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A financial teardown of Laurence Escalante’s $5b gambling empire
Sep 30, 2024 · Finance expert Jason Andrew looks under the hood of Laurence Escalante’s Virtual Gaming World (VGW), a global gambling powerhouse that does nearly $5 billion in …
SmartCompany’s most-read stories of 2024
A multi-award-winning journalist, Tegan has been reporting on technology, telecommunications and gaming for the past 10 years. She regularly appears on mainstream media channels as an …
Should your business use Afterpay? All the pros and cons explained
Incremental sales and new customers — Afterpay converts customers that would have otherwise been abandoned, generating more sales from the existing customer base and creating new …
Ask Us Anything, the new series that answers all your small …
May 15, 2024 · Thanks to Optus Business, we're connecting you to the experts, people who've gone before, made the mistakes and learned the lessons. Now's your chance to connect and …
Seven Australian startups to watch in 2025
Dec 17, 2024 · Fleet Space Technologies L-R: Fleet co-founders Flavia Tata Nardini, and Matt Pearson. Source: Supplied. South Australian success story Fleet Space Technologies is well …
Powering the Growth Economy report reveals a $38 billion equity …
The $38 billion equity gap is stifling growth. Although 35% of Growth Economy businesses have sought external equity funding in the past three years, more than half were unsuccessful. The …
Seven of the biggest Shark Tank success stories - SmartCompany
Aug 30, 2023 · In 2015 founder Scott Boocock landed $100,000 from Naomi Simson for a 15% stake in the company. She also managed to beat out Steve Baxter by offering the company an …
Oltre wins the Pitch with its pledge to make architecture easier
The judging quartet praised Oltre, saying it had unrealised commercial opportunities, a founder with deep experience in the sector, and a legitimate point of difference to other housing design ...
Cocktail hour: How Mr Consistent found million-dollar success in …
Within five months of launching its cocktail mixers, Mr Consistent’s revenue hit $500,000 per month. The brand’s growth story has been rapid, and in its three-year history, it’s sold more ...