Small Business

What’s life really like on the NBN? (Part II)

Kiama is perhaps best known for its ocean views and a blowhole that spouts water up to 25m in the air.

By Stephanie McDonald | 21 May, 2013 09:44

Tags: National Broadband Network (NBN), Kiama, Telstra

Digital coalition asks for a fair deal on TPP copyright provisions

A coalition of organisations have started a ‘Fair Deal’ campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2013 11:08

Tags: Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), Australian Digital Alliance, copyright, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Australian startup snapshot: CaptureUs

CaptureUs is a Melbourne startup developing an app to help users take better video with their mobile devices.

By Adam Bender | 13 May, 2013 13:06

Tags: funding, ios, pitch, Android, mobile, CaptureUs, video, Startup, silicon valley, app, Apple, Melbourne, Google, Instagram

In Pictures: Startup co-working space Tank Stream Labs

We take a peek inside Sydney co-working space, Tank Stream Labs.

By Adam Bender | 10 May, 2013 12:24

Tags: Tank Stream Labs, startups, Sydney, co-working space, Airtasker

Stressed at work? Blame the printer

Printer and computer problems continue to cause grief for Australian office workers with some reporting that they feel like smashing their PC according to a new survey.

By Hamish Barwick | 10 May, 2013 11:53

Tags: Printers, computer problems, dick smith, ATO

Startup co-working space seeks team players

A new co-working space in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs uses rent pricing to promote collaboration among startups.

By Adam Bender | 09 May, 2013 13:40

Tags: Eastern Suburbs, startups, Sydney, co-working space, Australia, collaboration, WeCo

Investor tips on how to propel a startup

Startup investors at the Echelon Ignite conference in Sydney offered advice on how to attract interest in an idea and grow a successful business.

By Adam Bender | 08 May, 2013 16:15

Tags: startups, funding, advice, Southeast Asia, investors, Australia, Echelon Ignite, tips, Venture capital

Australian startup snapshot: Flippa

Flippa is a Melbourne-based online marketplace for buying and selling websites and Web domains around the world.

By Adam Bender | 06 May, 2013 14:08

Tags: SitePoint, Melbourne, copyright, website, cybersquatting, web domain, Flippa, flipping, Startup

Startup tips: How to win investors

So you’ve got an idea for a startup and have a plan to develop it. Now comes the tricky part: finding the money to make the business a reality.

By Adam Bender | 03 May, 2013 14:54

Tags: Pocketbook, startups, funding, raising money, investors, Australia, tips, Venture capital, Smart Sparrow, CarPilots, advice

Australian startup snapshot: NexPay

Sydney startup NexPay uses an online business model to provide savings to foreign students attending Australian universities.

By Adam Bender | 01 May, 2013 09:25

Tags: currency exchange, funding, Sydney, NexPay, Australia, banks, financial institutions, Startup

Melbourne co-working space gets assistance from Optus

Optus announced it will sponsor Melbourne co-working space for startups, Inspire9. The space had been fully self-funded prior to the sponsorship.

By Adam Bender | 30 April, 2013 15:41

Tags: startups, Inspire9, Melbourne, co-working space, optus

Australian startup snapshot: Airtasker

After turning one year old, Sydney's Airtasker is considering expanding its online marketplace for contract jobs overseas, according to co-founders Tim Fung and Jonathan Lui. However, Fung and Lui wants to keep its HQ and said it’s critical Australia promotes an ecosystem that keeps startups Down Under.

By Adam Bender | 24 April, 2013 12:13

Tags: tasks, funding, amaysim, small business, website, Airtasker, Venture capital, Startup, Marketplace, jobs

Startups to be 'huge' part of Australia economy: Google

Australia’s startup scene could add $109 billion to the economy and 540,000 new jobs over the next 20 years, if fostered properly, according to a report released today by Google.

By Adam Bender | 23 April, 2013 08:00

Tags: startups, funding, entrepreneurs, education, economy, Australia, Venture capital

Google's #startupAUS to formalise 'within weeks'

Google seeks to raise the voice of Australian startups by forming #startupAUS, a formal industry group to advocate on behalf of the burgeoning community.

By Adam Bender | 16 April, 2013 11:01

Tags: #startupAUS, startups, ecosystem, funding, stock options, education, Australia, Venture capital, industry group, tax laws, Google

LawPath connects startups to lawyers

A new attorney-matching service aims to ease possible apprehension of Australian startups and other small businesses to find and contact lawyers.

By Adam Bender | 15 April, 2013 14:56

Tags: startups, legal advice, lawyers, attorneys

Australian startup snapshot: Roamz / Local Measure

Sydney-based Roamz switched focus from consumer to business after discovering that its location-based platform for monitoring social media appealed to retailers around the world.

By Adam Bender | 15 April, 2013 12:05

Tags: startups, funding, retail, Australia, location-based services, government, social media, mobile app

Twitter buys Brisbane music startup

Twitter has acquired Brisbane music startup We Are Hunted, the startup confirmed.

By Adam Bender | 12 April, 2013 14:05

Tags: brisbane, We Are Hunted, music, blogs, website, twitter, social media, Startup

Easy to read websites pay off for Vision Australia

Text heavy websites which readers found hard to navigate are a thing of the past at not-for-profit Vision Australia.

By Hamish Barwick | 09 April, 2013 11:30

Tags: charity, not-for-profit, vision australia, Telerik

Australian startup snapshot: Tap-To

Tap-To is a Brisbane developer of B2B mobile middleware that helps businesses deliver forms and other documents to employees in the field. The startup is finding success abroad and considering a move overseas to the US.

By Adam Bender | 08 April, 2013 11:02

Tags: brisbane, B2B, funding, moving overseas, Australia, River City Labs, mobile, forms, Startup

Taxi booking startup wins investors amid fire from cab industry

Australian startup Ingogo raised $1.5 million in a new investment round to fund its cab booking mobile app, despite public attacks from the taxi industry.

By Adam Bender | 05 April, 2013 15:13

Tags: app, ingogo, funding, cab, taxi, mobile, Startup

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