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7 things successful small businesses do online
Search online for any product/service and you will find a plethora of small businesses offering it for sale, either through their own virtual shop-fronts...
This angel investor is looking to invest $500,000 in women-led tech start-ups over the...
Forming Circles Global (FCG), headed by Renata Cooper, has launched in Australia as a unique angel investment organisation created to predominantly fund local and global women-led/founded tech start-ups.
Here are 6 lessons from the first year in a start-up’s life for Popupshopup...
Popupshopup was founded by Perth locals Ronan Bray, 27, and Daniel Rainone, 25, in 2013 who launched their business in 2016. Popupshopup operates two...
A Brisbane start up is changing the way Aussies buy and sell real estate...
It was within her first week working at a real estate agency, that software developer Veronica Gravolin first came up with the...
Six added to council that advises Australian government on R&D investment
Six people with academic specialties ranging from chemistry to the creative arts have been added to the Australian Research Council, which advises the Gillard government on investment in research and development.
A fintech disruptor has raised $100 million to steal Australia’s 2.1 million SMEs away...
Tyro, Australia’s independent and fastest growing EFTPOS provider, recently raised $100 million from several big investors from both the US and Australia
Q&A with Martyn Ware, Founding Member of The Human League, Heaven 17 and The...
A founding member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, Martyn is one of the world's leading figures in electronic music. As record producer and artist, he has featured on recordings totaling over 50 million sales worldwide during a 27 year career to date, working with Tina Turner, Terence Trent D’Arby, Chaka Khan, Erasure, Marc Almond, Mavis Staples and many more.
Ditch the script. Sales is about questions (and conversations).
A professional sales person communicates with all different types of people. The information you relay to a client and customer should be tailored for your audience. The best way to listen to a customer or client is to ask questions and listen to the answers. So, what are the values your clients hold dear?
Competition is stiff in digital marketing, here are 5 expert tips on how to...
Networking within your industry, befriending your competitors and working outside your skill-set and more top tips by digital and SEO expert Damian Papworth
These are the 12 NSW startups that have been chosen to exhibit in The...
The NSW Government has selected 12 of the state’s most ground-breaking start-up companies to exhibit alongside 100 other emerging firms at CeBIT Australia at Sydney’s International Convention Centre from 23-25 May.
How much should I spend on my brand, and when? A guide to branding...
It is true that some businesses spend only a few thousand dollars on branding, whilst others spend tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. With such a large range, how do you know how much you should be spending?
Want to be exactly what your customers are looking for online? Tap into the...
This more sophisticated way of searching marks the realisation of a catchphrase which was coined some seven years ago, ‘the long-tail’. The theory suggests that businesses capable of selling specialist, low-volume products to people actively seeking them can collectively match the revenues of large-volume, mass-market products, by...
Saddle up for networking success with the Magnificent 7
OK, all you sales staffers, it's nitty-gritty time. I'm about to give you the Magnificent 7 of Networking -- seven interconnected fundamentals that will allow you to build effective and profitable relationships for your business.
Why is it always a public holiday when you slice off half a finger?...
The weak link in most healthcare systems lies in the access. Or, as Healthengine.com.au frames the problem: It's always a public holiday when you slice off half a finger trying to prune back a tree, and then what do you do? Healthengine claims a network of 50,000 doctors and its website has 200,000 visitors each month.
Apptrepreneurs, beware of The App Trap
If you are looking to build an app in the near future, you want to pay close attention to this.
There has been so...
Here is a new strategy for fighting cyber crime: own the routers, own the...
Exploiting a router in place costs ways less than intercepting a shipping truck in the middle of the night and is much more scalable. Attackers can now own the entire Internet.
The 10 Commandments of LinkedIn for Business
Most people use LinkedIn as an extension of their CV, as a way to get their next job. But if you run...
Co-working hub Tank Stream Labs launches its first ever blockchain hub in Sydney
Leading tech and co-working hub, Tank Stream Labs has announced it will partner with Blockchain Professionals Sydney in launching its blockchain focused hub in Sydney.
Swimply, the Airbnb of swimming pools, launches its first-of-a-kind online marketplace for pool sharing...
Founded by 22-year-old entrepreneur, Bunim Laskin, who, as the eldest of 12 children created Swimply out of necessity and a desire for relief and relaxation on a hot summer day.
Editors’ Choice: Myron Festejo, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
My Shout is an app that lets friends invite others to drinks, and conversation, via 'shouts' or digital vouchers that can be redeemed at the bar. Co-founder Myron Festejo is selling the benefits -- greater human traffic, free Facebook publicity -- to get more venues to sign on.
