Tag: NSW
Who said Aussie entreprenership can’t thrive outside the capital cities? Here’s why I chose...
Wollongong:
a perfect blend of mountains, sea and city. I’m a Wollongong local and I
founded Devika right on the sands of North Wollongong...
Why it’s just business as usual – an entrepreneur’s 2017/18 budget wrap-up
Scott Morrison delivered his second budget in May and there is barely a ripple in the water. No huge sweeping reforms, no budget emergencies, it was almost a non-event.
Government launches Australia’s first sharing economy accelerator, The Sharing Hub
The Sharing Hub will be helping to drive the sharing economy in Australia by showing its value financially alongside other value exchanges to the environment and community. The Hub’s vision is to grow collaborative consumption in Australia by 20X by 2025.
These two Central Coast entrepreneurs are flying high with drone company StopRotor
StopRotor’s Deanne Watkins said its unique design allows the UAV to take off and hover like a helicopter and but also reach speeds of 110km/h for up to 10 hours.
This tech startup is Australia’s first online marketplace for property management
Rent360 is uniquely positioned to disrupt the slow moving property management industry by offering both property investors and ambitious property managers a better deal.
This 17-year-old high school student is Australia’s most sought after growth hacker
In 2015, employing some impressively creative growth hacking, Tamir received 43,000 hits in 20 hours for start up mortgage disrupter HashChing, which has since converted into $70 million in 2 months of home loan applications requests.
Digital disruptor Careseekers makes it much easier to find affordable in-home aged care
Private in-home care was expensive and government options were rigid and impersonal. We knew there had to be a better way for people to find care workers and realised we needed to bring technology to aged care.
Regional Pitchfest 2017 is here to showcase the best rural and regional entrepreneurs
Regional entrepreneurs, innovators, artisans and small business owners across the country will have the opportunity to pitch their big business ideas when Australia Post Regional Pitchfest launches nationwide from March next year.
NSW support for H2 Ventures to create up to 40 new fintech startups and...
Jobs for NSW is backing fintech start-up accelerator H2 Ventures, with a loan guarantee of $2 million to enable the company to access a $4 million loan by Investec Australia Limited.
A regional tech start-up revolutionising agriculture has won this national competition
AGDATA is a true hero for regional Australia. By developing and distributing digital solutions specifically for regional areas, they’ve narrowed the divide between a traditional industry and technology.
WOTSO partners with Investible to build and grow a national accelerator for start-ups
Investible’s LAB Program is an eight-week, full time start-up accelerator, where winning companies access up to $250,000 in capital from the Club Investible network.
Netflix, wet weather and laziness are fuelling the Aussie home delivery industry, new research...
Young Australians are the keenest for airborne deliveries with 24 per cent of 18-24 year olds hoping drones can deliver their goods faster, compared to the national average of just 16 per cent.
Booming Aussie start-up Mathspace takes its maths e-learning solution to millions of college students...
Mathspace is being rolled out for use across thousands of colleges in the United States as part of an integration with MyMathLab, Pearson’s leading online homework, tutorial and assessment product.
Drive for Uber or list on Airbnb? Here’s 5 things you need to know...
But there are a few essential things rideshare drivers, space-sharers and other ‘sharing economy’ workers need to know come tax time. Those earning income from the sharing economy should prepare for close scrutiny from the ATO.
11 innovators scooped up $300k funding in under three minutes at this pitch event
The inaugural Optus Future Makers program, launched earlier this year, is designed to foster digital innovation that has the ability to change the social landscape.
From food to phones, pets to publishing, these are the 2016 Businesswomen’s Hall of...
HerBusiness, formerly known as the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) has announced the 2016 inductees to the Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame
Australia’s first crowdfunding agency announces new partnership with major global player Indiegogo
The Creative Collective is fast forging its niche as Australia’s first crowdfunding marketing agency after partnering with crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo.
The Malcolm Turnbull effect: Renewed interest in innovation at NSW Parliament House summit
About 120 Aussie CEOs, COO, innovators and venture capitalists converged on NSW Parliament House for the Unstoppables' inaugural Innovation Australia summit
As more men pay more attention to their looks, this Sydney start-up is getting...
Thirty-seven-year-old Patrick Kidd was an electrician for eight years but was not satisfied. Originally from the far South Coast of NSW, he moved to...
Apps are replacing traditional services in Australia; are you among the affected?
New research from Australian taxi app and mobile payment provider, ingogo, has revealed the top industries where Australian consumers are using apps to replace...