#Start Up Funding
Sustainability: Solutions require diversity of leadership and talent
Saving the planet requires our finest minds and most innovative businesses. So, is there gender parity in the sustainability space?
How will you fund your new Aussie SMB?
It’s an oft-cited statistic: the majority of small businesses fail in their first year for a variety of reasons, and chief among them is a lack of funding.
From risky business to hot property
Starting an organic men’s skincare line was a logical step for Paul Anderson, who had been clocking up an A-class list of clientele at his grooming salon MANKiND in Surry Hills since opening for business. It might sound like a dream run, but as Anderson explains in this interview, he couldn’t secure funding for what the banks considered an untested business concept – which meant taking the ultimate risk.
CBA launches competition to give SMBs a $10,000 cash injection
The Commonwealth Bank is giving the small to medium business community a chance to share in a $30,000 support package, in an attempt to help the sector that accounts for more than 35 percent of Australia’s economy.
UQ Enterprize Awards finalists named
The five finalists for the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School Enterprize Awards 2011 have been announced.
Innovative companies share in $8 million of funding
The Gillard Government will share $8 million of funding between 19 innovative companies, to assist them to get their pioneering products into the market.