Testament to the increasing popularity of streaming music, Spotify today announced that it breached the 140 million active user mark, with 48 million of those signing up for the platform’s paid service. To allow other businesses to pivot off this success, the company released its own API toolkit, offering a helping hand to startups such … Read more
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‘The way they manipulate people is really saddening’: study shows the trade-offs in gig work
Uber driver Michelle, thinks her job is fantastic when she’s only after part-time hours. But she’s given it a couple of months and she says she’s not getting anywhere. To be able to earn A$800 she has to actually pull in A$1,500, averaging 70 hours a week. The money per hour can be good, but … Read more
BON VOYAGE: WHY BOUTIQ’S FOUNDER HAS LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO RELOCATE HIS START-UP OFFSHORE
With the abolishment of 457 visas, a much-talked-about concern amongst start-ups has been that it will be harder to secure skilled labour, especially as large, international competitors continue to lure local talent with competitive salary packages. What has received less attention is the fact that the reforms will make it difficult for some entrepreneurs, such … Read more
Ipswich digital hub wins council national award
“Ipswich has been recognised as a national leader in innovation for its work to establish startup hub Fire Station 101. Ipswich City Council took out the Innovative Management Initiative Award at the Local Government Professionals Australia National Congress event held in Hobart overnight. It follows the council winning the Queensland award for innovation earlier this year. Mayor … Read more
21st Century Corporate Citizenship : A Practical Guide to Delivering Value to Society and your Business (ebook)
Authors: Dave Stangis and Katherine Valvoda Smith A practical guide to building a successful business in the modern day. It is a book about leveraging all the tools, trends and assets at the disposal of business to drive bottom-line results, value chain resiliency, productivity, innovation, long-term shareowner value, and benefit for the community. This is … Read more
Give and take : why helping others drives our success (book)
Author: Adam Grant For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as … Read more
Mission Control : How Nonprofits and Governments Can Focus, Achieve More, and Change the World (ebook)
Author: Liana Downey In the last ten years the number of nonprofits and social sector organizations has grown by almost 25 percent, while charitable giving declined 30 percent over the same period. As a result, many organizations are chasing grants, tweaking and adding to their core activities to match what they think funders are looking … Read more
Chapter one : you have the power to change stuff (book)
Author: Daniel Flynn The world probably doesn’t need another book. And while this object you hold in your hands might look like one, it’s so much more. It’s an invitation. And it’s addressed to you. To inspire you to challenge everything, to remind you that you can turn ideas into reality and to present you … Read more
Cafe society: the regional enterprises putting the community before profit : Regional social enterprises are often hubs that serve the population beyond creating jobs and services
“Next to the baskets of plums sitting on the wooden table outside a Castlemaine cafe is a handwritten sign encouraging those passing to help themselves. It seems to be working – the basket is almost empty. The free fruit is an initiative of The Local, a new social enterprise cafe in Castlemaine in the heart … Read more
Connecting to Change the World : Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact (ebook)
Authors: Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor, and John Cleveland Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt … Read more