Funding & Finance
News, opinions and advice on capital raising and finance strategy.
Australian upstart 99designs raises $35 million from Facebook’s VC outfit [ANTHILL EXCLUSIVE]
Today, 99designs, the world's largest online marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design services, announced a $35 million first-round investment led by Accel Partners. In this exclusive podcast for Anthill, 99designs co-founder Mark Harbottle speaks with James Tuckerman about the deal and what it means for the 26-person company based in Collingwood, Victoria.
It's all Greek to me: How world events affect Australian small business budgets
With recent focus on world events, many small- and medium-sized businesses in Australia are left wondering what these distant, foreign events mean to their business operations at home.
Zenva looks to Kickstarter to fund Codemurai, a mobile app that will teach you...
Brisbane startup, Zenva has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build Codemuari, a mobile app that teaches programming to users on the go
Australian real estate start-up OpenAgent has raised $1 million in funding from notable investors
Local real estate start-up OpenAgent has closed a $1 million funding round with prominent investors including Pete Flint, the co-founder of US online real...
Take control of your cashflow to avoid growing broke
Focusing on growing the business and maximising profitability should always be top priorities for small businesses. However, concentrating on these areas alone can mean neglecting crucial cashflow practices that can lead to the demise of your business. Sue Hirst explains.
Talking Business podcast. Commonwealth Bank: free money for all!
In the latest edition of Talking Business, Leon and Garry have a natter about Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s push to turn the prospective carbon price into an election issue. According to the chaps: “The horse trading’s begun already.”
This angel investor will give one woman entrepreneur a $5,000 cash grant and mentorship...
Women-focused angel investor, Forming Circles Global (FCG) has put up for grabs a $5,000 cash grant and the opportunity to be mentored by industry leaders.
Yatango is set to debut on the ASX with a unique business model inspired...
Sydney based consumer technology company Yatango is set to debut on the ASX in June via a reverse takeover of Latitude Consolidated Limited (ASX:LCD),...
Federal Government COMET grants to end on 1 Jan, 2010
The launch of Commercialisation Australia will coincide with the closure on 1 January 2010 of the Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) program to new applications. Prior applications and ongoing COMET grants will continue to be serviced.
Doing business in the US: 13 smart tips to minimise risk
The United States is relentless in making its vast markets seem enticingly available, yet every mistake when doing business there can be costly and unforgiving.
Here are the top 13 things you “must do” prior to taking the plunge and doing business in the US.
Top 10 ways to kill your phone costs
Look after the cents and the dollars will look after themselves. You might have first heard this axiom on your mother’s knee, but it...
Cashflow a problem? Just sell more! [CASHFLOW SERIES]
The most effective people in business are the ones who keep learning and adapting. In fact, the greatest lesson in business is to never...
Federal R&D Tax Credit Bill passes, more changes to come
The passage last Thursday of the Tax Laws Amendment Bill (2009 Measures no 4) represents the Rudd Government's first significant milestone on the road to delivering a more streamlined R&D Tax Credit for innovative Australian businesses.
Diary of an entrepreneur raising capital: Once bitten, twice shy
I realise the aim of this column is to be as open and honest as possible about my experiences raising capital, but at this point I’m eager not to do anything that might jeopardise our chances of success.
If you think I’m being a little too prudent then let me tell you a painful story about how I learnt not to count chickens, the hard way...
Ground breaking mission to help Aussie entrepreneurs access Chinese seed funding
According to David Thomas, "The Australian China SME Association has forged a ground breaking alliance with The Guangdong SME Association in China and many of its members have strong interest in investing in new technology and solutions from overseas.
Avoid Christmas cash squeeze. Just plan early
For most of us, Christmas is cause for festive spirit and celebration. For business owners, it is not quite the same. The ruling spirit...
Is this possibly the stupidest headline you've read all year?
We decided to ask you, our very innovative readers, to tell us how you have tweaked your own business models to build new revenue streams and make money in this destructively distracting economic climate (rather than 'save' it).
And, of course, we'll publish the most interesting, innovative, inspiring and instructional in our Apr/May/Jun print edition.
Big Pitch: your chance at winning your piece of up to $5 million in...
The Big Pitch is back again this year, and this year it’s even more exciting. Big Pitch is looking for tech startups with big ideas,...
Singapore’s ASX bid meets with mounting opposition
The top business story of late has been the Singapore Exchange’s bid to take over the Australian Securities Exchange. Leon and Garry examine the growing political opposition to the bid and the conditions under which the Government might approve the merger.
How very retro: Turn your smartphone into a Polaroid photo printer [VIDEO]
Ah Polaroid. If you're off a certain generation, there's a heady mix of emotions associated with Polaroid cameras - the camera that instantly printed...
