#Initiative
Not-for-profit supporting businesswomen receives City of Sydney support
Non-profit organisation Springboard Enterprises (SB) Australia, formed to encourage female entrepreneurs, has received a backing of $30,000 from the City of Sydney to help fund a new program.
New policy to boost Sydney’s “grassroots” businesses
A new policy and guidelines have been drafted by the City of Sydney in an effort to encourage grassroots businesses.
CEOs and top chefs to cook for the disadvantaged
CEOs will join some of the best chefs to cook for homeless and disadvantaged Sydneysiders at the 2015 CEO CookOff, an initiative by perishable food rescue organisation OzHarvest.
Sydney offering 10 free business seminars
The City of Sydney will be offering ten free business seminars from March to November, set to provide Sydneysiders with advice on starting a small business, launching a start-up, online marketing, and more.
Google joins Australian child online safety initiative
Google has teamed up with The Alannah and Madeline Foundation to provide an eSmart Digital Licence to every grade six student in Australia, an initiative that aims to educate children on web safety.
Businesses called to take part of Mentor Program
WorkCover NSW is asking businesses across the state to take part in the free WorkCover Mentor Program, designed to get medium and large-sized business working with small business to better identify safety issues.
Entrepreneur targets literacy
“46 per cent of Australians are actually functionally illiterate. This is a really big deal. Some estimates have revealed it costs around $US18 billion. We’re talking about figures that would make a significant dent in any budget deficit here.”
Businesses nominated for NSW Business Chamber Awards
Eleven businesses have been chosen as finalists at the upcoming NSW Business Chamber Awards.
Startup festival returning with 165 national events
Not-for-profit StartupAUS today announced the return of the Startup Spring Festival, a festival of events and activities that aim to celebrate, promote and encourage the startup community.
Not-for-profit launches workplace safety initiative
Not-for-profit organisation the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has today launched the Workplace Safety Alliance, a new initiative designed to highlight the importance of safety in the workplace.
NRMA to Jumpstart startups
The National Roads & Motorists’ Association (NRMA) have partnered with Slingshot Accelerator to launch Jumpstart, a program offering 14 businesses a chance to earn $30,000 in seed funding.
Brisbane startup program gains steam
A joint initiative between coworking community River City Labs and Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is behind a new program to help entrepreneurs get their startup ideas out of their garage and onto the global market.
How to write a corporate social responsibility policy
It’s never too soon to start thinking about your company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program – no matter how new or small your company may be.