Entrepreneur
Deep in Amish country, women in white hats and aprons churn out Pepe Saya butter
No smartphones, no internet – and no electricity. Making butter with an American Amish community presented Sydney’s Pepe Saya with challenges - and rewards.
- by Liz Gooch
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The right move: How Melissa’s business turned exercise into profits
Meet the Melbourne businesswoman whose product has become indispensable to Pilates enthusiasts everywhere.
- by Emma Koehn
‘They’re trying to save their tails’: The billionaires scrambling to influence the US election
Extremely rich people are confronted with unusual opportunities and invisible perils in the tightest, most dramatic, chaotic and highest stakes political battle in modern times.
- by David Streitfeld
Make or break: The cost-of-living survival guide for small business
Starting a business in the middle of a cost of living crisis may seem like a foolish thing to do, but there are some simple rules that can make all the difference.
- by Emma Koehn
Opinion
Opinion
WiseTech and MinRes join growing list of governance casualties
Both ASX-listed heavyweights are in the news for alleged lapses of judgment by their respective founders, which now put their boards under severe pressure.
- by Elizabeth Knight
How much cash do you really need to launch a business?
Getting an ABN and setting up your website are cheap first steps - but there are plenty of costs that come after.
- by Emma Koehn
He designed the iPhone before quitting Apple. Now he is building an empire of his own
Five years ago, Jony Ive rocked the tech world when he walked away from his job designing the iPhone and pretty much disappeared.
- by Tripp Mickle
These sisters started their magic company with a $1000 investment. It now turns over millions
Sisters Jacinta Evans and Alicia Gordon struggled to find potion-making activity kits for their families. So they started their own company.
- by Emma Koehn
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Funding
Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up hunt for next Aussie unicorn
Success stories such as Canva and Culture Amp are more than a decade old, and this fund says it’s time to find and fund the next crop of billion-dollar start-ups.
- by David Swan
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Start-ups
Billionaire tech boss says culture issues a thing of the past
Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang says a lack of resources means he can’t compete with the likes of Canva or Atlassian in work perks.
- by David Swan
Are you up to running a small business?
In the first of a six-part series, founders share the emotional and tactical strengths you need to secure the long-term growth of your business.
- by Emma Koehn