National research reveals SMEs’ top five funding frustrations
Around 9 out of 10 Australian SMEs are frustrated about their business funding, naming onerous loan conditions, having to provide property security and a...
Advice for young wanna-be entrepreneurs from Peta Shulman
When Peta Shulam was only 25 when she came up with the simple concept of sampling health foods.
Her passion for finding these products led...
Skalata Ventures’ Seed Investment Program open for start-up applications
Skalata Ventures is seeking applications from early-stage businesses with proven traction to join its seed investment program. The six-month program, customised for each company,...
Banks rejecting SMEs for finance
The challenge of securing bank finance is seeing a growing number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) turn to online lenders.
One in four...
Crowdfunding tips from Audeara headphones founder
Dr James Fielding founded Audeara Headphones in 2014 with Dr Chris Jeffrey - two doctors who saw patients with hearing issues and decided to...
Xero’s Small Business Insights shares key small business findings
The accounting app Xero share their Small Business Insights with us to shed light on what small businesses should be aware of, which is...
Female investors support One Roof’s expansion in Melbourne
Female only co-working space One Roof has secured investment from female investors to secure their next premise in Melbourne.
Sheree Rubinstein, CEO of One Roof,...
Can you build a business without seed funding?
Many people struggle to know if funding is the way to go.
‘Social media users are hungry”: Gather Online receives $1m to grow its ‘Snapchat for groups’
Social networking startup Gather Online, which markets itself as ‘Snapchat for groups’, has accepted a $1 million seed investment from Brett Dawson and onboarded...
Strong capital raising activity amongst Aussie startups: how to ensure you are investor ready
Australian startups are raising millions of dollars of venture capital funding, with recent high profile raises including Canva raising $50.9 million in January 2018,...
It’s a marriage: Camplify’s CEO on the need-to-knows before startups, investors tie the knot
If 2018 is the year you want to take your business to the next level, you might be considering bringing investors on board. For...
Renewable energy startup Redback scores $8.9m to enhance its solar technology offering
Solar tech startup Redback Technologies has raised US$7 million in capital from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital as part of...
What to know about raising capital
When GO1 raised our first seed round I went into negotiations knowing next to nothing about raising funds. But on the other side of...
“I’ll Laundromap that”: NZ dry cleaning tech startup enters Australia seeking $3-4m to grow
On-demand dry cleaning pick-up and delivery service Laundromap has now launched in Perth and Sydney, with the founders of the New Zealand tech startup...
Airtasker raises $33m to launch into the UK
Australia’s largest online jobs marketplace, Airtasker, has completed a $33 million funding round to bankroll the company’s first overseas foray, with an expansion into...
“Game-changer”: Fintech Australia welcomes changes to draft crowdfunding legislation
Changes made to the draft crowdfunding legislation, which will allow private companies to crowdfund equity, will protect investors while reducing costs and red tape for companies,...
Let’s Talk: Raising Capital (Part 2 of 2)
This week, we launched our exciting, new initiative ‘Let’s Talk…’, which provides the entrepreneurial community with a forum to share rapid-fire views with you,...
Let’s Talk: Raising Capital (Part 1 of 2)
Dynamic Business is proud to present ‘Let’s Talk…’. This exciting new, weekly initiative provides entrepreneurs and industry experts with a forum to share rapid-fire...
Five avoidable mistakes startup founders make
We’ve all seen the grim statistics: more than 90 percent of startups fail. It’s widely acknowledged that many of these failures are caused by...
Brauz’s CEO discusses raising $2.25m and why Amazon’s arrival will be a catalyst for growth
Ahead of travelling to the US in September to kick off its Series A funding round, Melbourne-based startup Brauz has closed its second seed...