Raising capital
Fed up with conservative investment professionals leaving a trail of broken dreams, a trio from South Australia has launched an online platform to help would-be start-up founders and other entrepreneurs nurture their ideas. Co-founded by Kalif Auditore (CEO), Nick Boniciolli (COO) and Joshua White (CTO), Joey Crowd is being billed as the world’s first crowdfunding […]
If you have a great product or business idea, an option for raising funds to take it to the next level, or to go into production, is crowdfunding. This will involve driving people to the campaign portal. Traditional media can help you in this respect. If you are a start-up founder or entrepreneur and you […]
The first few years are crucial for any new business. This is the make or break time that so many start-ups fail to make it through as they look to find their feet. In fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says that more than 60 per cent of small businesses shut within three years of […]
Taxes are high in Australia. But when it comes to taxation policies, our government is too lenient on some large businesses and too hard on small business. Some large multi-national companies have been able to utilise tax structures that allow them to avoid paying their required tax in Australia, which has enabled them to lower their […]
Small business owners are each a jack of all trades – they’re CEOs, marketers, sales guns and customer service gurus all rolled into one (somewhat tightly wound) package. With their fingers in so many pies, the challenge becomes keeping on top of the new stuff – the emerging trends and technologies. With that in mind it’s no surprise […]
The Prime Minister’s recent pledge to pump $15 million into his government’s Incubator Support Program for startups, if re-elected next month, is a good start but far from sufficient, according to Australia’s peak startup body, StartupAUS. CEO of StartupAUS, Alex McCauley said the additional funding for accelerators and incubators will genuinely help startups. “Funding for incubators and accelerators is important and […]
Many successful business owners look back on their first year of trading and often wonder how they got through those early days and created an established business out of the chaos and confusion that can sometimes engulf you during this embryonic time. From juggling your cashflow to maybe even dealing with TAC claims, there are […]
Entrepreneurs, along with their start-ups and innovative ideas have certainly been discovered as the new ‘best friend’ of the Australian economy – or at least, they have only recently been recognised as such at a governmental level. Welcome to the ideas boom. In December 2015, the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) announced a suite […]
Mixing car finance & home loans isn’t something a traditional mortgage broker would consider. But I’m not your traditional mortgage broker. Off the back of a digital advertising & intelligent investment in technology, I’ve built a business that continues to grow exponentially. The Positive Group is now one of Australia’s fastest growing financial services companies. […]
The startup world is alive and bustling with entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators and a growing network of support industries. The Startup Economy study undertaken by PwC and commissioned by Google highlights that with the right support and growth, this could contribute over $100 billion to GDP and create over half a million new jobs by 2033. […]
You’ve got the idea, you’ve done the research and your plans are ready and waiting; but finding someone to invest in an untested business model seems nigh on impossible. It’s the usual conundrum. A recent report from the UK suggested that despite high levels of confidence amongst younger entrepreneurs, many are being held back by […]
Small business failure rates are alarming – or so we are told. Along every avenue of research an enthusiastic entrepreneur will take, their spark, at some point, will be doused by bold assertions: “8 Out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months” (www.forbes.com). For anyone in the throes of a […]
When a killer business idea pops into mind, the stellar success seems close at hand. But, moving from a dreamland of ideas to the real-world market, startups face numerous obstacles in a way to success. Generating money is certainly one of the biggest challenges, especially when there is still no product to be offered. That […]
It’s said that buying a property is one of the most stressful life events. Further, mortgage lender incompetence, bank and finance problems are in the top 20 most stressful aspects of selling a property. For two people, those frustrations spawned the next big idea to hit the FinTech industry. Mandeep Sodhi, a loyal customer to […]
Business owners can be cautious thinkers, looking out for every possible roadblock their business may encounter. It is a both a blessing and a curse, as there are situations when it can serve a business owner well and other times, being ultra conservative can be a hindrance. Being over cautious is often the case when it comes […]
From and early age, Greg Moshal has always been involved in small business. With his beginnings in a family venture to owning his own, the struggles of obtaining finance to start and grow a business became an all too familiar story. Speaking of his own experience starting and running a business, Greg told Dynamic Business […]
For Andrey Shirben, entrepreneurialism is not defined by simply starting and running a business. Beginning in Israel at the early age of 19, Shirben soon identified himself as an entrepreneur with wider aspirations to build and grow businesses of the future. Anticipating an impending boom of online business, Shirben sought to realise his goals by […]
Aside from managing the pressures of running your own business, young entrepreneurs can be subjected to certain social attitudes and stereotypes that make it even more difficult to be successful and obtain a secure position in the business world. This could be considered the best and easiest moment in history to become an entrepreneur with […]
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has introduced an Australian Small Business White Paper renewing its call for a state-backed loan guarantee scheme for small business. The paper was launched at a special event in Parliament House on Wednesday, 12 August and makes a number of key recommendations. IPA chief executive officer, Andrew Conway said […]
The government has released a consultation paper on extending crowd-sourced equity funding (CSEF) to small proprietary companies. The consultation is part of the $5.5 billion Growing Jobs and Small Business package outlined in the 2015-16 Budget. The paper sets out the Government’s intended approach to a CSEF framework for public companies and seeks views on […]
