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Dimmi cooks up a storm with MasterChef partnership
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle Hammond
Sydney-based restaurant booking website Dimmi has signed a three-year deal with much-loved reality cooking show MasterChef Australia, just one month after partnering with TripAdvisor.
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Google outlines key points for Glass developers
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle Hammond
Google has outlined four key points for prospective Google Glass developers, highlighting the importance of ensuring a timely, seamless experience with as few interruptions as possible.
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Small business to be a cabinet role in Coalition government
Friday, 17 May | By Rose Powell
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced in his budget reply that small business will be a cabinet position in his Coalition government, if elected.
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Three key steps to creating in-house inbound marketing
Friday, 17 May | By Adam Franklin
One of the advantages of a growing workforce is to use them as part of your marketing strategy. Here’s a handy guide to activating your start-up’s social business potential.
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Dimmi cooks up a storm with MasterChef partnership
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle Hammond
Sydney-based restaurant booking website Dimmi has signed a three-year deal with much-loved reality cooking show MasterChef Australia, just one month after partnering with TripAdvisor.
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Three key steps to creating in-house inbound marketing
Friday, 17 May | By Adam Franklin
One of the advantages of a growing workforce is to use them as part of your marketing strategy. Here’s a handy guide to activating your start-up’s social business potential.
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Maintaining our sustainable status
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle Hammond
Sustainability is a motivating force for many start-ups. But as Polli founders Tess Lloyd and Maja Rose found out, growing an environmentally-sound business can pose some challenges.
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Google’s new music service could spell start-up acquisitions
Thursday, 16 May | By Michelle Hammond
Google has unveiled a music streaming service dubbed All Access, suggesting there could be start-up acquisitions on the horizon as Google seeks to compete with Spotify, Apple and Twitter.
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A grinding battle is brewing, as original Coffee Guy fights Retail Food Group
Friday, 17 May | By Cara WatersA small business which has been trading as Coffee Guy since 2006 is now struggling against the might of the Retail Food Group and its introduction of The Coffee Guy brand to Australia.
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Aussie Twitter users motivated by “insider information”, not freebies: Report
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle HammondNearly half of Australia’s Twitter users follow a business on the social network in order to keep up to date with its products, rather than to receive discounts, according to a new report.
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THE NEWS WRAP: Abbott emphasises cutting red tape in budget reply speech
Thursday, 16 May | By Andrew SadauskasFederal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has emphasised cutting red tape for small business, maintaining the carbon tax compensation and providing a modest company tax rate cut “when affordable” in his budget reply speech.
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Budget re-write: Govt amends papers over NICTA ‘phasing out’
Thursday, 16 May | By Oliver MilmanThe federal government has been forced into a hasty rewrite of its own budget papers after initially stating that it will “phase out” National ICT Australia, following a recent article in StartupSmart.
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Google outlines key points for Glass developers
Friday, 17 May | By Michelle HammondGoogle has outlined four key points for prospective Google Glass developers, highlighting the importance of ensuring a timely, seamless experience with as few interruptions as possible.
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Small business to be a cabinet role in Coalition government
Friday, 17 May | By Rose PowellOpposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced in his budget reply that small business will be a cabinet position in his Coalition government, if elected.
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WA is all the GO! for Brumby’s hybrid model
Wednesday, 15 May | By Michelle HammondRetail Food Group has highlighted the success of hybrid business model Brumby’s GO!, which is looking for franchisees to accelerate the brand’s growth, particularly in regional WA.
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Tourism joy over lower dollar, but industry laments no new money in budget
Wednesday, 15 May | By Yolanda RedrupThe Australian tourism industry is rebounding as more international visitors are making the voyage overseas and those figures are set to improve with the dollar now heading below parity.
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Stephen Conroy and the Streisand effect
Friday, 17 May
In recent days, Old Taskmaster has intently followed the saga of Senator Stephen Conroy and the issue of federal funding for NICTA. The situation is an example of the Streisand effect in action.
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New co-working space aiming to shift Wollongong’s blue-collar image
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 05:01 |Wollongong is set to receive its first co-working space with the launch of Corner Table, which will aim to boost the town’s fledgling start-up scene and counter its blue-collar image.
Gold Coast, Adelaide top list of fastest-growing regions for online commerce
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 04:06 |The Gold Coast and Adelaide have topped a list of the fastest-growing regions for online retailers, according to research released by online payments giant PayPal.
Marketing
Aussie Twitter users motivated by “insider information”, not freebies: Report
Friday, 17 May 2013 01:02 |Nearly half of Australia’s Twitter users follow a business on the social network in order to keep up to date with its products, rather than to receive discounts, according to a new report.
Tourism joy over lower dollar, but industry laments no new money in budget
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 05:51 |The Australian tourism industry is rebounding as more international visitors are making the voyage overseas and those figures are set to improve with the dollar now heading below parity.
Technology
Google outlines key points for Glass developers
Friday, 17 May 2013 06:09 |Google has outlined four key points for prospective Google Glass developers, highlighting the importance of ensuring a timely, seamless experience with as few interruptions as possible.
Stephen Conroy and the Streisand effect
Friday, 17 May 2013 04:49 |In recent days, Old Taskmaster has intently followed the saga of Senator Stephen Conroy and the issue of federal funding for NICTA. The situation is an example of the Streisand effect in action.
Financing A Business
Budget re-write: Govt amends papers over NICTA ‘phasing out’
Thursday, 16 May 2013 14:00 |The federal government has been forced into a hasty rewrite of its own budget papers after initially stating that it will “phase out” National ICT Australia, following a recent article in StartupSmart.
What start-ups can expect from Abbott’s budget response
Thursday, 16 May 2013 05:49 |Tony Abbott will tonight deliver the Coalition’s response to the budget released earlier this week, with the Coalition leader expected to focus on the paperwork burden faced by small businesses.
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