Seven start-ups and five scale-ups have been accepted into the second cohort of annual health-tech accelerator program, HCF Catalyst. The 12-week program, which is being delivered by NFP health fund HCF together with corporate start-up accelerator Slingshot, is designed to help the founders develop compelling business models and secure the traction, viability and investment needed […]
Start-ups and fast-growing SMEs are being encouraged by the NSW Government to adopt a global export focus, not only to accelerate business growth but generate new jobs. Speaking to an audience of start-ups, yesterday, at Haymarket HQ, a not-for-profit incubator in Sydney’s Chinatown, Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business, John Barilaro said the state’s […]
Underpinned by a readily scalable solution to multiple pain points in the education sector, Canberra EdTech start-up Quizling has secured partnerships with some of Australia’s most prestigious cultural institutions plus funding from leading angel investor groups. Having amassed thousands of local users since launching a year ago, co-founders Dion Oxley and Damien Trask are looking […]
Sydney start-up Employment Hero has secured a partnership with ANZ that will enable it to increase the number of businesses on its cloud-based HR automation platform. The deal will see ANZ provide free Employment Hero licences to its small business customers to help them better manage HR processes, improve business efficiency and reduce the risk […]
When launching her handmade Jewellery business in March 2014, Melbourne designer Erin Browne resolved to take a gradual approach. The decision was fuelled by her desire to self-fund the brand, which meant part-time work, and form a deep understanding of the market she was entering. Wanting a hands-on education in ecommerce, she opened an online […]
The decision to launch a start-up is often justified by statements such as “it was time to do something on my own”, “now was as good a time as any” or “it’s too good an opportunity to pass up”. These statements, while high on enthusiasm, are low on balanced consideration. While all opportunities carry a risk and […]
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 […]
The Queensland Government is granting four industry-focussed business accelerators access to a $9 million fund to create jobs and rapidly grow up to 120 early stage businesses and start-ups between them. BlueChilli, Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA) and Unearthed are the first four accelerators to receive funding from the Advance Queensland […]
In 2016, Brisbane entrepreneur Kate Middleton earned the distinction of being the only female CEO of a major player in the Australian Insurance Adjusting and Engineering industry. It’s now her personal mission to blow the floodgates wide open and make the sector a much more attractive place to work for other enterprising women. Last year, Middleton […]
Pharmaceutical giant GSK has thrown its support behind BlueChilli’s SheStarts, a national accelerator program that seeks to address the under-representation of female entrepreneurs in Australia’s start-up ecosystem. Dynamic Business spoke to Anne Belcher, general manager, pharmaceuticals with GSK Australia, about the initiative, which has seen BlueChilli select ten female-led start-ups, from hundreds of applicants, to receive […]
