The past few years have been among the toughest for businesses in living memory, but you would be hard-pressed to guess that based on the jubilant atmosphere at the 2024 Smart50 Awards.

This month we cover: A new initiative that aims to close the gender funding gap for women-led startups, could an Aussie innovation help slash greenhouse gas emissions from grazing livestock by up to 98%? and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has helped launch the Inner West Ale Trail, which celebrates 17 independent breweries in Sydney’s “craft beer capital”.