Motherhood is the reason I am an entrepreneur: The LittleOak Company founder Elke Pascoe
The LittleOak Company's founder shares how the passion and purpose intrinsic to being a mum drove her towards entrepreneurship.
How a five-minute chat paved the path from an intern to the managing director for Samantha Sakr
When one of Australia’s youngest managing directors Samantha Sakr decided to take the leap from intern to seize a permanent position at Taurus Marketing, it was prompted by a five-minute conversation.
“Diversity drives innovation”: How Farmers2Founders is supporting women in agtech
Mother-daughter duo Dr Christine Pitt and Skye Raward established Farmers2Founders in 2018 with a vision to put producers at the centre of innovation in agriculture and help solve some of the challenges facing the sector.
Project management firm, skincare and eco-friendly toy brands among the 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champions
A pioneer of Australia’s construction industry and a speech pathologist, are among the 62 winners of the 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.
Women-owned microbusinesses are on the rise and delivering for the Australian economy
The microbusiness sector has increased by 14% over the past four years, growing from 2 million to 2.28 million.
SBE Australia launches new collective to support women-founded businesses
SBE Australia has announced the launch of a new advisory model that will connect women-founded businesses with the services they need for higher growth.
The 2023 Cartier Women’s Initiative features three outstanding Australian women founders
Three Australian entrepreneurs are among the finalists of the first ever Oceania awards category of the 2023 edition of the Cartier Women’s Initiative.
Nearly 700 women-led startups hit by new delays to $11.6 million Boosting Female Founders grant
The Boosting Female Founders scheme is facing fresh setbacks, with the federal government telling nearly 700 applicants not to expect updates before June — an eight-month delay to the program's initial time frame.
Quadrant might have an all-male team of directors, but its first three investments were in woman-led businesses
Quadrant is Australia’s newest private equity firm, and in the last month, it’s invested in three well-known, female-led ventures.
“My own superannuation was invested in weapons”: A Q&A with Christina Hobbs, co-founder of Verve Super
Christina Hobbs is disrupting Australia’s superannuation space with Verve Super, Australia’s first super fund designed for women, by women.
Why we working women must embrace enabling thoughts, and be the change we want to see
Being powerful women depends greatly on our ability to recognise how our mind and emotions help and hinder our behaviour.
Loneliness: The secret struggle faced by women in business
Research has shown a sense of connectedness is essential for mental wellbeing, but for many entrepreneurs, it is hard to find.