Originally training as a nurse, Penny Spencer spent 16 years working her way up the travel ladder before launching her own agency, Spencer Travel, in 1998. Spencer has since become one of the big names in the Australian travel industry, with her business now turning over $30 million a year and recently being named one […]
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.
Australia is in the top three most entrepreneurial countries in the world, falling behind just Denmark and Finland.
Marion Grasby’s list of achievements is impressive – but it’s her own small business which she considers to be the real feather in her cap.
The perception that Gen Y is lazy, thinks they know it all, and wants everything without working hard for it, is certainly a tired stereotype. It’s also one that flies in the face of the brothers behind online office furniture business, jason.l.
More often than not, the spotlight is firmly on success. And rightly so. Success is hardly likely if the focus is on failure.
For most people, working one job and raising a family is hard enough. For David Burns and Elly Meltzer, working full time and running their beer company is all part of the daily routine. The couple were inspired to create something new while on a holiday in Morocco, where they enjoyed refreshing iced tea and […]
How many Royal Australian Air Force pilots leave to start their own natural skincare business? In all likelihood, not many. MooGoo, now stocked by 1,500 retailers and hospitals nationwide, started seven years ago quite by accident.
A pilot educational program series is being launched in Sydney from November 6.
