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Growth & Export

News, opinion and advice for expanding businesses with an eye on the horizon.

To earn online, go for BPO, mobile apps or open standards web development, but lay off the SEO and Flash, says Freelancer survey

May 23, 2012 | By Hadley Jones

When the economy gets tough, providing services over the Internet just gets better, according to a survey from Freelancer.com for the first quarter of 2012. The number of jobs listed rose from 140,000 to 170,000 in the first quarter of 2012. Some roles are star performers.

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Near-record SME dissatisfaction with government, according to MYOB report

If the latest MYOB Business Monitor is anything to go by, the Federal Government shouldn’t be basking in the...

Built in Melbourne, made in China, now lighting camps in Pakistan

This one should be a tribute to our global village. Solar lanterns designed in Melbourne, made in China, bough...

Bringing coffee to a nation of tea drinkers, how Di Bella has taken on the Indian market

A Brisbane coffee mogul has beaten Starbucks at its own game. Launching into India, before the U.S. behemoth, ...

Anthill 30under30 winner launches innovative online service that thinks outside the parcel

Australians can now enjoy cheap and cheerful international shipping thanks to new local startup making big wav...

Ignite your clean energy tech business the Y Combinator way

Ignition Labs, Australia's first clean technology accelerator is looking for cool ideas. Using the model that ...

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Waiting for the great leap forward? I think it’s already here [VIDEO]

Throw away your keyboard. Discard your mouse. All you need to do to control your computer is wave your hands about. No instruction manual ne...

Why you should fail often, in order to succeed sooner [VIDEO]

What do shopping trolleys, Free Willy and the mouse for the Apple Mac have in common? Well, it's the stunning design process that IDEO used ...

Happy birthday YouTube. Check out how this one crazy idea changed our world [VIDEO]

an you believe it? YouTube is seven years old. It seems like only yesterday that it had just a few thousand videos. Yet, it's also one of th...

Steve Ballmer vs Alan Greenspan. Product marketing 1985-style [VIDEO]

I've always been a little afraid of Steve Ballmer. This video doesn't help. In 1985, on November 20, Microsoft released Windows 1.0. Steve...

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