Entrepreneurs

Since committing to her bubble-tea cup business full time six months ago, Jolynn Beh has secured licencing deals with Hello Kitty, and one of Australia’s biggest TikTok stars. Here’s how she did it.

Kmart Australia is the country's top user of influencer marketing, according to a report, which found the retailer had 2790 influencer mentions during the first six months of the year.

Gary Zurnamer is the co-founder and CEO of Vouch, a video testimonial startup. Here are the lessons he's learnt after a year in business.

It may seem counter-intuitive to start thinking about giving money away, but baking philanthropy into your business model from the start is well worth the effort.

Speaking to SmartCompany Plus, co-founder Luke Campbell shares some of the lessons Nura has taken from the platform, and strategies other companies can chase their own crowdfunding goals.

After selling Flora & Fauna last year for nearly $28 million, Julie Mathers has now acquired babywear business Snuggle Hunny in partnership with Arcus Partners, and taken on the role of CEO. 

Yasmin Grigaliunas knows her job as a founder is to ‘fail often'. But there's one mistake that sticks out to her the most.

All Brianne West wanted was to create an ethical product that cut down on consumer waste. Now, Ethique is a business with a valuation over $100 million.

In a recent interview with SmartCompany Plus, Jabbour explained how losing one client that generated 40% of her company's revenue turned out to be the best thing possible.

Five-time AFR Rich Lister Jack Delosa shares his entrepreneurial setbacks, and how others can weather the economic downturn themselves.

What does it take to launch and grow a retail brand over the span of a decade like Bailey Nelson has? People.

In a recent interview with SmartCompany Plus, former Olympian Tyler Martin shares the highs, lows and learnings of starting out in an industry he had no experience in.