Tag: Start Ups

Start Up Australia has welcomed a new proposal to try and boost innovation and entrepreneurialism by changing the residency rules for wealthy Chinese investors, but called for more details on the plan.

The start-up community is set to benefit next year from changes to employee share schemes and progress on the setting of clear crowd source funding rules. The start-up and venture capital sectors have loudly complained about tough conditions for aspiring tech entrepreneurs, warning they are forcing many to relocate overseas and damaging Australian competitiveness. The […]

The Australian Taxation Office has dealt a blow to businesses capitalising on the growth in crypto-currencies like Bitcoin by finding virtual currencies should not be treated as money. The move has triggered a push back with digital currency advocates warning of reduced competitiveness, weakened innovation and a further assault upon Australia’s struggling start-up sector. In […]

The man in charge of the government’s financial system inquiry, David Murray, has warned that accommodating technological advancements that lift productivity and drive competition will prove a key future challenge. New innovation, particularly in the payments system, is disrupting the banking sector with emerging payment providers like PayPal and Google now competing with traditional institutions. […]

It’s a concept that Ryan Trainor hopes will disrupt the education sector and provide budding entrepreneurs with the skills to succeed in business.

Australia has moved up two places on the 2014 Global Innovation Index (GII) and recorded the top ranking for trade and competition.

The wealthy financial services industry is being targeted by emerging tech start-ups keen to take a share in the huge profits being generated in the sector. The founders of two of Australia’s most successful technology companies, SEEK and Atlassian, this week warned that the “insane” profits of the major banks (amounting to nearly $30bn per […]

Matt Barrie, founder of Freelancer.com said engineering is the foundation of successful new start-ups, yet new enrolments for the degree at Australian universities continues to fall.

Long hours spent in the garage and living on two minute noodles for months on end: the start-up lifestyle has become a cliché, but the reality of running a start-up rarely follows a script.

This September, celebrate the tech startup community through Startup Spring, a three-week long festival of more than 50 events around the country.