Startup Articles & Insights for AU Founders
Expert advice for ambitious Aussie founders
Explore practical insights and founder stories to help you manage growth, raise capital and build a thriving startup.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
We are giving you a bite sized look into that certainty of life – tax! Let’s take a look at some tax considerations for the UK.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Startup funding is a journey. We’re focusing on government incentives that you should make the most of to secure international funding.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Welcome to our series of short, sharp articles – all focused on going international! To kick us off, we are looking at business structures when setting up in the UK. If you get the structure right at the start you won’t have to deal with headaches later on, so keep things as simple as possible, as you’ll have enough going on without worrying about complex business structures and international agreements.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
While we usually interview our clients to talk about their successes and how we have helped them on their journeys, for something a little different we looked a little closer to home, and interviewed co-founder and MD Michael Budnow, who is preparing to relocate to the UK to continue growing Standard Ledger abroad.
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
The land of tech startups is highly competitive, so when you are looking to get the funding you deserve, just how can you stand out above the crowd?
- Early Stage, Scaling Up
The land of tech startups is highly competitive, so when you are looking to get the funding you deserve, just how can you stand out above the crowd?
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Shaping a robust financial model for an acquisition involves several key steps, and in the dynamic world of the energy sector, strategic acquisitions stand as cornerstones of growth and innovation.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Ready to raise capital? Discover the advantages a fractional CFO can bring to secure the growth your scaleup needs!
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Discover how a fractional CFO can drive strategic decisions and streamline finances at every business stage.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Unlock growth with our CFO services: operational efficiency and strategic planning tailored for your startup.
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
At a crossroads between early development and scaling up? Learn the difference between hiring a CFO and utilizing a fractional CFO. Discover how the latter’s strategic expertise can drive sustainable growth while keeping costs in check.
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Meet Pete Neal, an entrepreneurial founder who throughout his telcos career saw a gap in the market – and when he got the opportunity to have a crack at his own business, Powerpal was born!
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