Two infrastructure advisory and project management firms in Sydney and Brisbane are merging to create one of the largest players in the sector, more than 300 employees spanning across five offices.
After five years of hard work a Sunshine Coast company has received an organic stamp of approval and is set to take on the world with its collagen skincare products.
There had been strong interest from potential buyers for the popular Brisbane dessert bar Cowch, which fell into administration last month.
The ASX-listed Seafarm’s 12 months of turmoil over its embattled $1.5bn in the Northern Territory is coming to a head – and it could destroy the company.
A start-up has labelled itself the “Mrs Robinson of Rums” as it takes advantage of the insta popularity of cocktails and pitches itself to female drinkers.
ANZ Institutional Bank’s supply chain experts say companies buying out of China and Asia are looking to diversify their point of supply.
Award-winning Gold Coast distillery Granddad Jack is urging people to drink less – and savour their favourite tipple.
A Queensland couple in the plastics manufacturing sector have pivoted their business towards recycling and the circular economy and it’s paying off for them financially.
A Queensland mining services firm that has grown to a $55m business in just five years has won a major national award and plans to double its workforce.
Brisbane’s 168-year-old Victory Hotel is about to undergo a multimillion dollar facelift as she reopens under new management. t
Serial Brisbane entrepreneur Elliott Booth has got his … claws into the latest BBQ trend and has plans for major growth.
Independent brewer Ballistic Beer Co has been rescued from liquidation by a consortium of new investors who want to rebuild the brand and retain local jobs.
A Brisbane pool builder and landscaping business has gone under owing creditors close to $1 million. FULL LIST OF CREDITORS
Construction, transport and hospitality firms are in the firing line with company collapses surging 130 per cent in the last month driven by bad economic news. Full list of 484 companies
Construction and hospitality businesses are in the firing line with a surge in company collapses in Queensland over the past month driven by bad economic news. SEE THE LIST
Brisbane’s tyre king Vince Vitanza has survived 60 years in the cutthroat automotive business by following a surprising motto: ‘treat customers like your first girlfriend.’
Brazilian Beauty founder Francesca Webster is being chased for almost $1.2m by the liquidators of her failed beauty empire amid claims of insolvent trading.
Two Sunshine Coast women who set up a cleaning products business during the pandemic have scored a Queensland 2023 Telstra Best of Business Award. See who else won.
The number of companies planning virtual conferences and events has dropped by a massive 75 per cent as face-to-face business meetings surge back after Covid-19.
It is auf wiedersehen to the popular Brisbane Oktoberfest with the company behind the popular event appointing liquidators amid increasingly tough conditions in the hospitality sector.
Business conditions are deteriorating, according to the latest data from CreditorWatch which has warned off increasingly tough times ahead, especially for the hospitality sector.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded a 3.9 per cent drop in retail sales for December, with CBD businesses already experiencing the effects of softened customer spending
The young entrepreneurs behind a fast-growing local tequila soda brand will gain world exposure to the `Sunday sipping’ market after securing a sponsorship deal with the UFC.
Two years on from the introduction of a simplified debt restructure process, an ASIC review has found most participants are still operating.
A young Brisbane entrepreneur has notched up $1m in sales for her high-tech product and is planning for a major overseas expansion, and it’s all thanks to some inspiration from her dying mother.
Consumers celebrated their first uninterrupted Christmas in years by spending up at cafes, restaurants and travel, but a slowdown looms.
Mike Arieni fell in love with lighting as a punk guitarist with the Brisbane band The Clams more than 30 years ago and now runs a $2m business selling solar lights.
A young entrepreneur sold his house to fund the creation of a telehealth app that connects vets with distressed pet owners potentially saving thousands of dollars.
The number of Qld companies going bust in 2022 spiked almost 50 per cent with one industry hit particularly hard. And experts fear things will only get worse. SEE LIST OF COMPANIES
Aussie protein pioneers Kristi Riordan and Alfred Lo believe they’ve solved one of life’s great mysteries — how to make plant based meats taste like the real thing.
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