The South Australian sole trader behind sustainable mini-garden start-up Fleurieu Gifts was crowned the winner of the inaugural PACK & SEND Small Business Logistics Grant on Thursday night following an all-female final. Charlene Maney, who quit the corporate world in 2014 to found Fleurieu Gifts, prevailed over seven other female entrepreneurs to win the prize. She […]
Copyright reforms tabled in Parliament, this week, exclude a ‘best practice’ mechanism that would have protected young companies against online infringement, according to Australia’s peak advocacy group for start-ups. The Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 was introduced into the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Minister for Urban Infrastructure, Paul Fletcher, who described it as […]
The modern business environment is tough, and fraught with challenges that can make or break your business. These days, it’s not enough to simply offer a quality service or product. The characteristics that set aside successful modern businesses are simple – agility and innovation. The ability to react quickly to opportunities is paramount to the ongoing […]
Businesses, both small and large, should know by now that innovation is the key to competing in the digital age, and that longevity isn’t possible without a culture that is inherently innovative A report by IBM provides evidence that creativity is at the heart of innovation, revealing that executive leaders consider creativity the most crucial […]
A new, home-grown social platform is helping people instantly bond over shared hobbies, with the possibility for real-life catch-ups. Although Hobspot is being touted as ‘Tinder for Friendships’, it’s also a forum for budding entrepreneurs to hash out ideas with like-minded peers… and perhaps even recruit talent to their start-ups. Founded in July 2015, […]
Traditionally, white-labelling is a way of rebranding a product or service sold by one company, for the customers and end-users of another one. A real-world example of white-labelling can be found in the aviation industry. Boeing is one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers, delivering 668 planes to the industry in 2016, and 762 the […]
Demand for cloud-based services and delivery platforms has grown exponentially worldwide in the last few years, and Australia is no exception. According to Telsyte’s Australian Infrastructure and Cloud Computing Market Study 2015, the value of public cloud infrastructure services is predicted to more than double from $366m in 2015 to $775m by 2019. The demands […]
Fifty years ago, running a company was a much more predictable business. There was less competition and customers were generally content to make their purchasing choices based on what you had on offer. If you were a leader in your market, the odds were you’d still be leading the pack ten years hence. Today, executives […]
The number of SME operators who believe the sharing economy is having a positive impact on their business far outnumber those who believe it is detrimental, according to cloud accounting provider MYOB Over 1000 SME operators from across Australia were survey for the bi-annual MYOB Business Monitor, which found that the franchise sector was the […]
The days of the CFO sitting in the corner office counting beans are long gone. No longer just the most senior accountant, today we look to our finance leaders to embrace digital technologies and use data analytics to drive consistent and measurable growth for our business. Modern CFOs are increasingly expected to be key drivers of […]
