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Why Westfield isn’t a worry for myCube
2:49AM | Friday, 15 February 2013 | Michelle HammondStanley Hsu is the founder of myCube, a retail store that features hundreds of “cubes” displaying innovative products, which won the Best Start-up Idea category at the 2012 StartupSmart Awards. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalGovernment backflips on plans to regulate SME access to credit
2:54PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | Cara WatersThe federal government has backed down on draft legislation which proposed regulating small business credit after criticism it would make it harder for small business to get funding.
| Legal matters | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Tax | Leadership | Government and RegulationFive reasons to be cheerful about the economy
2:48PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | Yolanda RedrupEconomic news has been largely doom and gloom over the past few years, but there are five reasons the Australian economy is moving toward happier days.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture Capital | TaxDon’t ignore tax obligations if you are a company director
2:21PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | Greg HayesDid you know that company directors can become personally liable for their company’s tax obligations? If you run a business, here are the key details you must be aware of. BY GREG HAYES.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Tax | Blogs | Greg HayesMake a pledge on a crowdfunding site
2:38PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | TaskmasterAre you uncertain about the concept of crowdfunding? It might be worthwhile to test the waters before diving in head first.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Cashflow | Technology | Social media | Websites | IT | Planning stageWine entrepreneur among women chosen for Springboard Australia
2:12PM | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 | Michelle HammondMelbourne-based entrepreneur Georgia Beattie is among the first group of Australian businesswomen selected to participate in the US-founded Springboard Enterprises program.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalIngogo on the go after securing fresh funds
2:07PM | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 | Michelle HammondSydney-based taxi booking app Ingogo has secured a fresh round of funds from a host of new, high-profile investors, with founder Hamish Petrie flagging plans for a national rollout.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture Capital | GrowingAustralia records sixth highest deal volume in 2012
2:23PM | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | Michelle HammondAustralia had the sixth highest deal volume of any nation last year, according to a new report, which shows total acquisition value in the Asia-Pacific rose 258% from 2011 to 2012.
| Growth | Buy a business | Sell a business | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Sole traderRecruitment platform OneShift in bid to raise up to $30 million
2:01PM | Monday, 11 February 2013 | Michelle HammondRecruitment start-up OneShift is hoping to raise up to $30 million to fund its expansion into New Zealand and south-east Asia, with US venture capital firms among the list of possible investors.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Business advice and education | Growing | Sole traderSpend money to make money
2:43PM | Monday, 11 February 2013 | TaskmasterNapoleon Perdis has suggested Australian department stores could reverse their fortunes by investing in staff. It’s a suggestion with implications far beyond the retail sector.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Cashflow | Leadership | Managing people | How to hire staffAn industry wishlist for Small Business Commissioner Mark Brennan – and his take on things
2:36PM | Monday, 11 February 2013 | Michelle HammondMark Brennan recently began his new role as the federal small business commissioner. Here are the key issues industry groups want Brennan to address, along with Brannan’s views on the key issues facing business. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Legal matters | Financing a business | Venture Capital | LeadershipFrom a YouTube clip to global distribution deals
2:21PM | Friday, 8 February 2013 | Michelle HammondAfter winning the Best Green Start-up title at the 2012 StartupSmart Awards, Recycling Solutions founder John Cross has been busy building partnerships with international partners. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalReckon looking to take on Xero by joining cloud accountancy battle
2:09PM | Friday, 8 February 2013 | Warwick GoodmanReckon is aiming to shake up the Australian accounting software market when it launches its first cloud-based product Reckon One in the next quarter.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Cashflow | Technology | Social media | Websites | ITSecret Recipe collapses after investors spent $7 million in start-up costs
2:52PM | Friday, 8 February 2013 | Cara WatersAn ambitious food franchise chain has come unstuck after start-up costs doused its flames.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Franchising | Becoming a franchisor | Becoming a franchisee | Financing a business | Venture Capital | CashflowAirtasker snaps up TaskBox as it prepares to tackle global markets
2:18PM | Thursday, 7 February 2013 | Michelle HammondSydney-based start-up Airtasker has made its first acquisition after launching just one year ago, picking up smaller competitor TaskBox, as it seeks to ramp up growth here and overseas.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Buy a business | Sell a business | Financing a business | Venture CapitalNew lending company aiming to make start-up funding easy
2:02PM | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 | Michelle HammondA new specialty lending company called EasyTech Finance is promising to help start-ups without trading histories secure much-needed funds, but insists it’s not a venture capital firm.
| Financing a business | Venture CapitalMYOB boss Tim Reed joins start-up Healthshare following capital raising
2:57PM | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 | Michelle HammondMYOB chief Tim Reed has joined the board of digital health platform Healthshare, which has announced the successful closing of its capital raising, although the amount is undisclosed.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalThe Australian economy under a re-elected Gillard government
2:37PM | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 | Bernard Keane and Glenn DyerWhile they’re behind in the polls, it’s worth taking a look at what another term of Julia Gillard and Labor would mean for the economy and your business. BY BERNARD KEANE and GLENN DYER.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Legal matters | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Leadership | Managing peopleThree tests to see whether your start-up is investment ready
2:19PM | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 | Marc PeskettIs your business ready for outside investment? Here are the three key benchmarks you need to look at before you start seeking finance. BY MARC PESKETT.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Cashflow | Blogs | Marc Peskett | Sole traderOnline sales growth takes seasonal December slip
2:54PM | Tuesday, 5 February 2013 | Warwick GoodmanOnline retail growth took a dip in December compared to the previous month, according to new figures, but an economist has played down concerns that eCommerce spending is on the slide.
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