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When Australian schoolgirls listed their favourite entrepreneurs as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, Jo Burston knew something had to be done.

Burston, a serial entrepreneur, is the brains behind the hugely successful Job Capital, an online hub for salary packaging, visa knowledge, tax returns and superannuation. Now she has decided to turn her attention to inspiring women entrepreneurs

Her new business venture, Influential Rare Birds, includes a mentorship program, a online investment platform, a school program and a coffee-table book featuring 50 of Australia's most influential women.

With a number of entrepreneur awards under her belt and her first business, Job Capital, going from zero to $40 million in 3.5 years, Burston decided her experience in the emerging field could be useful for women and girls Read more...

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