A humble startup from Melbourne, Frank Body, is getting young women across Australia to strip down, lather up with caffeinated powder, and Instagram naked selfies, along with the brand’s unique social media hashtag #thefrankeffect.
We live in a culture of immediacy. The demand for instant results has seeped into every aspect of our lives – so much, that we don’t have the patience to wait for a sandwich or taxi, let alone business growth and profitability. Is it the same for late stage capital access in Australia? Sure we want it but do we need it yet?
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.
Businesses can spend weeks creating animated videos for their homepage – or months if they don’t have an in-house designer. Hobart-based startup Biteable is not only slicing down that time to less than 10 minutes, but also making the process as simple as it is to create graphics on Canva and as cheap as creating professional videos can get.
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.
The final look and character of a home is not only contingent upon its walls and curtains, but also furniture items. And while we all love a bit nice furniture, for many of us, the thought of furniture shopping on a Saturday morning is exasperating. Thanks to Interior Secrets, Australians can browse and purchase designer furniture with just a few clicks of a mouse.
Every region dreams of becoming an innovation hub like Silicon Valley – the foundation for tomorrow’s startups. But none have been able to successfully recreate the ‘magic’ that inhabits the region.
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.
The kisa phone eliminates the complexities that make smartphones inaccessible – instead, featuring large tactile buttons, clear text and no screen, while allowing users to call family and friends with the push of a single button.
Barely out of high school, 17-year-old entrepreneur, Taylor Dow, is already delivering a weekly profit of $10,000 with his tea company – BodyTea Australia.
Melbourne-based startup Rewardle is staying ahead of the game, now offering time-poor coffee consumers the ability to order ahead through mere taps on their smartphones.
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.
Pricify is an new innovative tool that allows consumers to track prices of products they want from any online retailer around the world under one roof.
The ecommerce market in Australia is extremely competitive at the moment. Here are 10 companies killing it online right now.
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