Kevin Moore | SmartCompany Now that the 2017 Christmas and 2018 New Year’s sales have ended, it seems as though there’s a mixed bag of results at the top end of town. However, in the online world, at the small […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany For Melbourne food tech startup EatClub, landing the backing of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White didn’t involve deep industry or personal connections, nor huge marketing campaigns or reachouts. It just took one cold email. “As we […]
The Conversation | SmartCompany By Paul Drechsler, University of Western Australia As possibly the world’s oldest economic activity, retailing didn’t venture away from the traditional street, with its congestion, grime and weather exposure, until about 1800. This resulted in new […]
Martin Kovacs | SmartCompany When it comes to advances in technology, it’s the companies that are able to get ahead of the curb that reap the benefits. The digital landscape may be vastly different within a few years, and for […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany For Cardly co-founder Patrick Gaskin, the unassuming industry of greeting cards is a gold mine of opportunity. It’s not just the potential $17 billion market across the US, UK, and Australia, he says. It’s also the […]
SmartCompany | SmartCompany As Australian companies welcome the new year, IBISWorld reveals the top five industries expected to grow — and shrink — over coming months. The top predicted performer for 2017-18 is the wind and other electricity generation industry, with a […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Investing oracle Warren Buffett has weighed in on cryptocurrencies, telling CNBC he believes with “almost certainty” digital currencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum will come to a “bad ending”. Why Buffett hasn’t put a timeframe on […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Despite some questionable uses (looking at you, smart toaster), the Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to be a strong area of development and innovation in the tech world. One only needs to look at the […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Seven Australian equity crowdfunding platforms, including Birchal, OnMarket and Equitise, have received Australian Financial Services licences for crowd-sourced funding services, opening the door to a new form of funding for startups and businesses locally. At the end […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany In August, Google employee James Damore published a 3300-word ‘manifesto’ about women in tech, suggesting they are underrepresented due to being psychologically and biologically less capable, rather than for legitimate reasons such as discrimination and harassment. […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany The vision for mental telehealth startup Lysn started out big and ambitious: to create an online allied health hospital for patients and clinics alike to helping facilitate care for rural and regional patients. But first-time startup […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany With cryptocurrency prices rising to staggering levels over 2017, traditional listed companies are looking for a slice of the action: an increasing number of US-based businesses are changing tack to focus on blockchain — and seeing stock […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Graphic design startup Canva has joined the ranks of Atlassian, becoming Australia’s next tech unicorn after closing a $US40 million ($50.9 million) capital raise that officially values the company at $US1 billion. The funds were raised […]
SmartCompany | SmartCompany Not engaging with employees enough, refusing to recognise their individual career journeys and adopting “fads” without making careful, strategic integrations are just some of the HR mistakes businesses can make. And making sure these mistakes don’t affect […]
Emma Koehn | SmartCompany Women’s footwear brand Diana Ferrari has told customers it will close all of its bricks-and-mortar stores and end its clothing line as it pivots towards an online-first model. In an email to shoppers on Monday, the […]
Nina Anderson | SmartCompany It’s a new year, which means networking season is now on our doorstep. So I have pulled together a list of key qualities that well-connected people possess. Networking season runs from February-April and is a term […]
The Conversation | SmartCompany By Danica-Lea Larcombe, Edith Cowan University Humans have built high-rises since ancient Roman times, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that they became the default work space for a significant slice of the world’s workers. […]
Women’s Agenda | SmartCompany When Anne-Marie Elias was named ‘Agenda Setter of the Year’ at the 2017 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, she expressed her surprise saying, “but I’m not mainstream”. So when she told us about how determined she is […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Switching from one year to the next often brings waves of general optimism for a ‘clean slate’, usually quickly followed by despair as bad things continue to happen. With freezing temperatures in the US and sweltering […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Digital superannuation advice startup SuperEd has completed a $5 million capital raise from both external investors and staff members to ramp up its expansion, with the 2012-founded company betting on digital advice being a big deal […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany In a series of pre-budget submissions, finance industry bodies have thrown their support behind a government-backed venture capital fund to further innovation in all industries while continuing to support Australian startups. The Institute of Public Accountants […]
Emma Koehn | SmartCompany The Christmas rush is over and experts are warning subscription businesses to prepare for the month of the eagle-eyed consumer in January. On Monday, the Ashy Bines fitness business was hit with a slew of criticism […]
Emma Koehn | SmartCompany Insolvency and retail experts have warned fashion brands should expect to be crunched for yet another year, with womenswear brand Maggie T the first high-profile Australian retailer to enter administration in 2018. An insolvency notice from […]
Martin Kovacs | SmartCompany The combined market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets will grow almost six-fold through to 2021, according to a forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC). According to data from the IDC’s Worldwide […]
Rachel Eddie | SmartCompany Climate change could crumble the global chocolate industry in 30 years, but Australian farmers are future-proofing their produce. More than half the world’s cocoa is grown in Côte d’Ivoire, known as Ivory Coast, and Ghana. But drying […]
Lana Busby | SmartCompany For prospective business owners, investing in a franchise might seem like a safe foray into retail and service industries. It can present a simple means of running a business with an established market presence, ongoing opportunities […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Blockchain-based services marketplace CanYa has completed Australia’s second-largest initial coin offering (ICO), raising $12 million in cryptocurrency Ethereum over a 30-day period via a crowdsale of its CAN tokens. During that period, the 2015-founded startup also […]
Emma Koehn | SmartCompany Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says Australia should consider giving small operators access to legal aid or other forms of financial support to fight legal disputes with bigger players, with the small business community marking access […]
Dominic Powell | SmartCompany Though the rest of the world may have been revelling in some downtime over the Christmas and New Year break, Aussie startups have continued to land deals, raise capital, and drive their businesses forward. At the […]
The Conversation | SmartCompany By Merryn McKinnon, Australian National University and Will J Grant, Australian National University Do you have something important to say, but find it hard to get people’s attention? Or have you tried to listen to someone […]
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