Anthill Magazine
What is Anthill?
It's a business magazine.
What’s it about?
It's about innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid business growth.
Until Anthill was launched in September 2003, the bulk of existing business titles in Australia were mainly concerned with issues of relevance to small/micro businesses or large corporations (one or the other).
Anthill was developed to bridge this gap, appealing to highly innovative and ambitious ‘fast’ growth businesses - SMEs with rapid growth potential and larger companies that realise the value of reinvention to stay ahead.
It does not focus on the traditional ‘nuts and bolts’ of business development (although this is a key element of editorial content), but instead it highlights the inspiring thrills, spills, trials and tribulations of business development and rapid commercial growth.
Business can and should be fun, right!
Australian upstart 99designs raises $35 million from Facebook’s VC outfit [ANTHILL EXCLUSIVE]
Today, 99designs, the world's largest online marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design services, announced a $35 million first-round investment led by Accel Partners. In this exclusive podcast for Anthill, 99designs co-founder Mark Harbottle speaks with James Tuckerman about the deal and what it means for the 26-person company based in Collingwood, Victoria.
Angel investors SNAP up video surveillance technology
Adelaide based SA Angels have completed a six-figure investment in local technology company Snap Network Surveillance. This was the third significant investment for SA Angels, with a similar sized investment in Windesal, an Adelaide based renewable-energy powered desalination company, being completed in 2010.
WANTED: Capital seeking startups to pitch at Angel Dinner
On Tuesday 10 May, InnovationBay will be holding the first of its Angel Dinners for 2011.
Aspiring capital seekers are invited to apply by way...
How can your favourite colour win over stakeholders?
My favourite colour is blue. If, when I was a wee tyke, you’d asked me why, it's likely I would have said: “... Because!" Kids are pretty blunt and uncomplicated like that. And yet we grow into professionals who use business jargon to explain why we do and don't like something.
Create a unique selling point (then deliver on your promises…)
When promoting your product or service, it’s easy to miss a key trick by failing to make what you’re selling unique. The term ‘Unique Selling Point’ (USP) was first coined in the 1940s, and first defined in print by advertising executive Rosser Reeves in 1961. A good current example of a clear USP is the well-known brand Head & Shoulders’ "You get rid of dandruff."
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Do 9 out of 10 new businesses really fail in their first year?...
It's often said that nine out of 10 small businesses fail in their first year. However, according to credit reference checking agency Veda Advantage, only a very small percentage of businesses few close in their first 12-months. Less than two percent, in fact. However, 32 percent close their doors between their second and fifth, while 21 percent wind up between the sixth and ninth. Growing up can be hard. But it doesn't have to be that way. [PROMOTION]
Applications for the SMART 100 are now open! Apply, Nominate, Share!
Australia needs more innovators and champions of innovation. As a nation, we rely heavily on natural resources and primary industries -- perhaps too heavily? This is your chance to get some recognition for your innovation or promote another Australian innovation.
How to run a global empire in your under-pants [Anthill’s First Ever Webinar]
You know the feeling. Yes, the fear is real. Would they still take you seriously if they knew the real size of your organisation? You might be a solopreneur or a 15 person upstart. You could be a medium enterprise well-practiced in the skill of looking bigger than you really are. If this sounds familiar, don't fret. You are not alone!
Got capital? Markets about to tighten. So start planning now.
Everyone’s aware that obtaining capital is a tougher task now than it was before the 2008 global financial meltdown. While there are constant murmurs about the markets bouncing back and lines of credit being freed up, those at the coalface will vouch that it remains tricky out there.
Would you like to be a chapter boss for Anthill’s Entrepreneurs’ Night Out networking...
The Entrepreneurs' Night Out offers a chance to meet and learn from other business builders, share a drink, have a laugh, gain insights from a panel and benefit from the wins and losses of other attendees. So far, we've held events in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. However, we can't be everywhere at once.
Entrepreneur’s Night Out… It’s back! And Sydney, you’re first!
Building a business at any age can be a lonely undertaking. But entrepreneurs have it tougher than most. Friends and family often don’t understand the complexities of running a business… or the personal sacrifices that come with the job. This is a chance for Entrepreneurs to meet and learn from other business builders. Share a drink. Have a laugh. Gain insights from a panel of business builders.
How to turn our daughters into powerful business leaders of the future
Recently, I attended a breakfast about gender disparity. Interestingly, the research shows some real gems of wisdom about how to raise girls to become future leaders. Our lessons about leadership start very early on, it seems, and our ability to lead is ingrained well before we even leave school. Here are five ways to turn our daughters into powerful business leaders of the future.
It’s coming to Sydney! Acquisitions, Capital Raising & Exits Masterclass (with Domenic Carosa)
On 25 March, Anthill is hosting a full-day Capital Raising, Acquisitions & Exit Masterclass, facilitated by Domenic Carosa. Learn the benefits of growing a business using acquisitions as a strategy, and the processes involved in approaching, negotiating, closing and integrating acquisitions or mergers.
Does Australia have a bipolar economy?
Talking Business is a podcast review of the Australian economy, presented by seasoned business journalists Leon Gettler and Garry Barker, produced in association with the RMIT College of Business. In this podcast, RMIT economist Sinclair Davidson talks about what’s been described as Australia’s “bipolar economy” with the mining sector booming but other sectors like retail and manufacturing struggling.
Pitch Club Hobart is on!
Promotion: On the back of Melbourne Pitch Club last month, we are off to Hobart next week (17th March 2011). Pitch Club assists aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their new business ideas. We provide a forum to Pitch ideas; tools to manage and syndicate ideas and match you up with quality advisors and business angels. Pitch Club chapters are in most major cities in Australia.
Visit Antmart. It’s Anthill’s group buying site!
Antmart has arrived! It's a place for Anthill readers to promote, sell and buy products and services for business builders.
To visit Antmart, click here.
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World leading environmental innovation developed by Australian company
If keeping tabs on the comings and goings of the weed-control world is your thing, then have we got news for you. Queensland-based vegetation and natural areas management company, Technigro, has developed a weed-control sprayer that corrals potentially dangerous chemicals in the area they were applied – not the atmosphere -- rendering the spray-and-pray approach *so* last season.
WANTED: Entrepreneurs for ‘startup’ documentary
Independent broadcasting company Novede is producing a new show on Melbourne startups. It is currently seeking interesting, engaging and open-minded entrepreneurial businesses to participate. If you would like to put your name forward or suggest another business builder for consideration, please complete the form.
