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Raising Venture Capital in Australia Seminar, Sydney [VIDEO – PART FIVE]

On 9 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted “Raising Venture Capital in Australia”, a panel event held in Sydney. Hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman, the line-up featured Michael Zimmerman (BuildingIQ), Chris Hitchen (Getprice Pty Ltd), Ilkka Tales (MoGeneration) and Rob Fitzpatrick (NICTA). Here is part five of the five part series

Global Growth by Design Seminar, Melbourne – Part 3 [VIDEO]

On 25 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted "Global Growth by Design", a panel event in Melbourne discussing business strategies for going global. The stellar panel featured Matt Tett (Enex TestLab), Mark Saba (Connect Language Services), Gerry Mussett (Sprocket Design) and Jarmal Richard (jdrlegal) and was hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman.

The Law of Success: Lesson 8 – Self-Control

The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons, Napoleon Hill’s 1,600+ page monstrosity published prior to Think and Grow Rich, contains a lot of useful information that can help you realise your potential. In this series, Joshua Moore covers each of these attributes in a practical way that you can apply to your life and work. Today he discusses the value of self-control.

Raising Venture Capital in Australia Seminar, Sydney [VIDEO – PART FOUR]

On 9 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted "Raising Venture Capital in Australia", a panel event held in Sydney. Hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman, the line-up featured Michael Zimmerman (BuildingIQ), Chris Hitchen (Getprice Pty Ltd), Ilkka Tales (MoGeneration) and Rob Fitzpatrick (NICTA).

Steve Jobs advises Nike to "get rid of the crappy stuff" [VIDEO]

In this video clip, taken from Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference held last week in New York, Nike president and CEO Mark Parker relays some advice Steve Jobs offered him, providing valuable insight into why Jobs and Apple have enjoyed so much success in recent years.

Steve Jobs advises Nike to “get rid of the crappy stuff” [VIDEO]

In this video clip, taken from Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference held last week in New York, Nike president and CEO Mark Parker relays some advice Steve Jobs offered him, providing valuable insight into why Jobs and Apple have enjoyed so much success in recent years.

Australian companies' payment behaviour reveals unnerving pattern: Is our economy really recovering?

According to the latest trade payments analysis by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the payment terms of Australian firms have risen for the third consecutive quarter.

Australian companies’ payment behaviour reveals unnerving pattern: Is our economy really recovering?

According to the latest trade payments analysis by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the payment terms of Australian firms have risen for the third consecutive quarter.

Thank you for smoking (eh-hem)

Getting ready for work this morning, I was fortunate enough to catch this shard of radio gold: ABC News Radio's Marius Benson interviewing Imperial Tobacco Australia spokesperson Cathy Keogh about the Rudd Government's plan to mandate plain packaging on all cigarette packets sold in Australia.

Check out the new Twitter list of Anthill contributors

Anthill Magazine (in both its print and digital incarnations) has always had a rich and varied group of editorial contributors. In light of Twitter's newish lists feature - which allows users to compile and/or follow curated lists of Twitter users - we thought it was worth creating a list containing all of Anthill's regular contributors who are active on Twitter.

Raising Venture Capital in Australia Seminar, Sydney [VIDEO – PART THREE]

On 9 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted “Raising Venture Capital in Australia”, a panel event held in Sydney. Hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman, the line-up featured Michael Zimmerman (BuildingIQ), Chris Hitchen (Getprice Pty Ltd), Ilkka Tales (MoGeneration) and Rob Fitzpatrick (NICTA). Here is part three of the five part series.

PM Kevin Rudd names first 21 projects to be backed by $9.6 million Commercialisation...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last week named the first 21 Australian ideas to receive Commercialisation Australia support totalling $9.6 million. The first 21 ideas consisted of a diverse range of innovative projects from around the country, including treatments for disease, advanced materials, cutting-edge electronics, new online services, and a host of other innovations in agriculture, the media, manufacturing and beyond.

Solar-Gem named a finalist in 2010 Australian International Design Awards

Solar-Gem, a Sydney-based company that provides affordable off-grid energy solutions based on clean solar power systems, has been named a finalist in the 2010 Australian International Design Awards.

5 techniques business owners should use to stay focused

With so many distractions competing for our attention, it’s tougher than ever to stay focused on our goals. To assist you in staying on track and keeping things simple, I’ve developed the following list of five simple techniques/questions to keep things in perspective.

Trade mark today to avoid legal issues tomorrow

So you’ve got a great idea for a business, a new product, a fashion label or even the next big craze. It’s all planned out – the business model, name and branding, website, marketing and even the premises. But there is one thing that you’ve left out – your trade mark. Tony Eades explains the necessity to trademark your brand to protect your business.

Interest rates and small business pain

With recent interest rate rises, much talk has centred on how the increases are likely to affect families and mortgage repayments. However, the impact on small business owners and their cashflow shouldn’t be ignored.

How to become a billionaire in 10 steps

We’re led to believe that success is a formula, but all too often ignore the silent evidence that contributes to that success. Take Bill Gates, for example.

Global Growth by Design Seminar, Melbourne – Part 2 [VIDEO]

On 25 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted "Global Growth by Design", a panel event in Melbourne discussing business strategies for going global. The stellar panel featured Matt Tett (Enex TestLab), Mark Saba (Connect Language Services), Gerry Mussett (Sprocket Design) and Jarmal Richard (jdrlegal) and was hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman.

Raising Venture Capital in Australia Seminar, Sydney [VIDEO – PART TWO]

On 9 February 2010, Anthill Magazine hosted "Raising Venture Capital in Australia", a panel event held in Sydney. Hosted by Anthill founder James Tuckerman,...

Rad BMX eBay listing reveals the power of a pithy sales pitch

If you've ever doubted the capacity of savvy marketing to transform an average product into the must-have slice of cool, check out this brilliant eBay campaign from early 2009.
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