Posts tagged "mentors"

Startup Muster has taken the unusual step of re-releasing its latest startup industry report, after the inclusion of an all-male list of “most recommended mentors” prompted swift backlash. 

In this interview, Jim Collins attributes his three decades of success to his mentor Bill Lazier, who was willing to trust and back him to the hilt, and shares three of the best lessons from him.

'Buddyships' are a mutual exchange of information where the right older and younger employee leverage each other’s unique skill sets, attributes and personalities.

"If this year has taught me anything, it’s that female entrepreneurs need an inner circle," says Verve Super co-founder Christina Hobbs.

More than 1,300 business owners have applied for the Victorian government's free small business mentoring program, with more than 200 already matched with mentors.

Entrepreneur Zee Der-Levine has launched three businesses, and experienced her fair share of failure. Here's what she wishes she knew when she started out.

Unless you’ve been to business school or were raised by an astute businessperson, you're probably flying blind. That's where a mentor comes in.

For SME owners, a business mentor can bring perspective, experience and connections that would otherwise be out of reach – all things that…

Is Australia’s startup scene being overrun by armchair experts who are not themselves running startups? We ask Kate Kendall and Peta Ellis to weigh in.

Laura Huddle from Eventbrite wants to see more emphasis on ethics in technology, along with more women working in the sector.

In 2015, entrepreneur Vanessa Babuin entered the Shark Tank to pitch her women's intimates brand Sonsee. Three years on, she says true business success comes down to your own hard work.

Referees are often in a privileged position, able to see both sides, and can improve the chance of a job working out.