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Topaz Conway joins StartupAUS board as Teresa Engelhard is appointed chair

- November 29, 2016 2 MIN READ

Ahead of the release of its 2016 Crossroads report later this week, advocacy body StartupAUS has announced the appointment of Topaz Conway to its board and existing board director Teresa Engelhard as chairman. Chair of women-focused accelerator program Springboard Enterprises and advisor for the federal government’s Accelerating Commercialisation initiative, Conway said she is “delighted” to… Read more »

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Love Merino allows customers to trace garments back to the sheep the wool came from

- November 29, 2016 < 1 MIN READ

In 2015 Pip, along with her brother-in-law Ian Smith, decided to launch a new venture they both say was 120 years in the making. Together they launched Love Merino, an ecommerce / ethical fashion startup. It’s a company that represents the hard work of over six generations of Smiths that have lived and worked on the farm, laying the foundations to be able to produce a premium wool product through their approach to how they farmed the land and cared for the animals.

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Investible partners with WOTSO WorkSpace to expand its programs around Australia

- November 24, 2016 2 MIN READ

WOTSO WorkSpace, a network of coworking spaces in locations not traditionally seen as tech hubs, has announced a partnership with ‘startup generator’ Investible that will see Investible run its workshops and accelerator program from WOTSO locations from 2017. As well as spaces in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, on the Gold Coast, and on Flinders St in… Read more »