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‘It’s a lonely place being an entrepreneur’: meet the startup CEOs going global with EY
A trio of entrepreneurs whose startups are harnessing disruptive technologies to solve big challenges in business, health insurance and other sectors have been selected to represent Australia at EY Global Accelerated Entrepreneurs in Europe. Trumping 68 other program applicants from Australia, Michael Kruger, Trent Clews-de Castella and Justin McArdle will fly to Amsterdam, next month, […]
Tank Stream Labs takes co-working to Perth
Hot on the heels of its recent expansion into the $35 million Sydney Startup Hub, Tank Stream Labs has launched its first tech startup co-working space on Australia’s east coast. [Related: “Huge coup for Sydney” – $35m startup hub to host exclusive Microsoft accelerator program and The NSW Government is launching a $35 million innovation hub; the […]
The Fintech sector’s median revenue has tripled but gender imbalance persists, EY report finds
Median revenue in Australia’s fintech sector has jumped by 208% over the 12 months to June 2017, with one in four companies (24%) enjoying a revenue boost of at least 700%, the 2017 EY FinTech Australia Census reveals. According to EY, the Census, which is based on survey results from 166 fintech companies, is “the […]
UrbanYou’s co-founder on the ‘game-changing’ moments in her startup’s ‘rollercoaster’ story
Networking with influential door-openers, eager to help female-led startups, helped the brains behind UrbanYou – an on-demand platform for household services – fast-track business growth, with their most recent feat being a $1m capital raise within the space of two weeks. To date, UrbanYou has facilitated over 20,000 services, totaling $3 million, for its 5000 […]
A ‘Spielbergian’ website is no sales guarantee
Does your website generate sales? I mean – lots of sales? According to EY, in 2017 94% of consumers research products and services online. So with that in mind, if you are like most businesses, you really should be getting more sales. And if your website is not converting into sales, even if it looks […]
Stashd CEO Jessica Wilson on what she gained from EY’s Accelerating Entrepreneurs program
Jessica Wilson, the CEO of fashion app Stashd, was one of two dozen start-up founders from the Asia Pacific to receive support from EY to accelerate their business growth plans. Last month, she attended a strategic growth forum in Rome as part of EY’s 2017 Asia-Pacific Accelerating Entrepreneurs program, which provided participants with mentoring, coaching […]
How EY’s Accelerating Entrepreneurs program will help Data Creative to take the world stage
Based on the global growth potential of her personalised video marketing start-up, Data Creative, Renece Brewster was recently selected to participate in EY’s 2017 Asia-Pacific Accelerating Entrepreneurs program. The program, which involved a strategic growth forum in Rome, earlier this month, provided the Melbourne businesswoman and 23 other entrepreneurs with support, expert guidance and network […]
Healthcare duo named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year ‘moving the world forward’, says judge
The founders of a healthcare organisation that operates in challenging and under-resourced environments have been jointly named 2016 Australian EY Entrepreneur Of The Year. As the Australian winners, Dr Andrew Walker and Glenn Keys of Aspen Medical Pty Ltd will travel to Monaco in June, next year, to compete against national winners from more […]
Workforce diversity isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s necessary for innovation, businesses warned
Businesses will fall behind in the innovation stakes unless they buck the status quo and strive for greater gender equality, attendees at a recent forum were warned. Last month, the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce hosted a media briefing at Sydney’s Shangri-La Hotel. The event saw Lynn Kraus, Managing Partner, Sydney & Oceania Markets, EY moderate a panel discussion on diversity. The […]
Female entrepreneurs facing barriers to their potential
Australia’s female entrepreneurs are facing key barriers when it comes to realising their ambitions for business growth, EY has found. The global professional services organisation conducted a survey of 143 female entrepreneurs as part of its Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ (EWW) Asia-Pacific program, which assists female-led businesses to become global market leaders. An overwhelming majority (90%) […]
16 start-up entrepreneurs selected to participate in EY Asia-Pacific Accelerating Entrepreneurs program
EY has selected 16 high-potential, technology-focused start-up entrepreneurs from across Asia-Pacific to take part in its Accelerating Entrepreneurs program. The program helps fast-growth start-ups from around the world to scale their business through one-to-one guidance, networking and insight sharing. Split into three regions: Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America, EY mission is to help accelerate entrepreneurs […]
Aus entrepreneurs ranking high among G20
The grass may always seem greener on the other side, but as a new report indicates, local entrepreneurs actually have it pretty good. Australia’s entrepreneurial environment has been ranked fifth among G20 countries.