GetCapital, a local fintech lender to SMEs, has entered into a strategic partnership that enables it to service the New Zealand market. Jamie Osborn, GetCapital’s founder and CEO, said the expansion into New Zealand was the ‘next logical step’ for the company given its success in Australia. “With the large number of SMEs in […]
Building and growing a business requires a lot of effort + a little luck + investment capital. Effort is hard work over a period of time and luck is often a by-product of effort. This leave’s investment capital: deciding how to raise investment capital is not an easy decision. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to […]
The NSW Government has made a suite of financial support programs available to SMEs and startups, as well as incubators and accelerators, as part of its long-term plan to accelerate jobs growth. In releasing the Jobs for the Future report on Friday, Premier Mike Baird explained that small, fast growing companies – known as gazelles […]
Running a small business is a stressful job at the best of times but in 2016, small business owners are having to navigate the treacherous waters brought about by a rapidly changing and ultra-competitive market. A Westpac report published recently found trading conditions for Australian SMEs collapsed 14.4% over the second quarter this year. […]
Small business owners are each a jack of all trades – they’re CEOs, marketers, sales guns and customer service gurus all rolled into one (somewhat tightly wound) package. With their fingers in so many pies, the challenge becomes keeping on top of the new stuff – the emerging trends and technologies. With that in mind it’s no surprise […]
Low-doc loans are making a comeback and they could be just the funding solution small businesses have been looking for.
Tom Potter from Eagle Boys Jobless at 23, Tom Potter borrowed the money to open his first pizza shop in Albury, NSW. Twenty years later he has expanded the Eagle Boys Dial-A-Pizza franchise to some 180 stores Australia- wide, with a current annual turnover in excess of $110 million.
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