An athlete from the age of 8, Roz Richards remembers her routine-like weekly sports massages fondly, but she never thought they’d be such an integral part of her livelihood and business. Growing up in…
13 awesome women running start-ups & small businesses to watch
About this time of year, our sister site, SmartCompany usually publishes an annual list of Top Female Entrepreneurs, which ranks Australia’s top women in business based on their revenues or personal w…
How these founders made kids coding a $6 million business in four years
After being named the third-fastest-growing SME in Australia, the founding trio of Code Camp didn’t get together and throw a party or take a day off. In fact, all that was involved was a few celebrato…
Bellabox co-founder Sarah Hamilton on mistakes, growth & working with her twin
Australian beauty subscription startup bellabox is celebrating its seventh birthday this month and — because startup years are a bit like dog years — that makes co-founders and twin sisters Sarah and …
Fortune Magazine reports women received just 2.2% of venture capital in 2017
Female founders received 2.2% of venture capital funds in 2017 according to research published by Fortune Magazine, and that actually represents a bump on previous years. Data collected by PitchBook s…
Where are the ‘dadpreneurs’? They’re running businesses & their parental status is moot
Businesswomen are often judged not just on the success of their business but in light of their parental status. Christie Whitehill says motherhood is a reality – not a reason to lower our expectations…
6 ways you can help a woman running her own business
Women know a lot about giving support. They support friends, families, partners, colleagues, children. But when women start their own businesses, for myriad reasons, support can be conspicuously absen…
How to avoid burn out as an entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur and running your own business can of course deliver some amazing upsides, but it does come with its own set of challenges. One of those challenges is burnout, especially in the t…
How ‘male-only’ business attributes punish female entrepreneurs
In theory, the world of entrepreneurship should be gender-blind. Start-up businesses are judged on whether they survive or die, and you might have thought that the same stark definition was applied to…
Some home truths about “the entrepreneur’s life” from a mum of two.
It was the night of the SheStarts showcase where the 10 winners of $100k in pre-seed funding were being announced. Hundreds were assembled at the Dr Chau Chak Wing building in Sydney. Beautifully-groo…
