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Ollee: The Aussie platform connecting purpose-driven B2B buyers with ethical brands

Ollee, the self-titled ‘platform for change,’ seeks to connect eco-conscious retailers with trusted Australian brands around the country.

Dahlia Jovic · 2 min
Entrepreneur

New customer initiatives shouldn’t come at the expense of culture says hipages CEO David Vitek

Taking a lead in Australia’s home improvement sector has involved eliminating friction points for home owners, letting go of the past and an equal commitment to consumer and culture, according to David Vitek, CEO of online tradie marketplace hipages. The Sydney-based entrepreneur said that Australian homeowners are using the hipages mobile app to advertise more […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Entrepreneur

“Each day is an adventure”: why Brett Kaplan quit the corporate world to join a start-up

In February 2016, Brett Kaplan – a veteran of the corporate world – ‘flew the coop’ to become CFO of online home services marketplace Oneflare. Founded just five years earlier by serial entrepreneurs Marcus Lim and Adam Dong, the fast-growing Sydney tech start-up provided the enterprising South African with relief from an itch big business […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Apps

Optus launches an app marketplace to boost the efficiency small to medium businesses

Optus has launched an online marketplace of cloud software applications for SMBs seeking to improve business efficiency by reducing the burden of time-consuming tasks such as creating invoices, managing expenses and providing access to documents. In addition to offering a suite of business apps and services, Optus Smart Shop includes a 24-hour IT support line […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Pictures speak louder than words: Pixc’s founder on role of great images in ecommerce

Succeeding in ecommerce goes beyond hawking one’s wares to an online audience. According to Holly Cardew, founder of Pixc, online retailers can increase their sales just by transforming standard product images into awesome ones. Launched in 2013, Pixc provides on-demand product image editing and optimisation to ecommerce stores. To ensure the process of managing and optimising product listings is […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Apps

Up for the task and on the job: Airtasker’s Tim Fung on shaking up the local labour market

Entrepreneurs Tim Fung and Jonathan Lui have spent the last four years disrupting the labour market. Their business, Airtasker, is helping people to think outside the boundaries of traditional job categories, revealing new and exciting ways to earn an income. Co-founded in in 2012 by Tim and Jonathan, the CEO and COO respectively, Airtasker […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Cloud

Companies selected to provide GovDC platform

Enterprise cloud company Cloud ServiceNow and its partner UXC Keystone have been selected by the NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation (DFSI) to provide the platform for the state government’s new GovDC Marketplace. The GovDC Marketplace is billed as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for state government agencies seeking to procure the services of approved ICT vendors. […]

James Harkness · 2 min
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Business Tech

Aussie startup inspiring home design with new tool

Oneflare, the Australian online trade and services marketplace, has launched Scrapbooks, a design inspiration tool that aims to make it easier for users to plan and execute design and renovation projects.

Gina Baldassarre · 2 min