Funding & Finance
NICTA’s Scalify gets a $2 million jump in bid to juice up the gaming market
Outside gaming, NICTA’s technology can be used to improve the delivery of gaming and virtual environments that are increasingly being used for online learning and training. It also can be used for telemedicine programs that involve exchanging large datasets and for bandwidth-intensive data like3D scans and x-rays.
Three things to never say to an Australian venture capitalist
Not only does Adventure Capital’s Stuart Richardson have a great hairdresser (we share the same barber) but he knows a thing or two about pitching for venture capital. This is because he lives at the receiving end of hundreds of pitches every week.
The Top 11 rules to make you a master of your own finances
I believe there is no decision more important than to take charge of your own financial future. We live in a country of opportunity and yet most Australians are buried in credit card debt, car loan debt, personal debt and other debt. Don’t get me wrong, debt is not a bad thing per se, but there’s good debt and bad debt.
Business strategy: should you finance your way out of your own business?
Many Australian businesses are on the selling block due to the glut in the pending retirements of baby boomer business owners. Quite simply, they need to sell to retire. Yet, according to the September Quarter 2011 BizExchange Index, the number of businesses for sale rose by over 350%. Meanwhile, their prices halved. More creative ways of selling a business need to be considered.
Is crowd-funding a viable avenue for capital raising?
Australian start-ups are currently limited in how they can use crowd-funding platforms to raise cash. Law dictates there are restrictions on general solicitation and the number of retail investors that can contribute without having to meet funding disclosure requirements.
Smart Capital Magazine showcases 15 Australian SMEs courting investors [FREE DOWNLOAD]
A video-streaming site that’s challenging Facebook’s reign. An all-in-one hotel app for busy travellers. And a polymer technology that has winos raving. All of these products have two things in common: a) they’re Australian; b) they’re from unlisted companies represented by the Australian Small-Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB) and seeking equity capital from investors. OK, we fibbed: the third thing is that c) they are all featured in this month’s edition of ASSOB’s Smart Capital Magazine.
Free Registration for ASSOB’s Pitch Breakfast in Sydney
Grab coffee. Shake hands with business starters. Hear them pitch. It’s the simple-yet-beautiful idea behind the ASSOB Pitch Breakfast series. Early-bird investors in NSW are invited to attend this month’s event Thursday, 22 March at the Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach.
Is the death of cash exaggerated? Not really, says Bankwest report
For the past year, an Indian company selling a foreign exchange product has been airing commercials — using a Bollywood superstar and Australian cricketer Brett Lee, among other celebrities — to announce the death of cash.
NSW supporting Aussie tech start-ups in Silicon Valley
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Stoner (tee hee), recently announced the state government’s support for local technology companies eager to make their mark in famed Silicon Valley.
Australian innovation to revolutionise rapid blood testing
Australian health technology outfit, Atomo Diagnostics, has received a tidy $249,992 cash injection from the Australian Commonwealth Government.
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