Bidding war kicks off for comms-tech Whispir as Pendula swings in

Bidding war kicks off for comms-tech Whispir as Pendula swings in

Sydney-headquartered customer engagement platform Pendula has weighed in to the fight for control of communications Software as a Service business Whispir (ASX: WSP), ...

Seven West Media CEO Warburton announces shock exit amid industry challenges

Seven West Media CEO Warburton announces shock exit amid industry challenges

Seasoned media executive James Warburton is poised to wrap up five ...

Most business owners are the world's best-kept secret

Most business owners are the world's best-kept secret

In a world teeming with talent, why do so many brilliant business o...

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

The board of financial services group Perpetual (ASX: PPT) has turn...

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Goyder bows to pressure with plans to retire as Qantas chairman next year

Goyder bows to pressure with plans to retire as Qantas chairman next year

Qantas Airways (ASX: QAN) chairman Richard Goyder has bowed to publ...

Telstra to acquire tech consultancy Versent for $267.5m

Telstra to acquire tech consultancy Versent for $267.5m

Australia's largest telco Telstra (ASX: TLS) is upping its digi...

ALIAVIA Ventures backed by heavy hitters in $13.5m raise for female-founded tech startups

ALIAVIA Ventures backed by heavy hitters in $13.5m raise for female-founded tech startups

US-based venture capital firm ALIAVIA Ventures has closed a $13.5 m...

LiveTiles regrouted with second CEO change in 12 months

LiveTiles regrouted with second CEO change in 12 months

Shareholders in employee experience (EX) software group LiveTi...

Homebuilder Simonds Group edges into the black as conditions improve

Homebuilder Simonds Group edges into the black as conditions improve

Listed homebuilder Simonds Group (ASX: SIO) edged back into the bla...

GYG’s largest shareholder tightens grip on leadership as former Accent head joins founder as co-CEO

GYG’s largest shareholder tightens grip on leadership as former Accent head joins founder as co-CEO

Guzman y Gomez’s largest shareholder has tightened its grip o...

Tempo Group swoops on Nourish Foods just weeks after receivers called in

Tempo Group swoops on Nourish Foods just weeks after receivers called in

Nourish Foods, a fast-growing children’s snack-food company t...

Li-S Technology, V-TOL Aerospace and Halocell team up to develop high-altitude drones

Li-S Technology, V-TOL Aerospace and Halocell team up to develop high-altitude drones

A partnership has been forged between three Australian companies sp...

Digital sales take a $2.9b hit in the third quarter but travel spending still flying high

Digital sales take a $2.9b hit in the third quarter but travel spending still flying high

Digital business turnover in Australia took a $2.9 billion hit in t...

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Entrepreneurship

Nexba founders to launch wine-based fruit punch remixt at First Choice Liquor

Nexba founders to launch wine-based fruit punch remixt at First Choice Liquor

A company restructure for sugar-free soft drinks company Nexba has borne its first fruit - or fruit punch to be precise - with Goodness Group Global announcing it...

OECD exposes the world’s 41 million ‘missing entrepreneurs’ are mostly women

OECD exposes the world’s 41 million ‘missing entrepreneurs’ are mostly women

Cross-border migration flows in the European Union and OECD countri...

Black Friday no "be all and end all" for sales as marketing costs bite

Black Friday no "be all and end all" for sales as marketing costs bite

November is often dubbed the new December of retail sales with Blac...

CBA data shows surge in Millennial, Gen Z business accounts

CBA data shows surge in Millennial, Gen Z business accounts

Young entrepreneurs accounted for the majority of new business acco...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

The board of financial services group Perpetual (ASX: PPT) has turn...

Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary buys Aussie toy distributor Big Balloon

Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary buys Aussie toy distributor Big Balloon

The world's fastest-growing toy company Jazwares has acquired l...

Crionet buys majority stake in LIGR, Australia's Canva for sports broadcasts

Crionet buys majority stake in LIGR, Australia's Canva for sports broadcasts

Italian sports technology group Crionet has acquired a majority sta...

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Retail

The worst may be over for the retail recession, says Deloitte Access Economics

The worst may be over for the retail recession, says Deloitte Access Economics

The worst may be over for the retail sector after suffering a reces...

Black Friday no "be all and end all" for sales as marketing costs bite

Black Friday no "be all and end all" for sales as marketing costs bite

November is often dubbed the new December of retail sales with Blac...

Black Friday sales double for furniture e-retailer Temple & Webster

Black Friday sales double for furniture e-retailer Temple & Webster

After revenue went backwards in FY23 with the silver lining of a re...

Adore Beauty shares surge despite rejecting $122m bid from UK online retailer THG

Adore Beauty shares surge despite rejecting $122m bid from UK online retailer THG

Shares in online beauty products retailer Adore Beauty Group (ASX: ...

 

Opinion

Most business owners are the world's best-kept secret

Most business owners are the world's best-kept secret

In a world teeming with talent, why do so many brilliant business o...

The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero

The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero

The national accounts released by the Australian Bureau of Statisti...

Should businesses consult shareholders before taking a stand on social issues?

Should businesses consult shareholders before taking a stand on social issues?

In 2017 many businesses took a stand on the Australian marriage equ...

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CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE

Venture capitalists back generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai to the tune of $47m

Venture capitalists back generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai to the tune of $47m

Sydney-based generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai, a platform that has...

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

An Australian virtual reality medical training technology is alread...

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

Perpetual knocks back $3 billion deal proposed by Soul Patts

The board of financial services group Perpetual (ASX: PPT) has turn...

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX: QRI) is raising $50 million ...

Leadership

Gurner appoints former Australia Post, Latitude boss Fahour as new CEO

Gurner appoints former Australia Post, Latitude boss Fahour as new CEO

In a year when the Gurner Group has added $1.9 billion worth of tot...

Why Fergus Creese gives students direction with edtech SaaS scale-up My Careers

Why Fergus Creese gives students direction with edtech SaaS scale-up My Careers

With an interest in business from the age of 14, farm boy Fergus Cr...

Abrupt departure for Ecofibre CEO Eric Wang

Abrupt departure for Ecofibre CEO Eric Wang

Eric Wang, the longstanding CEO and managing director of Ecofibre (...

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Property

Gurner appoints former Australia Post, Latitude boss Fahour as new CEO

Gurner appoints former Australia Post, Latitude boss Fahour as new CEO

In a year when the Gurner Group has added $1.9 billion worth of tot...

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas raising $50m to capitalise on fast-growing private credit portfolio

Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX: QRI) is raising $50 million ...

Paul Ramsay Foundation tips in to $200m social and affordable housing fund

Paul Ramsay Foundation tips in to $200m social and affordable housing fund

The Paul Ramsay Foundation has committed as a cornerstone investor ...

McGrath forecasts 40pc lift in underlying profit amid challenging conditions

McGrath forecasts 40pc lift in underlying profit amid challenging conditions

Real estate agency operator McGrath (ASX: MEA) has forecast a 40 pe...

Health

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

An Australian virtual reality medical training technology is alread...

Comms, cyber and AI startups soar in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50

Comms, cyber and AI startups soar in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50

Medicinal cannabis digital appointments and delivery company Montu ...

Health management platform Splose raises half its $3m Series A target in 24 hours

Health management platform Splose raises half its $3m Series A target in 24 hours

Allied-health industry management platform Splose has secured half ...

Dental Boutique founders win Melbourne Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for third time running

Dental Boutique founders win Melbourne Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for third time running

Dental Boutique is the gift that keeps on giving for its founders, ...

Technology

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

Virtual reality medical training startup Vantari VR raises $7m

An Australian virtual reality medical training technology is alread...

Australia's first Moon rover prototype revealed

Australia's first Moon rover prototype revealed

A prototype for one of two possible lunar rovers to take part in th...

Crionet buys majority stake in LIGR, Australia's Canva for sports broadcasts

Crionet buys majority stake in LIGR, Australia's Canva for sports broadcasts

Italian sports technology group Crionet has acquired a majority sta...

Openmesh founder pumps US$8m into web3 challenger to data oligopoly

Openmesh founder pumps US$8m into web3 challenger to data oligopoly

After making his fortunes as head of innovation at blockchain platf...

Legal

Boss of bottled water producer Eneco Refresh pleads guilty to market manipulation

Boss of bottled water producer Eneco Refresh pleads guilty to market manipulation

The managing director of listed bottled water producer Eneco Refres...

ARN Media forced to divest $16m in shares of takeover target Southern Cross Media

ARN Media forced to divest $16m in shares of takeover target Southern Cross Media

An M&A tussle involving some of the biggest powerbrokers in Aus...

Techtronic slapped with record $15m fine for resale price maintenance

Techtronic slapped with record $15m fine for resale price maintenance

The Australian arm of Hong Kong-based supplier Techtronic has been ...

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