Lauren Hall’s only been in Australia a few years, but already has plans to become our first female entrepreneur to build a $1 billion business. She’s preparing to officially launch the nex…
Profiles
A small business with a big heart: Table of Plenty’s founder Kate Weiss wins Telstra Business Owner of the Year
Victorian entrepreneur Kate Weiss credits her two children with giving her the motivation to start her food business, Table of Plenty. Fourteen years ago, Weiss’ daughter, Amy, was born with a r…
How this Gen Y is creating a new generation for philanthropy
In today’s so called ‘compassion fatigued society’, how does a charity gain leverage in an already saturated market? By building an innovative, daring organisation targeting a genera…
A message from women in the community sector
Is the independence of the environmental and community sectors under threat? That was the question considered at an event in Melbourne hosted by the Swinburne Philanthropy Alumini earlier this we…
Journalist turned coffee entrepreneur: Meet Jacqueline Arias
Jacqueline Arias is a pioneer. Not only has she created a successful coffee brand in Australia, she has done it with such stanch ethics that Republica has been independently certified as organic, carb…
What Rachel Zoe knows about motherhood, business and style
One of the world’s most famous stylists wants you to know that despite the designer threads and celebrity friends, she’s just a normal person. Rachel Zoe may tell some of the world’s…
How Katrina Knowles rebuilt her business after Cyclone Yasi
When Cyclone Yasi hit Mission Beach in February 2011, Katrina Knowles was taking cover inside The Elandra – a beachfront hotel she had spent years transforming from a dilapidated and run-down property…
Ann Sherry: You never know what your next opportunity is going to be
Ann Sherry AO was inducted into the Women’s Agenda Hall of Fame at the NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards this week, joining our 2013 inductee Wendy McCarthy. Here’s a bit more on …
How to write a book while holding down a full-time job
Many of us dream of fulfilling a creative goal outside of our professional employment, but when you go into battle carrying nothing but the romance of the idea, you’ll likely lose to the crushin…
It’s been 70 years since a woman first addressed Parliament
Sunday marks 70 years since Dame Enid Lyons delivered her maiden speech to parliament as the first female ever elected to the House of Representatives at the 1943 federal election. (Western Australia&…
