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The art start-up favoured by the famous

Frith Hucks isn’t an artist. Not that you’d know it by looking at her start-up, art-luxe concept label Bay & Fyfe. Here’s the story behind her globally growing start-up, which has attracted the attention of the likes of Miranda Kerr and Nicole Kidman.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Building an online community with no marketing dollars

Striking a balance between content creation and the evolving world of content monetisation sits AgendaCity.com, an online start-up that’s building a community around local restaurant recommendations. Here’s how its founder is making waves online, despite having almost no marketing dollars in his budget.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
Growing

For business’ sake: The top three sacrifices SMB owners make

Starting a business is often a dream come true and, for many business owners and managers, sacrifices are part of this dream. New research has uncovered the top three sacrifices SMB owners make for the sake of their business.

Angely Grecia · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Is Queensland Australia’s very own Silicon Valley?

Queensland is fast becoming a new hub for tech startups in Australia, creating what could soon be the country’s own Silicon Valley. We spoke to the people getting going in the sunshine state to see what’s making the techies tick.

Rhiannon Sawyer · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Tips for being a smart start-up

We asked four experts to share their best advice for startup businesses on how to get ahead – and fast.

Jen Bishop · 2 min
Locked

Amazon start-up challenge kicks off, huge prizes on offer

Nominations are now open for the fifth annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Start-Up Challenge, with 15 regional prizes and one global grand prize worth over $50,000 up for grabs by innovative start-up businesses.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
Economy

Gen Y shift from ownership to access

Australians aged 18-24 years have abandoned the notion of owning many of life’s necessities in favour of renting, loaning and swapping due to lack of affordability, according to a major study of consumer spending trends.

Natalie Tsirimokos · 2 min
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Effective Leadership for Your Business

Effective leadership is a must for any organisation to survive, however a large number of start-up businesses are not prepared for this role. For effective leadership to exist, managers and leaders must co-exist if a business is going to enjoy ongoing success. James Michael, director of Leadership in Action explains how start-up businesses can have […]

James Michael · 2 min