Wednesday, 22 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
AngelCube graduate Goodfil.ms has raised $150,000 from a host of investors sourced through Aurelius Digital and AngelCube itself, but hasn’t ruled out looking overseas for further funding.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
In 2002, Michael Schreiber opened the first Strike Bowling Bar. Since then, Strike has grown into a $30 million revenue business employing more than 300 staff. This is how Schreiber bowled his competition over. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Friday, 17 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
John Kelly from Atomo Diagnostics thought he had a financial backer, until they were taken over. This is how he saved his business. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Monday, 13 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
With Valentine’s Day just one day away, many retailers are relying on the temporary spending splurge to boost sales, despite consumers’ cynical views on the commercial nature of the event.
Monday, 13 February 2012
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By
Oliver Milman
Australia is performing strongly when it comes to new business start-ups, with the nation recording the third highest number of new ventures among the world’s G8 economies, according to a new report.
Thursday, 09 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Food franchise Pie Face has expanded to the United States, opening its first store in the heart of New York, but has tweaked its all-Australian offering only slightly for the US market.
Tuesday, 07 February 2012
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By
Nina Hendy
Plenty of start-ups admit they would do things differently if there were to have their time over. Here, four businesses that launched in 2011 explain what hindsight has taught them. BY NINA HENDY.
Friday, 03 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Credit reporting service CreditorWatch has secured funding from Nightingale Partners in what is understood to be a multimillion deal, as it sets its sights on major clients including the big banks.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Facebook’s flotation has revealed that 12% of its revenue in 2011 came from social gaming company Zynga, with the social media giant admitting its performance will become increasingly reliant on new innovations.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
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By
Oliver Milman
We want to do $1 million in hardware in the next year. We already have relationships with buyers in China and the US, so we are looking for worldwide distribution. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Pollenizer-backed start-up Pygg has raised $600,000 in six months from a host of investors, including Yahoo!7 chief Rohan Lund and Tim Howard of Seven Network’s Vividwireless.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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By
Oliver Milman
Which start-ups have made the grade in this year’s Startmate program? Over the next two days, we will profile all eight. Here, we speak to the first four. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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By
Oliver Milman
Roboinvest, an Australian-run, New York-based start-up, has made the final of a worldwide funding competition for financial services ventures.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
The founders of Lorna Jane and T2 are among the finalists for this year’s Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award, with the shortlist recognised for their achievements in everything from food to fashion.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
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By
Oliver Milman
An Australian firefighter has sold his invention, a system that deploys hoses more quickly, to the London Fire Brigade a little over two years after he devised the idea.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Australian software giant Atlassian has revealed it doesn’t employ salespeople among its 450-strong workforce, but has still managed to almost double its revenue over the past 18 months.
Monday, 16 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Entrepreneurial network Women 2.0 has unveiled this year’s finalists of the Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition, including a shopping Q&A platform and a social app for college students.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Investments in clean tech companies grew 13% to $8.99 billion in 2011, according to the Cleantech Group, with Australian companies starting to make their mark on the global market.
Friday, 06 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Australian start-up Immortal Outdoors will receive $40,000 to do business in Chile for six months, after being selected to participate in worldwide acceleration program Start-up Chile.
Thursday, 05 January 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
A new Australian cloud-based platform called supporter360 has already been snapped up by organisations with a combined income of $500 million, despite still being in its pre-launch phase.
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