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Up to $200k in grants for Queensland small businesses under Ignite program
Queensland SMEs can now apply for over $200,000 in grants through the Ignite grants to accelerate their innovation and g...
2025 iAwards nominations open for start-ups, small businesses
The 2025 iAwards will honour the innovations made by Australian talents, particularly those that reached national and in...
Q&A: Bringing to life the idea of sweat-resistant activewear with Idea Athletic
Idea Athletic came about from Alana Clarkson's idea to create sweat-resistant activewar that is lacking in the market.
Aussie start-ups joining 2025 evokeAG event unveiled
The evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program offers a platform for start-ups and scale-ups to showcase their solutions to key chall...
Small-business health remains weak but some bright spots detected
Continued cost of living struggles has kept small-business health below average but innovation may hold a key to recover...
How Lobo tackled manufacturing challenges to make an Australia-first convertible heel
The founder of Australia’s first convertible high heel overcame design, cost and cultural hurdles in Europe to develop a...
Our new product made the old one obsolete – here’s how we repurposed it
How one business repurposed an existing product into something new and innovative without alienating its existing custom...
What LG’s 2018 AI phone failure can teach start-ups about innovation
LG bought out an AI-powered phone in 2018, so why do we see AI as innovative in 2024? There's a lesson to be learned her...
Four ways start-ups are changing society for the better
The SME ecosystem is not just our economic backbone buit is also the launchpad for the nation’s herald of transformation...
Why SMEs are turning away from the big banks for funding
More Australian SMEs are turning to non-bank providers for their funding as the emerging players grab a bigger market sh...