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Enquiry into lacklustre employee share schemes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... of a lot of good people." The committee will consider whether those changes in 2015 were effective in boosting entrepreneurship in Australia. Those 2015 changes were intended to bolster the startup sector in Australia as startups overseas have used employee ...

Cashwerkz announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... chairman, John Nantes said the board is pleased with the appointment given Letche's proven experience, leadership and entrepreneurship. "Jon is very well known in the industry and has a solid reputation for delivering high performance and putting customers ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... honorary life member of the Property Council of Australia, was recognized by Ernst & Young as the 2018 Champion of Entrepreneurship, Southern Region and was inducted into the Victorian Women's Honour Roll. Kennett said he was looking forward to utilising ...

Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... MOBE, a Malaysian company, lured consumers to join its online coaching program by promising a pathway to online entrepreneurship and vast riches on the internet. These consumers were then charged tens of thousands of dollars for "worthless program membership ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... eco-system - the will is definitely there. We know women-led businesses are one of the fastest-growing segments of entrepreneurship and all sides of the eco-system, from incubators to investors, have a role to play in confronting bias and encouraging ...

Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... support growth without increasing their operational costs." Subjects such as technical and management skills, entrepreneurship, financial management, HR, marketing, CRM and interpersonal engagement sit at the foundation of many of the courses seeing ...

Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... Australia were founded by women. The host started proceedings by calling on the audience to take on the risk of entrepreneurship. Many women don't want to risk their job security in exchange for the great unknown, and that's limiting the number of female-led ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Winners were selected based on the vision and impact of the partnership as well as their commitment, courage and entrepreneurship. The 2017 Environmental Philanthropy Award went to the Melbourne-based Ian Potter Foundation for supporting the Reef Life ...

Instreet launches VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... provided as part of the Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, which aims to support entrepreneurship," Instreet managing director George Lucas said. Investors may receive a tax offset of up to 20% of their investment in the ...

GBST appoints new director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... non-executive director, effective 1 January 2017. Vu is considered a leader in technology change, innovation and entrepreneurship, with a career spanning over 25 years across Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and USA. Vu is a former chief information officer ...