Raising capital

Entrepreneurs are famous for developing new ways to do old tasks. As surely as a person’s greatest strength will also be their greatest weakness, so too are entrepreneurs often poor at doing old tasks the new way. Business plans are one such “old task” that supports the new way to understand what the start-up is […]

Traditionally deadly sins have come as a neat package of seven, however, entrepreneurs appear to be more readily tempted by what we will call the “five deadly sins for entrepreneurs”.

The search for that much-needed dough to kick-start a business plan into fruition can prove to be a difficult and stressful task, with many business owners making detrimental choices out of desperation.

The potential benefits with the PPSA are indeed obvious, but, as with anything relating to assets and property, the devil can be in the details.

SMEs struggling to obtain finance are the biggest victims of the Government’s restrictions, the ACCI explains in their submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Into Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure.

Entrepreneur community and educator The Entourage has announced that they now have a $2 million pool of capital ready to invest in some of Australia’s promising startups.

I recently heard a great line that got my mind ticking over: “When you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.”

In 2013, Google commissioned a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) research to identify ways to accelerate the growth of Australian tech startup sector. The research found that this sector has the potential to contribute $109 billion or 4% of GDP to the economy.

Investing in startups used to be something only millionaires and the über wealthy could afford or even think about. But times have changed.

Small businesses across Australia stand to receive a much needed cash injection with a number of lucrative grants currently on offer.

After more than 350 startups vyed for a chance at $5 million in the Inaugural Big Pitch competition, two lucky start-ups have chosen to share the prize.

If there was any doubt that crowdfunding campaigns can be equally as successful for social entrepreneurs as commercial businesses, a new Australian record proves the naysayers wrong.

Thousands of entrepreneurs behind commercial, creative, and not-for-profit ventures have already had their ideas funded by putting it to the masses and asking for their startup capital.

For any startup, securing capital and investment is everything. Not only does it mean somebody believes in your idea, but also that they’re willing to bet on it.

Under a new program from Sydney’s UTS Business School, top postgraduate students will help social enterprises develop new business models and become more “investor ready”.

A social and ethical investment organisation has launched a grant for women entrepreneurs valued at over $10,000.

As social and digital media were in 2012, crowdfunding was one of the most talked about topics in 2013.

A veteran of the tech startup scene in Australia, Ian Gardiner is the founder of Innovation Bay, a not-for-profit group which aims to grow the technology investment sector through education and networking events.

A bunch of friends or family members dream up a business idea, nut out the details on a napkin, and the deal is sealed with a handshake. If only it were that simple.