Tips To Starting A Small Business Or Startup In Australia

Sexual harassment is rife in Australia's start-up scene.

'He told me I owed him a blow job': Entrepreneur harassed by backer

Women are starting to call out our sexist start-up culture.

First online farmers' market readies for launch

MegaFresh wants to offer an online alternative to farmers markets but it's already facing opposition.

Tim Fung, co-founder and chief executive of Airtasker, says reports of harassment are "really concerning".

Predatory behaviour warning on Airtasker

As unease grows over the safety of Airtasker for users, service providers also raise concerns.

Garrett Jandegian (left) and Ricky Herbert are the co-founders of alkaline water business Aqualove.

Generation ambition: hard working Millennial entrepreneurs buck the stereotype

Alkaline water may be a very Millennial business but Ricky Herbert and Garrett Jandegian are still prepared to put in the hard yards.

Safety concerns have been raised over babysitting posts on Airtasker.

'People are auctioning off their children': Airtasker safety concerns

A sharing economy platform is under scrutiny over concerns for child safety.

Nathan Dawes and Dane Westerweller from LDrivo launched their learner driver app this week.

The learner driver app which could be a lifesaver on the roads

LDrivo wants to connect learner drivers and driving instructors.

Annie Parker co-ordinated the statement calling out sexual harassment in the Australian tech community.

Call for end to 'predatory behaviour' in Australian start-ups

The spotlight is on sexual harassment in the Australian tech community.

UrbanYou founders Elke Keeley and Noga Edelstein landed $1 million in two weeks after completing the Springboard program.

UrbanYou gets $1m investment to control quality in gig economy

On-demand cleaning and tradie platform UrbanYou is rolling out nationally.

Jordan Murdock runs a drone photography business.

Keen teens: how to start a business while still in your teens

Savvy teenagers are making a foray into the world of small business.

Start-ups wanting to raise money through equity crowdfunding will be forced to register as public companies with ASIC.

ASIC bans multiple crowdfunding offers

ASIC has banned start-up companies from making multiple crowd-source funding offers to raise money to expand.

Women need to see themselves in leadership to stay at a company, the study found.

One way tech startups founded by women are different

Startups with at least one female founder build companies where nearly half the staff are women, a study found.

U.S. markets may start losing tech talent if Canada's plan succeeds.

This country has a plan to poach U.S. startups

Canada launched a fast-track visa program for highly-skilled workers on Monday, as it seeks to take advantage of a tougher immigration environment in the United States.

Gen George, founder of casual work start-up OneShift.

Gen George sells OneShift to Programmed

As a 21 year old, Gen George spotted a gap in the casual employment market. Five years later, she's sold her business for a sum estimated to be millions.