The power of Barbie: How Mermade Hair founder Tara Simich landed a deal with the iconic brand ahead of the biggest film of the year
Australian entrepreneur Tara Simich has spent more than two years working with Mattel to create a limited edition Barbie range of her popular Mermade Hair styling appliances and accessories.
Monday Haircare founder on how she built a brand from scratch — in the middle of a pandemic
Monday Haircare is available in 60 major retailers in 23 different countries and the brand sells an average of 12,000 bottles a day.
Why The Healthy Mummy founder Rhian Allen picked pet nutrition for her next business
Sydney entrepreneur Rhian Allen is on a mission to help pet owners rethink pet nutrition for dogs and cats with her new venture Healthy Active Pet.
AFL legend Barry Hall co-founds Nectar to reinvent the vodka game in Australia
AFL legend Barry Hall and his media personality wife Lauren Brant Hall have unveiled plans to bring their premium vodka drinks to a national audience.
A passion for surfing and leftover astroturf: The story of Muk Mat founder Suzanne Horton
They say cleanliness is next to godliness, but for Muk Mat founder Suzanne Horton, a quest for cleanliness turned out to be a multi-million dollar venture.
From lawyer to entrepreneur: How DRSSD founder Jacqui Warren is bringing colour to women’s workwear
When DRSSD founder Jacqui Warren was simply told to replicate what men wear for her first moot court during her time as a law student, she decided to do something about it.
Shark Tank judge and Showpo founder Jane Lu launches online course on how to start an online business
The online course — ‘The Lazy CEO's Guide to Starting and Growing an Online Business’ — will take participants on an 11-module journey to teach them step-by-step how to launch and grow their own profitable online business.
How a vintage camera and a bidding war inspired Madison Stefanis to launch 35mm Co.
The 22-year-old is on a mission to help people around the world to reload and relive their greatest memories using reusable film cameras, after a vintage film camera she posted for sale started a bidding frenzy and sold for five times more than she thought it would.
Where are the young small business owners? New data paints stark portrait of age gap in Australian SMEs
Australian small business owners are generally older, less innovative, and lacking in technological savvy compared to their counterparts across the Asia-Pacific region, according to an eye-opening report from CPA Australia.
The knit crowd: How Cardigang founders got a new generation hooked on knitting
A search for a new hobby to keep them going during Melbourne’s pandemic-induced lockdowns set two friends on a path that today sees them leading a flourishing business.
My Biggest Mistake: Martin Karafilis, CEO of Fishburners
Martin Karafilis is the CEO of startup hub Fishburners. He has a long career and pedigree in the space, but it took a mistake from his first startup to help get him here.
How upskilling helped The Oodie founder David Fogarty build a business making $180 million in revenue
In this interview with SmartCompany Plus, Fogarty shares how years of self-teaching and upskilling helped him build his empire.
