River City Labs to host first RiverPitch that focuses on early stage...
RiverPitch ESIC will be held on 12 October, 2016 and has been specifically designed for early stage investors and start-ups looking to benefit from the government’s 20 per cent tax offset for investing...
View ArticleSteve Baxter’s Startup Catalyst is looking for 20 tech-savvy youth to take to...
The Startup Catalyst program has already taken two groups of 20 youths to Silicon Valley in 2014 and 2015, and recently conducted a mission to London and Berlin in June 2016. The post Steve Baxter’s...
View ArticleLayAway Travel launches to turn Australians’ spare change into holiday...
LayAway Travel is the only layby travel specialist in Australia to offer hundreds of pre-packaged or design your own holidays which can be booked up to 24 months in advance, with no deposit, interest...
View ArticleYou can now get expert advice in the palm of your hands on home loans, super,...
Echofied empowers consumers and enables them to access hundreds of independent professionals across home loans, finance, real estate, superannuation, insurance, legal, accounting and business at their...
View ArticleAustralia’s $90 billion creative industries have been identified as a key...
In Australia, creative industries currently contribute $90 billion annually to the economy – with CEA arguing that Federal Government support could drive that contribution much higher as it has in the...
View ArticleThis start-up helps international students ease into Australia’s work and...
Students deciding to pursue work or study overseas face many challenges. One of the hardest parts of being a student is working out the best approach to enter their desired industry, this is especially...
View ArticleOn-demand workers are on track to make up 20% of Aussie businesses’ workforce
Close to 80% of the businesses surveyed said they are currently experiencing a skills gap and more than half say they plan to increase their use of contract and freelance workers to fill those gaps....
View ArticleA new TV show is showcasing the next generation of young Aussie entrepreneurs
But today, with the advent of technology, more awareness about the opportunity to become an entrepreneur, and more support to help them on their journey, local business woman Yvette Adams says more...
View ArticleSpark Festival is back to celebrate start-ups and innovation in Sydney this...
In only its second year, having rebranded from the highly successful Startup Week Sydney in 2015, Spark Festival is Australia's leading startup festival, organised by the startup community for the...
View ArticleSmartphone app for surgeons wins $100k funding from Queensland Government
The company - SurgicalPerformance - has developed online auditing software that allows surgeons to record not only details of their surgical procedures but also important details of their patients'...
View ArticleThis global not-for-profit is elevating women founded tech start-ups to the...
ELEVACAO exists to help more women start and grow tech businesses no matter what their age or background, providing them with the confidence and skills to pitch for investor funding. The post This...
View ArticleBrisbane’s newest home for innovation has opened its doors to up to 200...
More than 200 start-ups will be based at The Capital, with many more businesses to be supported through events and industry programs that will run out of the facility. The post Brisbane’s newest home...
View ArticleGot big ideas in health? This health-tech accelerator is returning for its...
HCF Catalyst is accepting applications from health entrepreneurs, experts and specialists to participate in a 12-week structured program to develop compelling business models and secure the traction,...
View ArticleYoung gun entrepreneur Jordan Grives sells Fonebox to multi-billion dollar...
Fonebox founder and chief executive, Jordan Grives has announced one of the biggest buy-outs in Queensland’s telecommunication history selling the business he started as a teenager in Brisbane to a...
View ArticleSwiss company that makes diamonds out of cremation ashes is coming to Australia
The diamonds are as real as the natural ones and perhaps the only difference is the provenance of the carbon. These cremation diamonds can be certified and re-verified at an independent gem institute,...
View ArticleOnly 53% of small business owners offer their employees flexible working options
From the 1,000 employees surveyed, 34% would like to work away from their usual workplace at least once a week, but only 49% are offered this freedom. The post Only 53% of small business owners offer...
View ArticleNew online training to protect Aussie businesses from costly compliance breaches
Once only available to large businesses with a big training budget, CourseGenius makes online training, legally compliant and tailored for Australian workplaces, accessible to businesses of all sizes....
View ArticleThe crowdfunding industry in Australia just got the required equity shot in...
The Australian banking “cartel” has been the thorn in the SME’s side. Now that financial disruption is on the front page it will be interesting to see what happens with Apple Pay and the banking...
View ArticleWOTSO partners with Investible to build and grow a national accelerator for...
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. The post WOTSO partners with...
View ArticleCan you believe the most downloaded dating app isn’t Tinder? So what is?...
The popularity of these apps fuels this as it provides so much “supply” for the dating market. Dating apps are also practically seen as a form of social networking akin to the likes of Facebook or...
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