Tag: Women In Business

After spending 15 years working for the big names in the telecommunications industry, a trip to Africa was the push Renee Bowker needed to follow her social entrepreneurial dreams.

Originally training as a nurse, Penny Spencer spent 16 years working her way up the travel ladder before launching her own agency, Spencer Travel, in 1998.  Spencer has since become one of the big names in the Australian travel industry, with her business now turning over $30 million a year and recently being named one […]

Marion Grasby’s list of achievements is impressive – but it’s her own small business which she considers to be the real feather in her cap.

The results of a poll of top achieving women who were finalists in the 2013 Telstra Business Women’s Awards, has revealed that career breaks can spur positive change.

The word ‘organic’ may mean different things to different people – but this is no marketing ploy. For entrepreneur Aimee Marks, her company is the culmination of a steadfast commitment to core, ethical principles.

Women are now the major breadwinners in one in four Australian households – up from 140,000 just ten years ago, a new report has revealed.

This business started out somewhat unconventionally – in fact, spur of the moment. Yet jewellery company Kagi has been listed as one of Deloitte New Zealand’s fastest 50 growing companies for the past three years.

The businesswomen who gathered in Sydney this week for the latest Startup Spring event had lots of advice to share – yet one key message stood out: take advantage of all the support you can.

American Express interviewed four of Australia’s brightest and most successful small business entrepreneurs to determine what motivates them, how they got where they are today, and why Charge is intrinsic to their business.

It’s Christmas Day, 2010. Emily Doig is lying on a beach in Vietnam, cursing the ill-fitting swimsuit she had bought especially for her well-deserved holiday. Cue the business idea.