Tag: Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin

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Policy Skills Startups

SheStarts founder program at risk

Australia’s tech accelerator focused entirely on women entrepreneurs SheStarts will almost certainly be wound-up once its third cohort complete their pitches to program’s Showcase event on schedule on November...

Startup share scheme gets tweak

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s attempt to woo small businesses and startups with proposed changes to the employee share scheme has received a lukewarm reaction, with industry concerns the changes don’t go...

BlueChilli partners with Coca-Cola

Posted on   |  by James Riley
BlueChilli has joined forces with corporate bigwig Coca-Cola to launch a new accelerator program and expand across the ditch, as the Australian startup giant continues its phase of rapid...

Yet another startup definition

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are growing calls for the federal government to standardise the way it defines a startup for its grants and support programs, after it announced a new “startup authority”...

New skills visa is not enough

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Nearly a year after the shock scrapping of the 457 visa program, the federal government is set to a trial a new visa scheme for tech companies to attract talent...

Industry seeks a quick response

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The pressure is now on the Turnbull government to implement the recommendations included in Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 strategic plan and to unveil its next wave of innovation...

BlueChilli gets a tax-break status

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Investors in BlueChilli startups are now eligible for new investor tax breaks, after the Sydney-based accelerator was the first company under the government’s early-stage investment company (ESIC) program. The...

Policyhack is not just for startups

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Newly-appointed Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy says his ‘policy hackathon’ is open to all parts of the tech eco-system, and is not reserved only for startups, but would...