Startups

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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Strategy

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.

Blackbird and Square Peg investors in digital business card startup Blinq’s $5 million raise

Kye White

20 May 2022

Blinq lets users share digital business cards quickly and easily with others, using the app and an NFC card, short link, email signature, video call background, or QR Code.

Aussie businesses ready to roll out new PayTo platform at July 1 launch

Sophie Venz

19 May 2022

As part of a new partnership with GoCardless, Cape will be one of the first businesses in Australia to use the NPP's new PayTo payments initiative.

Benjemen Elengovan of MyGigsters named Entrepreneur of the Year

Sophie Venz

18 May 2022

Smallbiz Week has kicked off in Melbourne last night with the Young Hero Awards dinner, celebrating business leaders under 35 years old.