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Chantelle Baxter, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Winner

The fundraiser is called Do It in a Dress, and it's aimed at women AND men. The benefactors are women and girls in the west African nation of Sierra Leone. And the conduit is an Australian non-profit called One Girl, co-founded and driven by a powerhouse of social consciousness named Chantelle Baxter.

How to misuse social media and insult hydrangea lovers everywhere

A tweet or a YouTube video can be perceived as a bully pulpit in which the poster has full control of the message because there's no one around to pose a question such as, "Huh?" As our video Exhibit A, we offer Madonna and her recent hydrangea kerfuffle.

Why own when you can share? Are we entering the era of collaborative consumption?

The concept of collaborative consumption takes a very, very old idea in economics and gives it a new shine in our era of electronic social networking. It's all about sharing, trading or renting products or services as opposed to owning them. Listen as consultant Rachel Botsman describes it.

How to blow up the cubicle culture and start gamestorming your creativity

Dave Gray, co-author of "Gamestorming," the 2010 book about collaboration for innovators, says the cubicle layout of your average business office is great for efficiency, but the worst possible design for creativity. In this video, Gray lays out the basics of gamestorming. It's worth a look for anyone hoping to spawn the Next Big Thing.

Looking back on a 2005 speech by Steve Jobs: Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

When Steve Jobs stepped aside in August as CEO of Apple, one pundit said the computing pioneer had the greatest second act in business history. But we wonder if Jobs sees it that way. But based on what we hear in this 2005 commencement address for Stanford University, Jobs' life has been one continuous push.

Owen Bowling, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Owen Bowling wants to make exercise easy, affordable and portable. His solution, CrankIt Fitness and its signature product -- specially designed straps that combine resistance training, gravity and the user's body weight to make available hundreds of different exercises.

Peter Bradd, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Peter Bradd wants you to send a postcard. Not to him, of course. He's the creator and founder of Scribble Pics, an online service that combines our current world of smartphones and laptops with the old-world jolt of getting something fun in the mail.

Flic Manning, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Flic Manning started preparing for her current venture when she was three years old. That's when she first started to dance and perform. Today, she's the kinetic force behind Evixa dance studios, where pupils learn Manning's eclectic, athletic mix of hip hop and Latin styles.

Jeff Cooper, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Anyone who can squeeze a lot of mileage out of bunch of wankers is probably on the right track. That accomplishment is a big note on the résumé of Jeff Cooper, general manager of Step Change Marketing. Oh, and he doesn't work with wankers. That's exactly the point.

Finn Kelly, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

When Finn Kelly wrapped up a career as an Army officer, he knew the world of finance was his next challenge. At a conference of young professionals, he met the person who would become his managing partner in Wealth Enhancers, a boutique advisory practice that targets private banking clients.

Michael Overell, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Michael Overell had a solid career in strategic consulting with McKinsey & Co. But corporate life was a grind. So he decided to break out on his own. He is now CEO and a co-founder of RecruitLoop, an online service that connects SME owners with a selected network of employee recruiters.

Square vs. Google Wallet: Who will win the mobile payment war?

Mobile payments -- making transactions through a cell phone or other handheld device -- have been around for years. In Australia, the industry leader is Square, a company with two powerful allies, Apple and Visa. Well, run and tell the kids, because the half-ton magillah, Google, has stepped into the ring.

Mathew Beeche, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Mathew Beeche is the driving force behind Shoe String Launch, a website and a free magazine that profiles Australian startups. The promotion runs hand-in-hand with a salesforce team that helps the startups get started. "I saw the opportunity to create a niche," he says.

Ben Hall, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

As a 25-year-old lawyer, Ben Hall knows it takes a few tonnes of determination to introduce new ideas to a profession set in its ways. Hall is up to the challenge. As the managing director of Love Law, a site that provides interactive consultations about family law, Hall is giving people a hand during what can be a time of paralyzing stress.

Alistair McKendrick, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Alistair McKendrick has poured his all into his three-year-old business, Exhibit Furniture. With a combination of intelligence, talent and resolve, McKendrick is building a strong future. The business designs, crafts, delivers and installs furniture made of reclaimed Australian hardwoods and other sustainable material.

Michael Morgano, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Michael Morgano's auto-sales site, Car Genie, is still in its formative stages. But in one regard, it's already in the fast lane. Morgano's website secured a sponsorship with the Eggleston Motorsport team in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar series. That's Morgano in the photo, posing proudly with the Car Genie decal on the Eggleston racecar. He earned the sponsorship in exchange for some IT work.

David O’Donoghue, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

Coming soon to the smartphone in your hand -- Monster Truck Destruction, a game that emulates the look and feel of a full-blown video-console smash-'em-up. The action/racing/mayhem game is the creation of Up-and-Comer David O'Donoghue and the centerpiece of his new business, ODD Games.

Do you have the stomach for the Entrepreneur Rollercoaster?

Strap in, fellow entrepreneurs. It's time to experience that harrowing, energizing thrill of trying to turn an idea into a business. Hope you didn't enjoy a heavy lunch. Surely there's a parallel between the entrepreneurial experience and going upside-down and inside-out? Sound familiar to anyone? Urp.

Peter Salakas, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Winner

For Peter Salakas, the party is just getting started. Steady growth have been the bywords for Salakas and his older brother, Dean, since they bought the family business, The Party People, in 2007. Under their care, the party-supply retailer has expanded from four employees to more than 20.

Adam Long, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer

As one of the driving forces behind Engineers Without Borders Australia, a humanitarian assistance organization, Adam Long was well-versed in the art of helping others. Now he's striving to create a new buzz with a crowdsourcing venture that will bring designs to reality and to market.
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