A new agreement signed by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) will mean greater access for Australia’s halal exporters to Malaysia’s rapidly growing halal food sector. Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Malaysia’s Halal Development Corporation (HDC), commercial pathways will open for Australian exporters across the […]
Month: March 2022
More than a gender pay gap: Addressing the funding #bias for female founders
On a global basis, female-founded startups secure just 3 per cent of all venture capital funding. If you’re a female founder that wants to raise venture capital in Australia, that figure increases to 10 per cent. An improvement, but one that still leaves a significant imbalance, particularly as the number […]
Gender bias: Like it or not, it’s probably hiding in your business
Gender bias is the act of showing either preference or prejudice to one gender over another – whether knowingly or unknowingly. By giving one gender preferential treatment, the other gender loses out, leading to discrimination. Australia signed the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women in […]
Women in STEM: Still playing catch-up
While the federal government’s Stem Equity Monitor 2021 showed improvements for girls’ and women’s representation and participation in STEM study and careers, it also highlighted that there remains work to be done. The survey found: Dynamic Business sat down with women in STEM to talk about their personal journey and their thoughts […]
Eight inspiring women entrepreneurs share their secret to being successful in 2022
The past two years have been incredibly difficult and this adversity has changed the way we do business. Extreme weather, conflict and global instability have required business leaders to possess new ways of thinking, flexibility and greater empathy, regardless of gender. Despite this, traditional stereotypes surrounding gender can pigeonhole women […]
Six things I learnt as a businesswoman post-Covid-19
Coming up to this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) during the heartache of Ukraine, the first IWD day since I lost my beloved Mother and a week after we are mask free and expected to be back to the office, it’s hard to think of anything positive about the pandemic reducing its […]
Funding roundup February 28 – March 4: AirTree leads $6.8m seed round, Edtech FourthRev secures $11.2m in funding and Australian fintech Zeller hits unicorn status
Dynamic business brings you the key startup fundraising rounds from this week: RentBetter, a proptech startup, has closed a $1.9 million Series A capital raising round, bringing the proptech’s total capital raised to $3.2 million. The platform provides everyday landlords with the same tools and services that real estate professionals […]
BRG supporting Team Downer MSP and JP9347, CASG
Business Review Group and Team Downer MSP would like to welcome Adam Reid to the team. Adam will be undertaking the role of Facilities and Security Manager for capability element 1, Joint Data Networks, under the Joint Command & Control Systems Program Office (JC2SPO). Adam has extensive experience in the […]
Three ways CIOs can help alleviate the effects of persisting labour shortages
With discussion around the phenomenon known as the Great Resignation continuing to mount across the globe, retaining talent has become a cause of concern for businesses across all major industries. While it’s difficult to determine the extent to which this pattern can be observed in Australia, recent stats from the […]
Australia invests in RegTech to save farmers and SMEs time and money
Australia is investing more than $33 million in technology to save farmers and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) time and money while also increasing investment opportunities. Angus Taylor, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, stated that the investment will save over 500 SMEs participating in the Renewable Energy […]