Entrepreneurs

More Victorian startup founders will be headed to the library thanks to an entrepreneurial networking space created with the help of a $2 million donation from Melbourne businesswoman Christine Christian.

‘Male-only’ business attributes punish female entrepreneurs because it is most commonly described in opposition to the male traits for success.

Despite having jam packed ‘to do’ lists and lots going on, many business owners will inevitably think, ‘Jeez this running a business thing is lonely business.

Meet Rachel Grantham. She worked as a risk manager before starting Little Bud, a business which produces healthy meals for children aged 1-5.

Richenda Vermeulen explains how she runs a business in a 32 hour week.

Bakers Delight is a business built on little decisions, where a simple choice about hot cross bun flavours can be make or break.

Eventbrite chief executive Julia Hartz is scrolling through the guest list for an event she’s created for her 20-year high school reunion using her company’s app, giving a commentary on who has bought tickets.

Christie Whitehill’s pre-Tinder dating app was once well on its way to success: She’d raised capital, partnered with major media brands and thought she had everything ready to go to change the world of dating.

When I told the seven-year-old daughter of a friend that there’s an Australian newspaper that’s just for kids, her eyes lit up.

The issue of gender quotas for Australian businesses has again hit the headlines with a suggestion from the Human Rights Commission that the federal government use its procurement processes to become a “model industry” when it comes to improving representations of women in the workforce.

It’s not about hiring women, it’s about hiring RIGHT, and that requires you to open your ears, writes Appscore Co-founder and Managing Director Alex Louey.

What happens when you run a small business, and give birth?