Who? Charlie Thompson What? The CLEAN COLLECTIVE, which started in 2017. What was the impetus? The Clean Collective is the fastest-growing marketplace for sustainable purchases in Australia. The onli…
It’s only a ‘favour’: The trouble with speaking for free
I suspect it’s because too many of us are too nice and too modest. Why else is speaking for free something so many of us do? Why do we fail to treat speaking opportunities as a business transact…
Mums & Co brings back event propelling female entrepreneurs and leaving them MPowered
Mums & Co core event Be MPowered Conference is back. In its second year, the conference brings together international and local influential thought leaders, creative thinkers and business owner mu…
Four tips for playing the long game in business, from Victoria’s Small Business Woman of the Year
Competitive sports are in my blood. I grew up on a tennis court, played competitive netball for 20 years and trained with the swim squad up to five times each week. I’ve always understood that goals r…
Nominations are OPEN for the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards
It’s on! Nominations are now open for the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, which celebrate emerging female leaders across a number of different industries, as well as the change makers and agend…
The story of Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie & co-founder of Mattel
Bertrand Venard, Audencia In marking the 60th anniversary of one of the world’s best-known toys, the Barbie doll, scholars and journalists have a wealth of angles to explore. The impact of the Barbie …
It’s time we addressed why mums with businesses are buckling under pressure
Women might be able to have it all, but it’s sure as hell not coming easy. That’s the key take-away from research conducted by creative platform, 99Designs which shows the majority of moth…
‘Say it out loud, ask for help, don’t apologise, be bold’: Advice from PROJECT ROCKIT founders, Rosie and Lucy Thomas
Rosie and Lucy Thomas are the sisters who co-founded PROJECT ROCKIT fresh out of high school. Thirteen years on, the pair have created an impressive business that promotes a world for young people wh…
“I probably underestimated myself”: How Linda Eddy beat the odds and built ‘Uber for waste’ app EzyBin
After more than 15 years in the waste industry, Linda Eddy figured it was time for things to get a bit easier. Having bought her waste-management business from her husband’s father, the couple had bra…
New Fishburners chief champions diversity and social enterprise within startup community
Startup community and co-working space Fishburners has appointed social enterprise guru Nicole O’Brien as its new chief executive to replace its first employee Pandora Shelley, who announced last mont…
