Continuing the success of our inaugural the Pitch event in Sydney, we're doing it again – chasing Australia's best early-stage startup

The Big 5 is one of the most commonly used groupings of personality traits in modern psychology. Here is how the big 5 personality traits help or hinder startup founders.

From the importance of founder naivety, to seeking out the doubters, to rigorously assessing founder/market fit, Irving Fain shares his lessons from building a company in a space he wasn't an expert in, as well as other takeaways from the earliest days at his startup, Bowery Farming.

Raising capital is a critical stage for most startups. We created this guide to demystify the capital raising process and explain in plain terms all the information you need to know around this important topic.

We take you through practical ways you can create a better working environment for your employees and colleagues.

Imagine you are working with a group of innovators at a circular economy hackathon. Your group designs and develops a revolutionary way to help track where waste is produced using machine learning and the blockchain. You win first place! Congratulations! Now the question comes up, who owns the Intellectual Property (IP)? Is it the team leader? Is to you? Or is it the people that ran and/or sponsored the hackathon? We have put together a brief guide to help you the next time you have questions about who owns the IP, the ideas and the innovation. This might change depending on your specific situation, but the following guide will still be a good starting point in understanding what type of IP you might have created and who might own that IP.

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Practical advice for the process of naming a company or product, plus actionable insights from founders who’ve gone through it.

Do you have to give up your day job to get started on that brilliant startup idea? Urban Plant Growers are here to tell you that you do not: here’s some practical tips for how you can get started in your startup while still working fulltime.

How to start a startup in Australia as a migrant. Stories of migrant entrepreneurs. #Migrapreneurs. In this video, Arianna Watson (co-founder, Think Enough) & Tony Jose (Co-founder, Webyroo) shares their journey of how they started their startup and what are some of the difficulties migrant founders face while starting a startup in Australia.

We’ll share advice for building your ‘minimum viable product’ - the prototype of your startup’s “product”.

There is nobody else with your unique experience, perspective and passions on the planet. To turn this idea into a business, you’ll need to validate it as a problem that enough people have (and will pay for) and validate a solution to this problem. Here are some ways to work through this at the earliest stages.

In the early stages of building a startup, founders have to wear many hats as they develop their MVP, diversify customer acquisition channels or try and build brand recognition in the market, and often they have to do this with limited to no resources and very little capital. This is where growth hacking begins to... Read more »

Learn how to maintain your finances and stay on top of accounting tasks, while also focussing on growth and the delivery of high-quality products and services of your start-up business.

Learn more about starting and running a business in NSW, including financial and business advisory support options available to you.

One of the things that founders have the most angst about is whom they should have on their board and at what stage of the business. This is smart because amazing board members can be transformative with important advice and access and can also help attract other great board members (and team members).

Before you start a business in NSW, it's important to take the time to understand the steps involved in opening a new business. Use this guide as a checklist of tasks you may need to complete.  Check out the industry specific guides for opening or starting a:  Cafe, restaurant or small bar Clothing retail business Print business Housing construction business Road freight transport business

This is a curated library of resources aimed at helping you take the next step along the entrepreneurship journey. With 500 pieces of content within it, it can be a bit overwhelming

Whether you are just starting out with a great business idea or looking to expand and grow your business, our services can help you on your journey to success.

YC's library of startup advice: essays and videos that teach you how to start a company.

Learn how to write a business plan to help you communicate your business plan and vision to investors and business partners.

Jaime Bott, Talent Partner at venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, discusses common mistakes founders make during the hiring process and how to avoid these pitfalls.

The NSW Government is focused on building a strong and supportive ecosystem for startups. We want them to thrive and prosper, and become the job-creating powerhouses of the future. To achieve this, we’re offering grants to promising NSW startups to help them find their feet.

A list of virtual workshops, masterclasses, fireside chats, guides on offer by the startup ecosystem across NSW.

Do you know having an entrepreneurial mindset is the key to starting and running a successful business?