Entrepreneurs are typically depicted as brash young men, a stereotype that may disadvantage older female business owner-operators. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Outdated views shut entrepreneurial women out of capital markets

Female entrepreneurs still face substantial barriers to international expansion, including perceived discrimination in the Australian capital markets – and that may limit Australia’s economic growth.
The original Woolworth Company dates back to 1878. Dominic Alves/Flickr

Which Woolies is that?

The bid for David Jones from South African retailer Woolworths brings to light one curious dimension of international business - the proliferation of firms with very similar brand names but distinct identities…
International brands like Uniqlo are heading to Australia in increasing numbers, defying gloom in the retail sector. Uniqlo

Shopkeepers of the world unite: Uniqlo heading to Australia

Japanese fashion label Uniqlo and homeware store Muji will enter the Australian market next year, following other recent arrivals H&M, Topshop and Zara. Despite the purported decline of brick and mortar…
Australian women are increasingly occupying senior international roles. Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

Australian women go overseas to escape the glass ceiling

At a time of much hand-wringing around the future of manufacturing in this country, especially in sectors dominated by foreign multinationals, we might take solace in the emerging efforts of an under-appreciated…
Dick Smith has been vocal about Woolworths selling his former electronics business - but his arguments don’t stack up. AAP

No place for jingoism in Woolies’ sell‑off of Dick Smith

Entrepreneur Dick Smith has been very vocal in the past few days about the prospect of his namesake retail business falling into “foreign hands”. Despite him selling the electronics chain to Woolworths…

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