The changes these people are trying to make in the world are wide and varied, from cleaning up pollution of our waterways to continuing the fight for the status of women in our workforce. Each cause is important and each person is a true crusader giving a voice to many that are not fortunate enough to be in position to voice theirs.
Social Enterprises, unprofitable, unscalable and uninteresting.
That is, at least to the majority of Australian investors according to opinions of many innovators in the community that has now almost become a subset of the startup ecosystem we call social entrepreneurs.
The one thing that the mining boom in Perth has allowed the entrepreneurial folk in Perth do well is earn great coin and save money that can be put to use down the track to turn ideas into reality. Simon Guerrero an engineer, was able to use his savings to support himself whilst only having to work part time in the initial stages of building the venture Ticketbooth with his good mate and cofounder Matthew James.
Eat an insect. Save the world.
A ridiculous concept, right? Well, over 2 billion people around the world who enjoy insects as part of their daily diet would disagree with you.
Last Friday, Delosa upped the ante, moving his growing empire to what is fast becoming Sydney’s startup hub, and opening up The Entourage’s Entrepreneur Development Centre (EEDC) on Harris street in Pyrmont.
Like all good startup stories, Stylerunner started from a kitchen table and an internet connection, the initial set up was a little more than most ecommerce sites, with the Stevanja sisters deciding to back their gut instincts from the start paying a premium of around $2000 to secure the domain stylerunner.com – it was a strategic desicion that has paid off.
Mentors are critical to the success of building our eco-system and if you talk to any startup founder, they play a very integrated role in the growth and journey within a new business owners life.
When compiling this list, we looked at estimated revenues, traction within the specific industry the entrepreneur’s business is in and scalability based on current activities and future plans for the business. Here is our list of Australia’s top male entrepreneurs under the age of 40.
We come from the land of Tall Poppy Syndrome, so it’s not surprising that Mark McDonald and Josiah Humphrey, both in their early 20s, garner some raised eyebrows when they talk about their expansion plans over the next 24 months for their business Appster.
This is our first ever ranked list for 2014. Unlike our Top Coders & Tech People or Startup of the Year lists, the Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs Under 40 has been selected by our team here at Shoe String.
The ecommerce market in Australia is extremely competitive at the moment. Here are 10 companies killing it online right now.
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I formally announce that Shoe String Media has gone into partnership with Pinstripe Media, the company behind brands such as Kochie’s Business Builders on Yahoo!7 and various content on other international networks.
Nothing quite beats a great piece of written or video content. There is a lot of information to sift through out there on the internet; and when it it comes to blogging in the startup space, you could literally go through every company we have covered on this site and find a blog section for their company on their websites.
This year was a great year for laying the foundations. Many entrepreneurs started out on the road to something exciting, disruptive and in many cases life-changing for their users, and game changing for their industry. In 2014 these newbie startups will begin to grow and scale and we think that you will start seeing some big things from all of them!
Back in 2011 whilst still at University Mia McCarthy founder of new cereal brand Yummia, decided to take a punt and enter the very aggressive world of breakfast products, specifically muesli.
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