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How it started
Quad Lock has exuded a global mindset from its earliest days on Kickstarter in 2011, when founders Rob Ward and Chris Peters…

How it started
While working in sales for a printing company, founder Jordan Shreeve — just 22 years old at the time — spotted an imbal…

How it started
The second window furnishing business that founders Cameron West, Peter Watkins and Richard Macalister have started in the p…

How it started
Tim Cullen and Matt Deeks were watching tradies drive ute after ute past their workplace when they realised most of the vehi…

How it started
Between them, Arani Satgunaseelan and Bodine Jones had already doubled eBay’s small-to-midsized offering (with a program t…

As workplaces continue to morph into a blend of home and office-based configurations, many businesses are discovering there is some technical finessing needed to make this hybrid work as seamless as possible.  

Ambitious business owners and entrepreneurs always have one eye on the future. But whether you want to strengthen the team, ramp up sales and marketing, build out capabilities or expand operations, one of the most pressing cashflow issues is deciding how to finance this growth – specifically, when to borrow (debt funding) or when to raise (equity funding). 

According to one of the largest global employee surveys, one in five workers plan to quit their jobs this year.

It’s no secret that businesses know they need to reinvent themselves digitally to succeed. But what to do first — and how to do it — may not be so clear for some.

Increasingly regular reports of security breaches are a timely reminder of the importance of data protection. When it comes to organisational growth, a strong security posture is necessary to attract, and then keep, customers. 

Consumers have their own part to play in effecting change for a more sustainable future. Multinationals like Unilever believe around 70% of its carbon emissions are down to consumer decisions — the products they purchase and how they dispose of them. But it’s the businesses that can really make the difference — and consumers are starting to realise that.

Consistent growth: it’s the ultimate marker of business success. It can energise staff, elate investors and determine future success. In the face of global uncertainty, market challenges and rising costs, achieving growth goals can be tricky