News Corp Australia has partnered with Slingshot Accelerator to launch News Bolt, an internal innovation program for its 8,000 staff across the country. Aimed at helping develop new ideas from staff, the program will see Slingshot work with News Corp to run showcases, innovation sprints, workshops, and mentoring sessions to select the best ideas to… Read more »
By Jim Plouffe Nathaniel Peek started Spin Cycle Clothing four years ago in Adelaide, South Australia, to supply custom-made racing kit to serious cyclists, but he knew that if he wanted to grow the business he needed a point of difference. He then combined his love of cycling – the 39-year-old has competed in… Read more »
Global ecommerce and shipping company Pitney Bowes has partnered with Sydney parcel delivery startup Sendle to help small to medium businesses with their shipping. The partnership will see Sendle power the company’s SendPro shipping platform in Australia. SendPro will offer customers a national flat rate, including pickup and delivery guarantees, from Sendle, while Pitney Bowes… Read more »
John Brumby has had a long career in the public eye: now an independent director on the board of Huawei Australia and president of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), he served for seven years as MP for Bendigo during the period of the Hawke Government before moving to the Victorian state parliament, where he… Read more »
By Andrew Spence Tricking the brain with visual illusions that alter the appearance of the knee is proving to reduce pain for people with osteoarthritis. Researchers from the University of South Australia’s Body in Mind Research Group conducted testing on people aged over 50 who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee. The 12 participants… Read more »
Startup meet Corporate, an original podcast by Startup Daily, takes a look at the way corporates and startups across Australia and New Zealand work with each other and approach innovation. On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about training new recruits. We had a chat to Hugh Fahy, the GM of Engineering at MYOB, who… Read more »
Ruth Hatherley is the founder and CEO of Moneycatcha, a regtech startup providing a real-time blockchain solution for regulatory and compliance reporting. After growing up on a farm, Ruth spent her career at Commonwealth Bank and Mortgage Choice in Western Australia before coming up with Moneycatcha and deciding to go all in on the startup,… Read more »
Brain stimulation treatment in the home for people recovering from stroke is being trialled in South Australia. By Andrew Spence The home treatment program for chronic stroke patients with hand/arm mobility issues has the potential to reduce the cost and physical barriers for people recovering from strokes, who often have moderate to severe mobility issues.… Read more »
Join Flying Solo founder Robert Gerrish, editor Peter Crocker and the folk from Business Connect for a free webinar on the success essentials for small business. Bringing together their best advice on getting started, finding clients, digital marketing and staying motivated, Gerrish and Crocker will help you create your essential plan for the year ahead. Answering… Read more »
Startup meet Corporate, an original podcast by Startup Daily, takes a look at the way corporates and startups across Australia and New Zealand work with each other and approach innovation. On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about women in tech. We had a chat with Sarah Moran, cofounder and CEO of Girl Geek Academy, an… Read more »
LaunchVic has announced $13.45 million in funding to establish three new accelerator programs in Victoria. SBE Australia, an organisation focused on supporting female founders, has received funding to run both a program for up to 20 life sciences startups and its E3 program for 60 earlier stage business over three years. New outfit Skalata Ventures,… Read more »
Cleantech-focused accelerator program EnergyLab has partnered with Sydney organisation Catalysr to give early-stage ‘migrapreneurs’ working in the cleantech and energy space access to tailored resources and support. The partnership will see up to 50 entrepreneurs from Catalysr’s pre-accelerator program, which supports migrant and refugee-founded startups, given access to desk space and mentoring from EnergyLab. The… Read more »
Startup Muster has launched its 2018 survey and is calling for current and future startup founders, investors, and others in the community to take part. Now in its fifth year, survey participants in the survey will be able to see and connect with each other through Startup Muster’s Connection feature, which first launched in late… Read more »
By Jim Plouffe The kit to diagnose leishmaniasis is being trialled this month by the Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of a program to revolutionise the way diseases are tested and treated. Working with Austin-based infectious disease virtual incubator PandemicTech and the New Venture Institute (NVI) at Flinders University in Adelaide, Dr Endalamaw… Read more »
Startup meet Corporate, an original podcast by Startup Daily, takes a look at the way large companies across Australia and New Zealand approach innovation. On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about the business of real estate listings. We have a chat REA Group’s chief inventor Nigel Dalton about the lessons he learned about disruption… Read more »
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