Posts tagged "women entrepreneurs"

As we’ve seen in our Dry July series this month, the Australian liquor industry is anything but what we used to consider ‘the norm’.

Working on the opposite side of the world to your co-founder isn't ideal, but Georgie Cavanagh and Carlotta Casals found success.

The two Keep It Cleaner co-founders say their biggest mistake hasn’t been one specific moment, but rather an ongoing, general gaffe: underestimating themselves.

The goal of the Cartier’s Women’s Initiative is to help create “a world in which every woman entrepreneur can really realise their full potential”.

What happens when you get so excited over an idea for a new product that you forget to do your due diligence? For Anaita Sarkar, it meant losing a lot of time, motivation, and $55,000.

Martino has been included alongside powerhouse TV creator Shonda Rhimes, Chinese fashion designer Lan Yu, Global Digital Women founder Tijen Onaran and makeup entrepreneur Pat McGrath.

Australian women are still channelling the chutzpah of Dolly, Lily and Jane, but they’re leaving the 9 to 5 behind, writes Sally Branson Dalwood.

Sunroom is a new platform founded by Lucy Mort and Michelle Battersby, which aims to provide female and non-binary creators a place to monetise content.

It’s been a record year for startup funding in Australia. Yet of the billions of dollars pouring into the ecosystem, the share available to women-led startups has actually shrunk.

More than 35 women-led startups have secured a share of $11.6 million in grant funding in the second round of the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.

There is so much underutilised economic potential of the female workforce, and entrepreneurship is a pathway that could lead to economic independence and success for many Australian women.

"I think it’s important to loudly proclaim that we are women, as well as being entrepreneurs or founders," writes Jules Brooke.