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Australian managers are not equipped to deal with remote workers and yet they are...

More Aussie SMEs are focusing on employee outputs rather than time spent in the office yet few training their managers specially to supervise remote workers

NameThis.com

So you’re worried that your new product name might prove to be commercial Kryptonite? Or perhaps you just want to share your genius for...

This global not-for-profit is elevating women founded tech start-ups to the next level

ELEVACAO exists to help more women start and grow tech businesses no matter what their age or background, providing them with the confidence and skills to pitch for investor funding.

How to build a YouTube empire, with Jim Stewart [ACADEMY COURSE]

Here’s a startling fact.

YouTube is now the world’s second biggest search engine, with over three billion videos viewed daily and 48 hours of video content uploaded… every minute! What are you doing to make your claim in the video marketing multiverse?
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Aussie start-up Tablo, which is shaking up the publishing industry, secures $400,000 seed funding

Australian start-up Tablo, a cloud based e-book publishing platform and writing community, recently secured a $400,000 seed funding round from investors. Lead investor Paul Reining, former...

FutureMe.org

Most people at one time or another have wished they could travel back in time to impart sage advice to their younger selves. While...

Robot built to fetch inventors beer

The selection process for our weekly Beer O'Clock newsletter (The Best and Worst of Anthill TV) involves a surprisingly complex number of considerations, such as balance, educational content, local relevance, chuckle-factor and good taste. That's why it was pleasing to stumble across this short clip at 4:22 this afternoon (yes, only minutes ago). It's now that special time of day. So... enjoy.

Here are 7 digital marketing trends your business needs to pay attention to in...

The new year is here, and digital marketing is more advanced and innovative than ever before. It is very likely that the strategies you used last year won’t be effective in 2019.

Sexy business payments challenge your sexist assumptions [VIDEO]

You may have seen the 'Love your work' ads on television from accounting software provider MYOB. One that springs to mind includes a hipster...

Like technology and want to play a part in helping Nepal? NetEngine wants you

If you think that disaster relief is the exclusive job of humanitarian aid professionals, this team of Brisbane-based software developers will prove you wrong. As...

Is Australia in the mood for shopping in-store? Research reveals how bricks-and-mortar retailers can...

Changes in technology and consumer behaviour are driving major changes to brick-and-mortar stores. And if your business can adapt to these changes, you will be well placed for long-term success.

Fail + learn = #flearn: Tweet it, post it and most importantly, share it.

The folks at Pollenizer know a thing or two about launching successful businesses – they’ve co-founded more than 25 to date. So, when they advise entrepreneurs to embrace failure in order to learn – or ‘#flearn’ – then it pays to listen.

Bigcommerce thinking big: lauches single-click app store for eCommerce

Now, business tool integration is a little bit easier, thanks to some big thinking. Bigcommerce has launched Single Click Apps, a new app store that integrates...

Bibby Financial Services supports calls for tax breaks for Australian SMEs

The latest Bibby survey shows that 52% of Australian small business owners are now more stressed that a year ago and that their major headache is their cash flow. These findings have led the debtor finance specialist to support calls for tax breaks.

How to move the online goal posts and become the most downloaded app in...

Australian software start-up company PlayUp offers sports and media personalities the opportunity to monetise their social networks, by linking them to premium “pay-per-play” content that already interweaves sport and social interactivity. The PlayUp app is now in the top five downloaded apps in 80 countries and number one in 30 countries.

Why diversifying is important in investing

Diversification is like having your fingers in every pie. It is all about having an array of assets that react differently to the same economic event.

Why I think our latest online marketing 'experiment' is not working

I offered to provide updates on what has ‘worked’ (and what hasn’t) in terms of technology, marketing fundamentals and, most importantly, the campaign's viral effectiveness (i.e. it's ability to self-perpetuate). So, what viral benefits has this item of social media marketing achieved so far? Hmmm... well... without beating around the bush... the simple answer is... Almost none.

This rugby league player turned PhD is the man behind the biggest websites you...

Enter Dr Ian Birkby, a former professional first grade rugby league player turned science PhD whose Sydney-based website network is whipping up a storm...

Fleur Madden-Topley, 2009 Anthill 30under30 winner

Fleur Madden-Topley launched Red PRwhen she was only 23. After six years of hard work she has developed the agency into a force in the industry and a player on the international PR scene.

A new survey has found that Aussie businesses have less than 2 years to...

More than 700 decision makers in Australia and across the globe surveyed on current state of digital business – results indicate significant digital denial
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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