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Australia’s most ‘remarkable’ companies go wild at the 7th annual Cool Company Awards

The Coolest Company accolade was awarded to app developer Budge for creating a way to make gaming meaningful. “When is losing fun? When charities win,” said Tuckerman.

Back Issue Bull-Ant: When Forward Thinking Design (and Vanessa Cullen) came of age

What is a back-issue bull-ant? It's where we follow up on a person or company that we have previously featured. For GenY’er, Cool Company and 30under30 winner Vanessa Cullen, the year gone by marked a coming of age of sorts.

Meet Forward Thinking Design, Anthill 2010 Cool Company Award Finalist [Commercial Creativity Category]

Forward Thinking's target clients are sharp business owners who have control over the physical premises (preferably multiple sites). The company's website showcases some of its best design work, enticing businesses to come aboard. Among its jewels is Sergio's Cake Shop (pictured below) in Western Sydney and Blue Plate Bar and Grill on Neutral Bay's main eat street, scoring the young entrepreneur a spot on Anthill's Cool Company Award finalists list.

Vanessa Cullen, 2010 Anthill 30under30 Winner

"I dare to be different," says Vanessa Cullen, owner of commercial interior design firm Forward Thinking Design. "I've been a new business owner, just like my clients, and so I service them from the standpoint of acute understanding, honesty and empathy."
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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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