Mike Mrkic
The start-up that has online retail down to a tee
Glenn Tan turned his back on a career as a charted accountant to indulge his passion for t-shirts. Designing them was easy but the entrepreneur had to start his own business to sell them.
Twitter introduces new Vine app
Just when you thought you were on top of all things social media, Twitter goes and buys Vine – an app that allows you to capture and share short, looping videos.
5 ways to use Instagram for small business
You’re on LinkedIn. You have a Facebook page and Twitter account. That’s great. Why not take the next step and consider marketing your business on Instagram? It’s a fun and easy way to connect with customers and personalise your business.
The entrepreneur keeping Australia slim
Australia’s growing rate of obesity was weighing heavily – pun intended – on Sharon Thurin’s mind in 2005. After a sleepless night grappling with the issue, the mother of three decided to do something about it and started Slim Secrets.
MYOB CEO Tim Reed talks small business
If you run a business, chances are you’re using at least one MYOB product. We sat down with the software giant’s CEO before Christmas to discuss small business trends for 2013 and to find out what the company can do to make your life easier.
The entrepreneur breaking into breakfast business
A passion for quality bircher muesli – and a healthy dose of entrepreneurial spirit – inspired Mia McCarthy to launch Yummia in 2011. The then 21-year-old’s healthy breakfast snacks proved to be instant success and her product was recently picked up by supermarket giant Woolworths.
A salt of the earth entrepreneur
After seeing how salt therapy helped his father overcome chronic respiratory illness, Irishman David Lindsay decided to bring the therapy back to his adopted homeland.
Facebook evolves with new Graph Search feature
The Facebook juggernaut celebrated another milestone today when it launched Graph Search – a new multi-functional search engine that aims to replace Google. And then some.
Online dating for the busy businessperson
Money can’t buy you love but you can make a lot of cash helping other people find it. Trudy Gilbert has made a career bringing people together but her new start-up takes online dating to the next level.
The entrepreneur making the most of your mobile
Customers are increasingly using their mobile phones to pay bills instead of reaching for their credit card. Mark Reiken’s booming start-up Text2Pay hopes to make the transaction safe, quick and easy for both customer and merchant.
The start-up crossing all their teas
Two young Australian entrepreneurs are taking on the big guns in the multi-billion dollar beverage market with an ice tea blend inspired by a year abroad.
A young gun’s fresh approach to digital marketing
The stars weren’t exactly aligned when Craig Somerville decided to turn online marketing upside down in 2008. For starters, he was a 19-year-old uni student and the world had just plunged into a bitter recession.
Howzat! Two sports nuts bring online retail into the digital age
Need a new pair of running shoes? Broke your water bottle? You can now order these items – and many, many more – online thanks to Matt Brodie and Andrew Kidd.
The entrepreneur bringing flexibility back to the job market
Thinking big comes easy to Gen George. The 22-year-old noticed a gap in the employment market for odd jobs and shift work while travelling and promptly set up a business to fill it when she got home.
The start-up bringing home-buyers and bank managers together
A shared passion for property prompted Mitch Fraser and John Allen to create Tomorrow Finance – a website that offers prospective home-buyers and investors a new way of getting the ideal loan without paying brokerage fees or suffering through endless meetings with bank managers.