Startup
The 457 visa changes continue to divide the business community as to whether they represent an opportunity or a challenge to overcome. For David Ballerini, co-founder of Melbourne start-up Liven – a restaurant discovery app – a key concern is the potential for increased development costs. “Occupations to be dropped from the replacement programs include ICT support and test […]
Recently named one of Australia’s nine most influential female entrepreneurs*, Melbourne businesswoman and start-up advocate Dominique Fisher has made a career out of developing products to assist university students successfully transition into employment. That is the core business of CareerLounge, which Fisher co-founded in 2008 with her son John Collins. Launched in March 2016, Paddl […]
We now live in a subscription economy, where offerings are both digital (e.g. Netflix, Spotify) and physical (e.g. Birchbox plus local start-ups Bellabox and Lust Have It) . From the consumer perspective, subscription boxes are a convenient and hassle-free way to receive the products that are meaningful to them. For businesses, it’s a potentially lucrative model – […]
Given Facebook, Twitter and now Snap’s billion dollar initial valuations, it may seem like easy money to build a social network from scratch. But there’s nothing simple about it. Once the poster child of internet innovation, the social media industry is now a crowded space. And it’s difficult to stand out when there’s social networks […]
There are calls from the start-up community for the Federal Government to clarify its plan to abolish 457 visas and address concerns the reform could create a skills gap, especially in the technology sector. Dynamic Business was provided with comment on yesterday’s announcement by the leadership of Shippit, Weploy, SafetyCulture, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia, Schedugram and Sail Business Loans. Offshoring and brain drain Logistics […]
The business impacts of cloud technology and the benefits of partnering with start-ups were discussed by a media panel at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sydney Summit, this month. Panelists included Dan Stinton, Head of Digital (WA) at Seven West Media, Scott Farquhar, the co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian and David Curran, CIO of Westpac. Stinton spoke about where […]
Bolstered by a $1 million seed injection, Melbourne start-up Weploy has launched an on-demand recruitment platform that connects pre-screened, talented employees to employers who need short term staff to manage peak periods or cover employee absences. Co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Nick La and Vince Luong, Weploy was conceived in response to the frustration they had […]
Is your start-up gaining momentum to the point that work is piling up and your small team is struggling to keep up? Outsourcing a few tasks might be just what your team needs to concentrate on their field of expertise and achieve the best possible results. Deciding what to outsource might be one of the key decisions you’ll make […]
Online healthcare marketplace HealthEngine has now raised close to $50m after closing a $26.7m Series C funding round. Sequoia India, which has worked closely with Apple’s Steve Jobs, Google’s Larry Page and LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and other high-profile founders, led the round. The VC firm, which counts HealthEngine as its first direct investment in an […]
In the process of closing a US$15m Series C Funding Round, home-grown Adobe rival Nitro has partnered with investors who would offer ‘great value’ if the document productivity company decides to pursue an IPO, according to founder and CEO, Sam Chandler. Founded in Melbourne in 2005 and now headquartered in San Francisco, Nitro reports a 40% increase […]
Australia’s first sharing economy accelerator, The Sharing Hub, had its official launch in Sydney on Monday (3 April). The quartet of start-up founders driving the initiative – Steve Orenstein (Zoom2u), Alexis Soulopoulos (Mad Paws), Will Davies (Car Next Door) and Mike Rosenbaum (Spacer.com.au) – spoke to Dynamic Business (DB) about Australia’s ‘booming’ sharing economy and the support […]
Melbourne start-up MyDeal.com.au has closed a $5 million funding round with strategic investment firm Gandel Invest. Launched in 2012, the fast-growing online marketplace has, until now, been entirely bootstrapped by founder, CEO and serial entrepreneur Sean Senvirtne. He spoke to Dynamic Business about why the time was right to inject capital into MyDeal, which has grown […]
EduTech start-up 1Scope has obtained a $1 million investment from Aqualand Capital ahead of its launch in August. Founder and CEO Christina Chun spoke to Dynamic Business about her online platform, which enables companies, universities and not-for-profits to promote, manage and review the professional development opportunities they offer students. Dynamic Business: What motivated you to […]
An accelerator program catering to early-stage creative tech start-ups has been launched QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA), which is giving ten successful applicants $20,000 in seed capital to grow and scale. The Collider Accelerator, which is Australia’s first-ever accelerator for creative tech start-ups, commences in June. In addition to capital, participating start-ups will receive mentoring as well […]
The South Australian sole trader behind sustainable mini-garden start-up Fleurieu Gifts was crowned the winner of the inaugural PACK & SEND Small Business Logistics Grant on Thursday night following an all-female final. Charlene Maney, who quit the corporate world in 2014 to found Fleurieu Gifts, prevailed over seven other female entrepreneurs to win the prize. She […]
A winner of this month’s Business News 40Under40 awards, WA solicitor and entrepreneur Sarah Mateljan spoke to Dynamic Business about creating and running two successful EduTech start-ups and the utility of eLearning in countries experiencing conflict. In 2008, Mateljan joined forces with her husband Vincent and their friend Lee Goldsworthy to develop LawCPD, an online […]
Copyright reforms tabled in Parliament, this week, exclude a ‘best practice’ mechanism that would have protected young companies against online infringement, according to Australia’s peak advocacy group for start-ups. The Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 was introduced into the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Minister for Urban Infrastructure, Paul Fletcher, who described it as […]
I’ll be honest: the reality of being an entrepreneur is far removed from the fantasy of sleeping in and days spent working from the couch between yoga classes and coffee breaks. In fact, sometimes the experience can feel akin to one constant panic attack – especially in the early years. Late nights, anxious mornings, investors breathing down […]
Financial services platform PractiFI prevailed over two other cloud-driven start-ups to win the inaugural Salesforce PitchComp, yesterday. The event was held at Sydney’s International Conference Centre as part of the Salesforce World Tour. It saw the co-founders of PractiFI – Glenn Elliott (CEO) and Adrian Johnstone (CCO) – pitch their start-up to Steve Baxter (investor, […]
Qantas has partnered with corporate accelerator Slingshot to launch a 12-week program for start-ups, scale-ups and digital disruptors seeking to streamline the travel experience. Up to 10 teams will be selected for the AVRO Accelerator, named for Qantas’ first ever aircraft, the Avro 504K. It is an opportunity for participants to bring their ideas to […]
