DiDi pledges over $12 million in discounts for essential workers on the frontline of the vaccine effort Coronavirus, Startup News, Transport & Logistics Lois Maskiell 21 January 2021 DiDi will use the Global Vaccination Support Fund to offer essential workers free and significantly discounted trips.
From concierge commerce to visual search: Three digital trend predictions for 2021 Analysis, Marketing, Technology Constantine Frantzeskos 21 January 2021 This year, demand for personalisation will see concierge commerce, consumer-centric sales experiences and visual search take the stage.
Full-time works: Why the unrelenting pandemic is actually a reason against hiring contractors Coronavirus, Recruitment & Hiring, Startup Advice Zak Sabourne 20 January 2021 Hiring contractors can seem like a great solution for small-to-medium businesses. However, there’s a problem with this approach.
Xinja returns all customer deposits as it finalises exit from banking scene Finance, Startup News Eloise Keating 20 January 2021 Neobank Xinja has become the first authorised deposit-taking institution in Australia to return its deposits to customers, after finalising its exit from the local banking scene.
Agriwebb secures $30 million in Series B funding, as 2021 brings fresh opportunities for Aussie agtech Agribusiness, Startup News Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 19 January 2021 Agriwebb has raised $30 million, giving it a valuation of over $100 million and highlighting a global growth opportunity for Aussie tech.
The new year is here, and it’s time to set goals that ensure long-term success Business Advice, Startup Advice Shannon Threlfall 18 January 2021 While short-term goals are necessary, it is also very important that you are considering your long-term vision in every action that you take.
As BeforePay bags $9 million and Affirm lists in the US, 2021 shows the BNPL trend is still strong Finance, Startup News, Technology Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 15 January 2021 Just two weeks into 2021 we’re fielding a flurry of news in the buy-now-pay-later sector, including Beforepay's $9 million raise.
Google is “flexing a bit of muscle” in the face of the News Media Bargaining Code. Should businesses be paying attention? Arts & Media, Startup News, Technology Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 14 January 2021 Google’s admission to hiding traditional media reports in search results could forshadow a sea change in its role the SME landscape.
An “impossible test”: Confusion reigns as small events organisers find themselves excluded from government grants scheme Analysis, Arts & Media, Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 14 January 2021 The Business Events Grants Scheme is causing confusion for organisers, with events being approved as eligible, only to find out they're not.
“Absolutely poisonous”: Why networking is a waste of time Networking, Opinion Joan Westenberg 14 January 2021 At the end of the day, networking is about trying to work a group of people, and their contacts, in order to get something from them.
