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Eloise Keating is the news editor of SmartCompany and Inc Australia. Prior to joining SmartCompany, Eloise was news editor at Books+Publishing, the trade press for the Australian book industry. Eloise has degrees in media and communications, marketing and business management, and political science. You can follow her on Twitter at @ellykeating.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $55.2 million this week

Funding has continued to flow to Australian startups in December, with more than $55 million raised this week alone.

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Chicken-stealing skater and Diablo IV’s “hell”: 2023’s most complained about ads

Each year, Advertising Standards marks the end of the calendar year with a list of the ads it received the most complaints about in the past 12 months.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $81.5 million this week

It seems AI startups are the flavour of the month (or year), with half of the startups to have raised this week utilising artificial intelligence in some way or another.

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SmartCompany Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Eloise Keating recommends The Little Potion Co

Victoria-based The Little Potion Co creates beautiful, and magical, potion kits for youngsters.

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Small business gift guide: 12 entrepreneurs share their recommendations

Here's SmartCompany's small business holiday gift guide, featuring 21 products and businesses, recommended by 12 Australian entrepreneurs.

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Eleven Aussie startups that raised $61.5 million this week

The startup funding announcements are coming thick and fast as the calendar year quickly draws to a close, with AI startups, fintechs, property management platforms and even a company building a neural implant raising funds this week.

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Why you’ll never see Merry People and Twoobs on sale

Two Australian footwear brands are among those opting not to go on sale this Black Friday weekend — or ever, for that matter.

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Eleven Aussie startups that raised $140 million this week

This week's startup raises range in value from $500,000 to more than $109 million, with many in between.

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From a family side-hustle to a $30 million business: Nutra Organics was selling wellness products “before it was cool”

Nutra Organics has become a household name in the wellness space, thanks to its ever-growing range of family friendly, locally made supplements and powders.

Twenty-one Aussie entrepreneurs in the running for 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year

The 21 Australian finalists for the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year award have been revealed and social entrepreneurs are front and centre.

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Kayla Itsines and Tobi Pearce buy back Sweat from US owner after $200 million sale

Kayla Itsines and Tobi Pearce will once again lead the Sweat fitness empire they founded, after buying back the company they sold to US firm iFIT for millions.

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Grants of up to $2 million on offer for regional Queensland SMEs

The fund will offer matched funding grants of between $500,000 and $2 million to established SMEs to undertake projects in regional Queensland.

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