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Aussie start-ups joining 2025 evokeAG event unveiled

The evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program offers a platform for start-ups and scale-ups to showcase their solutions to key chall...

Small-business health remains weak but some bright spots detected

Continued cost of living struggles has kept small-business health below average but innovation may hold a key to recover...

How Lobo tackled manufacturing challenges to make an Australia-first convertible heel

The founder of Australia’s first convertible high heel overcame design, cost and cultural hurdles in Europe to develop a...

Our new product made the old one obsolete – here’s how we repurposed it

How one business repurposed an existing product into something new and innovative without alienating its existing custom...

What LG’s 2018 AI phone failure can teach start-ups about innovation

LG bought out an AI-powered phone in 2018, so why do we see AI as innovative in 2024? There's a lesson to be learned her...
small business, micro-entrepreneur

Four ways start-ups are changing society for the better

The SME ecosystem is not just our economic backbone buit is also the launchpad for the nation’s herald of transformation...
growth fund, hub

Why SMEs are turning away from the big banks for funding

More Australian SMEs are turning to non-bank providers for their funding as the emerging players grab a bigger market sh...

The importance of creativity and wonder for small businesses

With more content flooding into the world, standing out has never been more important.
ICT, delivering beyond innovation

Five start-ups selected as finalists for KPMG competition

The five finalists will take the stage in Sydney to present their innovative solutions in front of a panel of judges and...
retailers, sustainable fashion, retail trends

Small retailers still trying to grow, report finds

Sixty-seven per cent of small retailers are looking for innovative ways to acquire new business in response to fears of ...