Startup
Mind the gap for female entrepreneurs
Ahmed Fahour For the sake of our future prosperity as a nation we need to proactively encourage more female entrepreneurs.
GlamCorner scores in the sharing economy of fashion rental
![GlamCorner founders Dean Jones and Audrey Khaing-Jones have a background in finance rather than fashion.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/9/r/9/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn9pt2.png/1456988895881.jpg)
Cara Waters A trend towards access not ownership is behind the $800,000 boost to this designer dress rental business.
A bags-to-riches strategy
![Julie McMahon, left, and Jackie Hegarty plan to grow their bag business in Australia and the US.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/3/0/o/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn30av.png/1456361259348.jpg)
Duncan Hughes Jack+Jules has launched its first collection of recyclable shopping bags.
Brisbane start-ups find a home in $5 million jobs 'incubator'
![Inside "The Capital" in Queen St Mall.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/2/e/o/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn2akd.png/1456296685029.jpg)
Tony Moore The Brisbane of tomorrow will not look like the 9am to 5pm working-day office space of today, two of Australia's fastest growing start-up businesses told reporters today.
One mic to rule them all
![Deirdre Porter is searching for backers for her MyMic app.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/x/1/t/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmv0gp.png/1455747483090.jpg)
Cara Waters A microphone fail at a technology conference led Deirdre Porter to develop an app which could mean the end of the dreaded roving mikes.
Sally Fitzgibbons turns entrepreneur
![Surfing star Sally Fitzgibbons has turned entrepreneur.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/z/2/6/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmu7ww.png/1455578320335.jpg)
Cara Waters Sally Fitzgibbons has started up her own fitness business as she continues training to be the female World Surfing Champion.
Investing in start-ups
![Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull address the media ...](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/8/7/4/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm1ynw.png/1455169247479.jpg)
Mike NIcholls There are many ways you can actively reduce your risk when investing in start-ups. Here are a few tips for those who want to get started.
Everyone wants to be a startup
![Alexia Ruscone and Sophie Toohey, co-founders of Good Day Girl, say they've moved past the startup phase.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/p/o/b/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmpoeu.png/1455137426355.jpg)
Cara Waters Startups are so hot right now but are they really just early-stage small businesses?
These little entrepreneurs went to market
![Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy, the creative directors of Dinosaur Designs, started off with a market store.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/p/6/w/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmp5xz.png/1455000745409.jpg)
Kate Jones Before crowdfunding and reality TV, the Aussie market was where some of the biggest names in business tested their products and found a following.
How a tradie became a serial entrepreneur
![Jake Tyson says you need to look at what you can make money from, not just what you are passionate about.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/m/u/1/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmms66.png/1454962145517.jpg)
Jake Tyson used to be a carpenter but has just launched his second multimillion-dollar company.
Bunking in with Airbnb for business travel
![Guy Pearson uses online room booking service Airbnb for his work travel.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/l/n/q/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmhcs7.png/1454563666432.jpg)
Cara Waters Small businesses are turning to Airbnb for their business travel as the sharing economy continues to gather speed.
13 start-ups to watch in 2016
![Envato co-founder and executive director Cyan Ta'eed.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/z/q/p/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm1ucq.png/1454358904195.jpg)
Mike Nicholls Investing in start-ups is a risky business, but here is a list of some of the most promising.
Aussie startup signs US deal worth up to $100 million
![Chief executive and co-founder of Unlockd Matt Berriman in New York.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/d/y/g/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmepzc.png/1453861461645.jpg)
Cara Waters The "freemium" phone plan startup Unlockd backed by Lachlan Murdoch is now available to more than 9 million customers in the United States thanks to a deal with Boost Mobile.
Over 50 and just starting up
![Barry Lehrer says it's never too late to start your own business.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/e/p/k/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmepe0.png/1453852128738.jpg)
Barry Lehrer How I started a human resources tech startup at the age of 52 which attracted $2 million in investment and turns over more than $200,000 a year.
My blooming social enterprise
![Nipuni Wijewickrema and her sister Gayana who has Down syndrome.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/b/j/c/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmbj7p.png/1453416958393.jpg)
Kate Jones Nipuni Wijewickrema runs a "socially sustainable" business that has put her in the running for Young Australian of the Year.
The million-dollar tennis selfie business
![Spectators take selfies at the Australian Open which has catapulted Social Playground into the spotlight.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/a/t/c/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmai69.png/1453424693366.jpg)
Cara Waters Annabelle Smith built a million-dollar business from our obsessions with selfies at the tennis and other events.
Teetering on the business brink
![Gretha Oost has spent the past 10 years working on her business ideas, including Project O water fountains and this ...](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/8/t/8/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm8t89.png/1453164427929.jpg)
Louis White The reality of a business startup can be very different to the dream of instant wealth and success.
Meet the Etsy makers
![Artist Rose Miller with her children in the backyard of her house in Padstow where she runs her Etsy business.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/5/f/v/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm4ez0.png/1452727542743.jpg)
Cara Waters Who are the people making, selling and running businesses on Etsy in Australia?
Co-working with a side of childcare
![Erin Richards, co-founder of Happy HubBub, says she is the target market for the childcare centre and co-working space.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/4/c/h/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm48k2.png/1452581889738.jpg)
Cara Waters Two entrepreneurs are getting ready to open Australia's first dedicated coworking space with childcare next month.Â
Scoring a deal for pressed juice at 30,000 feet
![Flight Attendant Michael Cook with Botanica team Grant Swanepoel, Richard Magney and Nadia Watson on board a Qantas flight.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/0/8/c/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm06tk.png/1452402825430.jpg)
Cara Waters How an Australian small business got Qantas to serve its cold-pressed juice on board.
Start-up co-founders turn to therapy
![The television show Silicon Valley depicts some of the stresses of start-up life.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/9/9/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm0ssx.png/1452122092865.jpg)
Tracey Lien The relationship between business co-founders can share striking similarities to a marriage.
Five tips for starting up a business in 2016
![Kelly-Lee Wright, founder of Feather Drum, says she set about creating the product she wanted to buy herself.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/z/u/s/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glzs9e.png/1452041854972.jpg)
Cara Waters How to take the plunge and start your own business. Â
Sydney start-up ASAP set to ride wave of crowdtasking success
![Dylan Samra](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/s/4/m/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gls2yf.png/1450608943134.png)
Francesca Wallace  Is your mouth watering at the thought of gelato? Just realised it's your mother's birthday?
Braving the Shark Tank of Chinese TV
![Jessica Wilson is set to appear on the Chinese equivalent of Shark Tank.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/p/g/j/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gloo94.png/1450316806169.jpg)
Frances Mao Two Australian entrepreneurs are spruiking their startups on Chinese reality TV show, The Next Unicorn.
Making money in my activewear
![Stylerunner is banking on the popularity of activewear continuing.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/b/b/m/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glfxi8.png/1450067092098.jpg)
Cara Waters Meet the entrepreneurs making millions from our love for wearing yoga pants to do do everything but yoga in.
Searching a 'vague' Innovation Statement
![Bastion Cycles co-owner Ben Schultz uses 3D bike printing in his business.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/h/d/7/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glhgvt.png/1449525982907.jpg)
Cara Waters A 3D bike-printing business is the sort of business the Prime Minister's Innovation Statement should be aimed at.
Aussie small businesses' innovation fail
![Yummia founder Mia McCarthy has built her business on innovation.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/f/o/i/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glfeb6.png/1453433823298.jpg)
Cara Waters Australian small businesses are lagging well behind their Asia-Pacific competitors when it comes to innovation.
10 business lessons in 10 years
![Sean O'Meara founded ImPOS 10 years ago and has learnt a lot from both his mistakes and successes.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/f/c/x/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glfcdl.png/1449190831675.jpg)
Sean O'Meara How Sean O'Meara started up ImPOS and turned it into a point of sale software business with $7 million revenue.
Busting into the beauty industry
![Evette Hess, co-founder of Poni Cosmetics.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/e/a/c/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gl9xsb.png/1449430316386.jpg)
Cara Waters Female run start-ups are building million dollar businesses.
Toypreneurs gear up for Christmas
![Caspar and Darryl Thompson construct a wooden handmade toy kit for Buildme Toys.](/web/20160317000656im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/e/k/2/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glejlm.png/1449183590043.jpg)
Caroline James A range of wheeled make-it-yourself wooden toy kits is set to compete with mass produced plastic toys ​this Christmas.