Would you turn down a $2.5 billion deal from one of the world’s biggest companies? For most businesses, the answer would probably be ‘no’, but for the deputy chief executive of one of Vietnam’s bigges…
Samantha Wills is closing down her $10 million jewellery brand: Here’s why
For Samantha Wills, the decision to close her nearly 15-year-old eponymous jewellery brand was in part inspired by the “Seinfeld model”, with the young founder saying she wanted to “go out on a high”.…
New scholarship for women in tech aims to level the industry playing field
Our friends at Smart Company take a look at a new scholarship that’s helping to level the playing field for women in tech. A timely initiative given just over 25 percent of tech start-up founder…
Australia to get first all-women games creation hackathon
In an effort to increase female representation in Australia’s video game industry, Melbourne-based education and events startup Girl Geek Academy has launched Australia’s first all-women games creatio…
Bro-centric language: Why it’s time to stop saying we’re ‘crushing’ and ‘killing’ it
“We’ve been smashing all our milestones for the last 12 months, and now we’re hoping to keep killing it over 2018.” How many times have you heard that sentence, or something similar? Or how many times…
Awesome initiative to give female founders free coaching this IWD
This is one great idea! Especially when starting a business can be lonely, tough and very challenging. Dominic Powell from StartupSmart looks at how prominent women in the VC and startup sector have c…
She launched a startup and battled cancer: This founder now wants something simpler
For Loretta McGill, battling an unexpected bowel cancer diagnosis was an easier task than creating and launching her first startup. “The thing about cancer and chemotherapy is that you’re told every s…
SBE opens applications for female-focused accelerator, adds UrbanYou co-founder Noga Edelstein to board
SBE Australia has opened applications for its 2018 accelerator program, seeking a 10-strong cohort of female-led startups to participate in the intensive two-month program. Running locally since 2013,…
Meet the woman recently named Australia’s ‘Progressive Workplace Leader’
Annie Parker is fast becoming one of the country’s most influential people in startups. She speaks to Dominic Powell about her plans for making the sector better for women. Back in 2013, Annie …
How the women behind a mentoring startup raised more than $1 million
Friends since school, Lucy Lloyd and Heidi Holmes (pictured above) created their mentor-matching startup Mentorloop when they were both going through a career change and couldn’t find the advice…
