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Andrew Mellett, CEO of legal technology firm Plexus.
01 Oct 2019 Entrepreneurs

Legal tech firm Plexus gains inspiration from accounting

Legal technology firm Plexus is inspired by the accounting experience to introduce digital transformation to legal services.

The original idea for bron.tech was sparked by co-founder Emma Poposka's frustration at gathering her personal data for an immigration visa to Australia from Macedonia in 2015. The price tag? Nearly A$10,000.

Australian start-up bron.tech turns blockchain data into digital identity solutions

bron.tech's founders show how blockchain can be used to verify data and in turn, confirm verification.

01 Sep 2019 Entrepreneurs Small business
While small business innovation is still strong in Asia, small businesses in Hong Kong are under pressure from global trade tensions and soaring rents.

Global trade tensions hit business confidence: CPA Australia Small Business Survey

CPA Australia's tenth annual Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey finds that overall, small business conditions in the region are slightly weaker than a year ago.

01 Jun 2019 Economics Small business
A commitment to minimising environmental impact informs every aspect of the Dresden Optics custom eyewear business model.

Custom eyewear startup Dresden Optics sets its sights on sustainable expansion

Sydney startup Dresden Optics has disrupted the traditional eyewear business model with its sustainable approach to custom eyewear.

01 Jun 2019 Entrepreneurs Small business

How they did it

Dr Angus Hervey and Tane Hunter, co-founders of Future Crunch, have worked with clients as varied as law enforcement and accounting organisations. Photographer: Jarrod Barnes.
01 Sep 2019 Strategy

Future Crunch is changing the way we eat our information

Dr Angus Hervey and Tane Hunter, the two co-founders of Future Crunch, are on a mission to help people understand how technology can drive strategy.

Shelley Banton realised that to take advantage of the kind of technology now streaming into the marketplace, she had to have a bigger firm behind her. Image: Anthony Geernaert.

Harnessing technology for better outcomes for auditor and client

Automation has its limits when it comes to auditing, but Shelley Banton says it's possible to harness the best of both worlds to benefit auditor and client.

01 Aug 2019 Strategy Technology
Carbon Group founders Jamie Davison CPA and Nathan Hood CPA.

Carbon Group: good chemistry, unique elements combine for impressive growth

Accounting firm Carbon Group, founded by two CPAs, has chalked up some impressive growth in Australia and is looking to expand further.

01 Jul 2019 INPRACTICE Entrepreneurs
"We think of skills as past tense," says Sean Leong CPA, the CFO of WYWM. "It is behaviours that we focus on."

WithYouWithMe: helping veterans find meaningful employment

Ex-military jobs can be hard to find. Sean Leong CPA is using software and training to connect former soldiers with employers seeking to fill skills gaps in their workforce.

01 Jul 2019 Strategy Careers

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