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The importance of being collaborative
If you regard your venture as being ‘you against the world’, chances are this will become reality. Rowan Gilmore explains why collaboration is good for business.
Teaching new dogs old tricks
As Baby Boomers retire, a new generation will need to pick up the slack. But how can you transfer 40 years of experience?
Between now...
When Google tells you to get lost
Robelen Bajar explores the depths of Google’s bottomless search pit for websites that mysteriously disappear.
If you’ve been following the drama series Lost, you’d understand...
Exporting to China is child’s play
China has been the economic panda in the room for over a decade. Now, in the spring preceding the Beijing Olympics, foreign export opportunities...
The art of simplicity
If the simplest ideas are often the best, it stands to reason that simplicity is the essence of successful business. Growing companies are confronted with complexity every day. We asked three busy professionals to weigh in on the art of simplicity.
How to win a business plan competition
You’ve written your business plan, spent hours agonising and estimating, but are you sure it’s a clear winner? There are two ways to...
Innovation nation
In the distinct vernacular of fictional family-man Daryl Kerrigan, Australia is a nation of ‘ideas people’. We’re educated, we’re passionate and we love to...
The business of being… FunkySexyCool
Mature observers might view FunkySexyCool as merely a fast and frivolous Facebook for the mobile phone. But Tim O’Connor, the Australian expat heading up...
Victorian Technology Profiles Feb/Mar 08
Local Product Identifies Global Niche
As an established distributor of international identity management software products, eB2Bcom offered best-of-breed niche products to the Australian marketplace. They...
Roger, Doin’ Time Marketing Manager
A little understanding goes a long way.
When I came back to jail, I was lost, angry, disappointed, frustrated. I was placed in the Youth...
Book reviews
GOING DUTCH IN BEIJING
By Mark McCrum.
Profile Books
As the world gets smaller, cultures will inevitably clash or mash. Ultimately, the cultural intricacies at...
What start-ups can learn from terrorists
Right now, terrorists are applying the most successful start-up strategies that I can think of. The thing that is so compelling about terrorists is...
Are you grant ready?
Finding the right grant
There are literally hundreds of grant funding programs available supporting an enormous range of activities. The challenge is to find the...
Anti-climax
Top 200 ASX companies face climate change complications
A recent report looking at the top 200 ASX-listed companies revealed that only 20 percent are ready...
Mobile, Mostyle
When asked to name the handful of countries leading the world in mobile technology and content, most people fire back with Japan, South Korea,...
How to get IPO ready
Listing on the stock exchange is a complex and expensive process, often consuming up to 10 percent of the funds raised, so it’s important to get it right.
The price is right
In any M&A transaction there is an exchange of value, commonly known as ‘the price’. The seller is after a stellar premium and the buyer wishes to get a bargain. How does this work? The answer is: the seller and buyer can have common ground as they often look at the business differently.
What do your visitors really want from you?
After reading the first two parts of this series, your website should now be providing you with a torrent of enquiries and sales. Website...
Growing your own grapevine
We all want free exposure and new clients at low cost. That’s nothing new. But just how do we get others talking about our...
Start-ups and high school physics
Physics and business are more closely related than one would imagine. In fact, physics and start-ups have a ridiculously close relationship, which you should...
