Startups

Australia’s chance to lead in climate tech: Regrow’s CEO on raising $50 million and Australia’s future

Gazala Anver

27 May 2022

Regrow’s software platform provides science-based solutions for both farmers and corporations to decarbonise and build sustainable agricultural practices.

Uni leaders call for Labor’s $14.6 million Startup Year scheme to reach founders from all backgrounds

David Adams

26 May 2022

The Startup Year initiative promises to provide income-contingent loans to 2000 students, helping them develop their business ideas in accredited university accelerators over the course of a year.

Small business wages are outpacing national average as SMEs face rising cost pressures, report says

David Adams

26 May 2022

Wages paid by Australian small businesses grew 4.1% in April 2022 compared to April 2021, accounting software provider Xero says.

Adam Schwab: Why Klarna, Paypal and Netflix are cutting jobs and no tech company is immune

Adam Schwab

26 May 2022

If there’s a single phrase that investors, businesses and tech workers should live by above all else it’s this: everything always reverts to the mean.

One in 10 workers changed jobs in the year to February, ABS says, giving credence to ‘Great Resignation’ claims

David Adams

25 May 2022

Some 1.3 million people changed jobs in the year to February 2022, the ABS says, suggesting many took part in the 'Great Migration'.

Online ordering platform Fresho raises $14 million as it looks to re-enter the US after COVID-enforced retreat

Gazala Anver

25 May 2022

Venues can use Fresho to browse supplier lists and base their decisions on real-time availability of produce, while also using its payment platform to make payments and generate invoices.

Ombudsman names and shames electric ‘undergarment’ training company 20Volts for refusing to engage in mediation

David Adams

25 May 2022

The ombudsman accused 20Volts, which offers electro muscular stimulation training, of failing to engage with alternative dispute resolution processes brought forward by an unnamed small business.

Aussie startup Reejig named among global tech pioneers for 2022

Gazala Anver

25 May 2022

Australian workforce intelligence platform Reejig has been recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, three months after the startup raised US$15 million.

What small businesses and startups can expect from the new Labor government

David Adams

23 May 2022

Prime Minister elect Anthony Albanese and senior Labor MPs have outlined the party's economic vision.

You’ve got 30 seconds to impress: Here’s how to nail your elevator pitch

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In this extract, Daniel Fah and Tony McAuslan run through the secrets of a great elevator pitch — where you've only got 30 seconds to convince someone that your idea is, in fact, not shit.