Tag: Anti-Climax

Shareholders around the world have seen extravagant expenditures of their wealth squandered by CEOs with their arm-waving and talmudic reading of balance-sheets and P&Ls, like the obsessive, pre-scientific study of entrails. Less than one CEO in a hundred could give an intelligent, educated account of what strategy it would take for their business to survive in the rapidly evolving environment of the next decade.

For most managers, conducting a management buyout (MBO) can be a life-changing experience. An MBO offers the management team (either as a whole or a few individuals) an opportunity to purchase the business from its current shareholders, usually with the backing of a private equity fund. The transaction allows the individuals involved to enjoy a significant stake in their own business and be given the opportunity to "run the show".

Australian Anthill Magazine Dec 2008/Jan 2009 As part of the Magazine 2.0 Experiment, we asked our readers to pose questions via our blog concerning the government...

Forget recession. There’s money out there. Just ask Aconex. By Paul Ryan “We feel like the little ray of sunshine. The last thing to fly from...

The Money Tree KA-CHING! What's that sound, you may ask? Well, it's the sound of money starting to flow. The 2008 Federal Budget demonstrated a...

So, you’ve lodged your grant application and now you’re sitting by the phone, anxiously waiting to hear news of your success. This isn’t the...

Australian Government opens new venture capital opportunity   The Federal Government has officially opened its new venture capital program for fund registrations.   The Early Stage Venture Capital...

The Budget So you are now ready to ask for money in your application. At this point, many applicants start to feel a bit giddy...

Many business owners lack exit strategy The Commonwealth Bank Local Business Banking division has released a new report revealing that under half of Australian small...

Grant Writing Grant writing is a specialist art. Writing from the heart or what you think an assessor wants to hear is not usually the...

Champ acquires golding contractors   In March CHAMP Private Equity, along with existing Golding Management, acquired Queensland-based mining and civil infrastructure services company Golding Contractors Pty...

Finding the right grant There are literally hundreds of grant funding programs available supporting an enormous range of activities. The challenge is to find the...

Top 200 ASX companies face climate change complications A recent report looking at the top 200 ASX-listed companies revealed that only 20 percent are ready...

The best funding applications are based on projects that are genuinely important and reflect real need. Strong and competitive applications should demonstrate firm commitment...

AUSSIE BIOTECHS COMBINE FORCES   A merger has been announced between two listed Australian biotechnology companies, Peptech and EvoGenix. EvoGenix shareholders approved the merger proposal to...

It is essential for publicly funded research organisations to work well together. It is even more important that these organisations work in a manner...

It will soon be 20 years since the Federal Government launched its MIC Program to kick-start the Australian venture capital industry. So why is...