Startup & Entrepreneurship

Call me crazy but we've recently offered 'pay what you think it's worth' (PWYT) terms to selected customers.

Call me crazy but we've recently offered 'pay what you think it's worth' (PWYT) terms to selected customers.

There is an old saying: "If you aim at nothing you will hit the target with amazing accuracy." If you want to improve the results in your business, you need a target to aim for and a system for monitoring progress.

The place of interaction between government and industry is often clouded with confusion, perplexity and frustration, where it seems as though no one is...

A great post by regular Anthill contributor and Rentoid.com founder Steve Sammartino over on his Start Up Blog. A list of the 10 things...

Here's a question for all network marketers: How big can your business grow and how successful can you be if people do not listen...

Like many start-up businesses, you may consider mixing your name with your partner's name and come up with something like Jotom or Bevmax. Although that may mean something to you (and your partner), it says very little to your customers. Your business name should communicate what you 'do' or 'how' you do it.

Senator Kim Carr, Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today announced that 238 projects will share in funding of over $71.3 million under Round 2 of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme.

Toaster kettles? Skeleton socks? Stair drawers? Check out this hot video collection of cool inventions.

Last night I headed to the State Library in Melboure to check out the first event in the 'Portable Film Festival 2009 Symposium Series', produced by...

A team of researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, have used nanotechnology to boost the storage potential nearly 10,000-fold compared to standard DVDs, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

Innovation Series Sydney Luncheon:   4 June 2009 'Medical Research Discoveries: Taking Health into the Next Century' When: 4th June 2009 Where: Sydney (Sofitel Wentworth Hotel) The...

Instead, I hope that you (dearest Anthillians) find value in these seven business observations and tips from seven weeks of travel.

Instead, I hope that you (dearest Anthillians) find value in these seven business observations and tips from seven weeks of travel.

Today, our Government Grants specialist, Adrian Spencer, considers the post-Budget winners and losers. Looking for a Government Grant? Here's your cheat sheet.

Adobe didn't get to where it is today by playing defence. And, as Brad Howarth discovers, the company knows it must keep innovating to stay on top. It's a lesson for us all.

According to researchers, as children have replaced outdoor physical recreation with video games and internet surfing, the way they actually play has become more...

At its best, entrepreneurship captures the essence of childhood imagination and adult endeavour. This slick video, written and produced by Sonja Jacob and designed...

University of Queensland Business School's Enterprize competition is a rare thing - a business plan competition that doesn't ask winners to give up an...

Last week, we posted the first in a series of video excerpts from a panel discussion at the 2009 Anthill Smart 100 Awards, held in April at Digital Harbour in Melbourne's docklands. We received lots of positive feedback about Liesl Capper's insights on innovation and commercialisation in Australia, but it turns out you are an impatient bunch. So here we're posting the introductory insights of all five members of our master innovator panel - Ryan Trainor, Campbell Rose, Janine Kirk, Liesl Capper and Tim Pethick. We'll post part two – a more free form discussion – next week.