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SMART 100 (2009) profiles – 11-20

THE SMART 100 Why the Smart 100? Smart 100 (2009): The judging process Smart 100 (2009) rankings table Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 1-10 Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 11-20 11. Reverse Rural Electrification Company: Barefoot Power Headquarters: Bathurst, NSW www.barefootpower.com Sitting at home or work with all and sundry electrical appliances plugged into the grid, ...

SMART 100 (2009) profiles – Top 10

THE SMART 100 Why the Smart 100? Smart 100 (2009): The judging process Smart 100 (2009) rankings table Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 1-10 Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 11-20 And the winner is… 1. Fermiscan Breast Cancer Test Company: Fermiscan Pty Ltd Headquarters: Sydney, NSW www.fermiscan.com.au Approximately one in eleven Australian women will develop breast ...

Anthill Magazine’s SMART 100 (2009)

Anthill Magazine teamed up with market research firm Colmar Brunton and 1,600 ‘mavens’ to identify 100 of Australia’s most promising product innovations. Introducing… the inaugural Smart 100. The Process: 6 months 861 nominations 1,600 maven judges 100 winners Why the Smart 100? The ...

Smart 100 (2009): The judging process

THE SMART 100 Why the Smart 100? Smart 100 (2009): The judging process Smart 100 (2009) rankings table Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 1-10 Smart 100 (2009) profiles: 11-20 Why Mavens? We all know that the next few years, more than any in the past, are about being smart. Most of us have never ...

How to open a bar

As a former public relations consultant, Matt Mullins once made a living telling stories. Now, as a publican, his job is more about listening to them. When he and three friends decided to quit their corporate day jobs to become a team of bar owners, ...

How to buy into a franchise

Former wine wholesale owner, Andrew McAllister, switched bottles for burgers when his small wine wholesale company started to head south. Getting the taste for Urban Burger fare, Andrew, 36, ended up opening a franchise in Richmond, Victoria, with plans for a second in Glen Waverley. On ...

How to make money from your art

Graphic designer Leah Bartholomew had a creative vision – to turn her art into a solo exhibition. With a little help from her friends and clients (and some social networking savvy), Leah’s vision came true last month – in optimistic shades of autumn. When Leah’s first ...

4 ways to remake your boring old self

1. Become an expat Music lover and former muso journalist Emmy Burns upped sticks in 2006, moving by herself from Australia to New York to further her career. Taking up the post as the Head of Publicity at an indie rock label, Emmy has gone on ...

4 ways to give your business a bump

1. How to spy on your competition (without getting caught) Want to know how to spy on your competition without getting caught? ‘Easy,’ says competitive intelligence expert Babette Bensoussan from The MindShifts Group. ‘Don’t do it. Spying is for dummies.’ So what should you do? With the ...

If all else fails…

Waking up on a grey London morning three years ago, Paul Sowerby and his family decided it was high time for family adventure and promptly switched hemispheres. Swapping life as a crime journalist for sunshine on the west coast of Australia, Paul, 48, is now ...