eCommerce grows in Australia...
The additional capital will be used to ensure Sendle’s network is stronger and more reliable than ever, and ensure small businesses can deliver to increased customer demand in the coming months and ahead of Christmas.
Sydney-based Lyka Pet Food secures $1.57 million in funding during the recession
Lyka successfully addresses two key needs of the modern dog owner: nutritious produce in a delivery subscription format that suits their lifestyle.”
Digital Wine Ventures raises $6m to fund launch of a wine trade marketplace
The volume of cases processed through the cloud-based platform over the last three months doubled as Australians took advantage of online ordering to purchase from their favourite wineries as an alternative to visiting retail outlets and shopping centres.
Why bad checkout experiences are hurting small business – Insight from a chief at...
If you want to sell something – anything – online, Fast makes it easy for you to do so.
Australia’s most sturdy esports franchise, ORDER, publicly launches Series B funding
For any sporting organisation to thrive in recent times, they have to have taken risks and driven a fan-first culture.
Curiosity or Catastrophe – How managers can impact employees in the second wave
Remember, as a manager you’ve had some practice at this in lockdown one, and whilst it feels different, there is a constant here.
Operating in the cloud to drive retail innovation – A Vend founder’s take
While this was once dependent almost exclusively on beautiful products and memorable service, savvy retailers are now leveraging the power of the cloud technology to build sophisticated, streamlined and sustainable businesses.
How to know when it’s time to bring on an extra pair of hands...
Whether you’re just getting started or have been running your business for years, making the decision to hire your first employee is a significant one, especially today in a time of increased uncertainty.
Neuromersiv, a MedTech startup developing a VR solution for neurorehabilitation just received $1 million...
“We plan to position ourselves as a world-leading, clinically validated VR based rehabilitation therapy solution”, Neuromersiv’s CEO, Anshul Dayal said.
Introducing PawsEco: The first ever virtual marketplace for Aussie pet store owners
PawsEco is both an online marketplace and a digital platform which provides pet stores with the vital business tools required for individual growth, all in one place, including 24/7 on-the-go access to cloud-based point of sale, CRM, reporting and community support online.
Realife Tech announces new COVID-19 Fan Safety Hub to help the return of live...
Its Post-Covid Fan Safety Hub then uses this information to provide functionality to reduce queues at entry and exit, allow for contactless ordering and collection of food and beverage and merchandise items, and delivers targeted safety and crowd density messaging through the venue or team’s mobile app and website.
Here’s how to make your app startup stand out to investors [SPONSORED]
If you’re unsure where to begin when it comes to finding serious investors or what shape your startup has to be in to even get in a room with one, let’s go over your approach here.
This new Australian technology is defending local wine exports against predicted $4.3 trillion global...
A new Australian-developed technology suite called eBottli has launched, with the potential to defend our wine export industry against the booming global trade in counterfeit wines.
Meet this Australian agtech startup that is growing food in shipping containers
An ambitious agtech startup based on Sydney's Northern Beaches, Sprout Stack is where technology meets traditional agriculture.
Formulating success: How ATP Science turned itself into an international vitamin and sport supplement...
ATP Science, an industry leader in science-based health, sports and nutrition supplements, just secured a partnership with the world’s most visited fitness website, Bodybuilding.com.
From regional Australia to Goop: How two Aussie entrepreneurs took their product to the...
The PROPPR story, and resulting business partnership, started in 2018, through a random but perhaps divinely orchestrated conversation, about the beautiful looking toilet foot stool which helps replicate the proper ‘squat position’.
Airbnb of dinner parties, Gathar, raises $600,000 in seed investment funding
Food-tech startup Gathar, described as the Airbnb of dinner parties, has just closed $600,000 in seed investment funding, at a time when eating at home is surging in popularity.
Entrepreneur John Nguyen creates first of its kind at-home restaurant-ready meals amidst COVID-19 restrictions
With COVID-19 bringing with it a long list of new regulations and restrictions on our favourite restaurant dining experiences, entrepreneur John Nguyen has launched Eat Box Now, a new at-home dining service that delivers your beloved restaurant experience ready to cook, eat and drink straight to your door.
NAPLAN no more: Why coronavirus disruption is already having a positive impact on Australia’s...
The value and effectiveness of summative assessments like NAPLAN have long been debated by education experts in Australia. Now, the disruption caused by coronavirus is forcing a change in the way student learning and performance is measured.
