Women in business
The push to have quotas set for the number of women on boards received a boost last week, with an audience of business and HR executives at the Diversity Council Australia’s (DCA) Annual Diversity Debate coming out in support of the move.
Research In Motion (RIM) has launched an eBook to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, presenting inspirational experiences of some of the country’s most successful women.
Up and coming businesswomen are continuing to challenge the boardroom power structure and a program from the Australian Businesswomen’s Network helping them to do so has received high acclaim at this year’s City of Sydney Business Awards.
Sue-Ellen Watts, the Founder, Owner and Managing Director of external HR department Watts Next, has been named a finalist in two Telstra Queensland Business Women’s Awards categories.
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) is inviting women looking to get ahead to take part in its “Spring into a New Career” initiative, which launches today.
Soon-to-be mother of four and owner of Babes in Arms range Anita Lincolne-Lomax has been recognised as AusMumpreneur of the year, at the Bio-Oil AusMumpreneur Awards Ceremony held in Sydney on Saturday night.
The Clever Mamma Community is officially online, connecting like-minded service business owners and allowing them to outsource jobs to other women in business to better enhance their offerings.
It’s a big deal when your business grows to the point where you admit it should be able to run without you. Cheeky Food Group owner Leona Watson spoke to editor Jen Bishop.
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Shelley Barrett, who took her local cosmetics brand to the world.
Be inspired by our favourite entrepreneurs of the past 12 months and learn from their real life challenges and triumphs. In part four, meet Roz Shaw of Moreton Island Adventures.
Shoes of Prey Co-Founder Jodie Fox and Il Tutto Founder Lucie Trinco will share the secrets to their international success at a Small Business September seminar, hosted by Dynamic Business Editor Jen Bishop.
Kylie Nash of Bubs In Arms Gift Boxes has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Bio-Oil AusMumpreneur Awards, in the Best Boutique/Store category.
For most people, blogs are a small creative window read by family and friends. Dynamic Business profiles five women whose home hobby became big business. This time, meet Lady Melbourne.
Servcorp’s My Biggest Small Business Challenge competition has revealed task delegation, time management, work/life balance and isolation are the biggest challenges facing SMBs.
For most people, blogs are a small creative window read by family and friends. Dynamic Business profiles five women whose home hobby became big business. This time, meet Not Quite Nigella.
For most people, blogs are a small creative window read by family and friends. Dynamic Business profiles five women whose home hobby became big business. Up first: Polka Dot Bride
Yiying Lu designed ‘Lifting a Dreamer’ as a happy e-card to send to friends. But when Twitter bought the image from iStockphoto, it became a global phenomenon. The 20-something graphic designer tells Dynamic Business how talent, timing and a tweet or two came together to change her life.
World-renowned entrepreneur Anne McKevitt will present a half-day workshop for businesswomen looking to make the transition to high earners in Sydney on 21 July, with all tickets secured before 1July to be sold at a discounted rate.
LinkedIn has found significant differences between men and women when it comes to online professional networking, with data showing that both globally and locally, men tend to be savvier online networkers than their female counterparts.
Earlier this year a comprehensive research study was carried out to identify the issues most affecting Australian businesses today. In particular, it sought to identify current business confidence levels, attitudes to business and employment issues, investment priorities, major business challenges of the past 12 months and anticipated challenges for the year ahead. What no one expected was that a division based on the participants’ gender would deliver clear-cut differences in business practices and expectations.
