Women In Business

A young businesswoman has found success in a male-dominated industry through a desire to innovate by making the most of nature.

Inspired by her volunteer placement in North India, where she taught sewing to Tibetan refugees, Australian designer Frances Carrington founded her label ‘Eternal Creation’ to support Himalayan communities.

Entries for the 2013 Telstra Business Women’s Awards are now open for inspirational Australian women who’ve built successful businesses.

After noticing how little conventional school holiday venues had to offer, former school teacher, Winifred Hanson, decided to create workshops that would offer children a wide range of activities that are both fun and educational.

After noticing middle-aged women give up on themselves after having children, Suzy Jacobs set out to re-empower them, helping them take charge of their lives again.

When Jenny Agnew realised New Zealand had little to offer visitors to take back home that really reflected the country’s beauty, she went ahead to create a range of creams and aromas using rare native ingredients.

A Melbourne nurse turned ‘mumpreneur’ has franchised her business, making travelling with young children just that little bit easier.

After noticing a gap in the marketplace for comfortable and durable water-proof mattress protectors for bed-wetters, mother of two, Diane Hurford, developed a solution – Brolly Sheets.

After treating an army of unprepared businessmen and women at last year’s Sydney Half Marathon, sports physiotherapist Jennifer Dodge spotted a gap in the corporate fitness market and launched Office Athlete.

Rachel Beaumont started her family business with just one small boat. Now she’s the record holder for selling the highest number of group deals nationally on LivingSocial.

More than just a search engine, today Google offers a wide range useful tools that have helped women transform their passions into commercial realities. Here are the inspiring stories of three women.

Last week, She Inspires hosted a seminar with small business owner, Angela Vithoulkas. She spoke about using social media to brand her cafe. Here’s what she had to say.

Twin sisters Sarah and Emily Hamilton proved that two heads are indeed better than one when they joined forces to launch an innovative online beauty business.

Are female leaders really absent from Australia’s corporate sector or is our understanding of women’s progress being distorted by focusing only on ASX500 companies?

Running a business while caring for a small child is a daunting task made even harder by a lack of helpful management tools. Bronwen O’Brien spotted a gap in the market and launched DigitalSorbet to help women in a similar position.

Female entrepreneurs from a variety of industries are sharing their knowledge and opinions at a roundtable this week presented by BlueChip Communications and Dynamic Business.

After a decade growing and perfecting her eponymous fashion label, Mela Purdie is launching a new line of beach and after-five wear for women on-the-go.

There is an unquestionable parallel between the rise of female-owned start-ups and the beginnings of a generation of mothers who are also entrepreneurs.

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.

Business coach Melanie Miller demonstrates that you can know everything there is about business, but you can still make mistakes.