Women lead the way

This week we covered many incredible stories of women entrepreneurs and leaders who are making a mark in fields as diversified as agriculture, regional entrepreneurship and AI.

At SmartCompany, we are not huge fans of labelling someone as a “woman leader” (because let’s face it: no one calls anyone a “male leader”). However, the reality is the success of women often gets overlooked by mainstream media resulting in a never-ending cycle of them getting overlooked by venture capitalists, governments, and even their own near and dear ones.

So in this edition of the Weekender, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the stories of businesses that are fighting the challenge of loneliness experienced by businesswomen in regional and rural Australia , bringing fashionable sun protection to agriculture, and — if you’re someone like me who helplessly looks at their closet every morning — helping you decide what to wear .

We also have our weekly funding round-up featuring four startups , a blistering opinion article on the state of the Australian VC sector , and information about an interesting tool that can help your business avoid dodgy purchases for $2.

Tell someone you appreciate them for all that they do today.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrinaal Datt

Production Editor, SmartCompany