Tag: Investment

As social and digital media were in 2012, crowdfunding was one of the most talked about topics in 2013.

General Assembly, the educational institution working to teach people skills for the 21st century, recently announced the opening of its second Sydney campus.

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.

The famous Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is set to receive a long overdue revitalisation. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has announced the State Government will make a substantial contribution towards the project.

Go back just a few years, and using the term ‘crowdfunding’ would have received some very blank stares. For Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of Indiegogo, crowdfunding represents a democratisation of access to capital.

Low doc home loans have taken the whole world by surprise lately for the ease with which they can be availed by anyone in need.

Latest Bibby Barometer survey found that small businesses are pessimistic about the outcomes of next month’s Federal Budget, with many hoping, but not expecting, reduced taxation and a cut in red tape.

Australian start-ups looking for funding no longer have to head overseas to find investors, with a new program to raise $5 million for local start-ups being launched recently.

Gold Coast entrepreneur Dan Murray was just 17 when he started Sly Underwear. He tells how the burgeoning business came together with a little help from his friends.

A program designed to attract investment to the Gold Coast has resulted in a boost for the Queensland city’s economy to the tune of more than $100,000 day for the past two years.