Business It’s time we addressed why mums with businesses are buckling under pressure The survey found that 30 percent of mothers spend 50+ hours a week looking after their family compared to just 10 percent of entrepreneurial dads.
News & Views ‘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. It’s become Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying.
News & Views “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, so she launched Ezybin.
Business 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
Business Shifting a start-up into a national enterprise: What I wish I knew then that I know now Scaling a start-up, you need to be prepared for years of perseverance and set-backs, plus have grit and sheer determination in spades, to succeed.
News & Views Co-working space for women, One Roof, raised $1 million from female investors One Roof is one of Australia’s leading co-working spaces. Its specifically been designed for and is dedicated to female-led businesses.
Entrepreneurs How the Western Bulldogs’ Roz Richards launched her mobile business Roz Richards is the head myotherapist for dominant AFL team the Western Bulldogs and she’s also recently launched her own mobile myotherapy business.
News & Views 13 awesome women running start-ups & small businesses to watch This year, SmartCompany decided to showcase some women running businesses who at their core, represent the small-business and startup community.
News & Views When it comes to ‘balance’ we’re just getting started. Keep calling out the ‘imbalance’ Balance best describes what kind of future women want to see, writes Sadhana Smiles. But in many ways we’re making little progress.
Business We need wild, bold ideas to disrupt workplace design for women Right now is the perfect storm of opportunity to bodly reimagine how women – and men – and everyone else can work.
News & Views ‘I’d lost my networks, people couldn’t remember what I’d achieved at work’: My reality after baby No. 2 and what I’d do differently After her second child, returning to work got harder, writes Kate Pollard. She shares what she’d do differently, with the benefit of hindsight.
News & Views 5 networking mistakes you’re probably making right now There are 1001 ways to skin a cat when it comes to networking, but here are some common mistakes to steer clear of when it comes to doing it well.