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Why value beats volume when it comes to cashflow
4:01PM | Friday, 26 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Cider has given the Barton brothers a profitable fizz. However, the Chilli Marketing founders had to learn some sour lessons about the value of cashflow first.
Growth | My Best MistakeFitness start-up The Jungle Body swings into international expansion
4:31PM | Wednesday, 24 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
A 22-year-old Australian entrepreneur behind new exercise program The Jungle Body has unveiled plans to launch in Finland, Malaysia and Vietnam, having already launched in London and Dubai.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | FranchisingFive top competitions for Aussie start-ups
4:43AM | Wednesday, 24 April 2013 | Oliver Milman
Are you looking to raise some extra funds? If you feel you have a potentially award-winning business model, here are five start-up competitions you should enter.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Sole traderAirbnb highlights rise of sharing economy – but is there room for start-ups?
4:03PM | Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
US-based company Airbnb has highlighted the rise of the “sharing economy”, including recent growth in the Australian market, but says start-ups looking to cash in may have missed the boat.
| Growth | Growth StrategySeven essential tools to help crunch your start-up’s data
4:31PM | Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | Jonathan Lui
Data analysis has become an essential part of the arsenal used by successful businesses, including start-ups. Here are seven essential tools that will help you make the most of your business data.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | TechnologyTech start-ups could contribute $109 billion to local economy by 2033
4:14AM | Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Tech start-ups have the potential to contribute $109 billion to the Australian economy, or around 4% of GDP, by 2033, according to a new report, which identifies four key ways to unlock the potential of the sector.
| Growth | Growth StrategyCredit squeeze leads to personal lending opportunity for start-up Assetline
4:30PM | Monday, 22 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
The concept of personal asset lending is relatively new to Australia, but this hasn’t stopped Asssetline from attracting some impressive attention.
| Growth | Start-up ProfilesWhy you can’t afford to sit on your start-up idea
4:25PM | Friday, 19 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Alec Lynch pondered his design crowdsourcing idea for a year, in which time a rival started and secured $3 million in funding. Lynch explains how he learned that start-ups have a need for speed.
| Growth | My Best MistakeTyler Crowley returns to Oz as Brisbane’s first Visiting Entrepreneur
4:15PM | Thursday, 18 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Silicon Valley start-up expert Tyler Crowley has made his second trip to Australia this year, visiting Brisbane as part of Brisbane Marketing’s new Visiting Entrepreneurs Program.
| Growth | Growth StrategyBusiness Council head urges SMEs to invest and innovate
4:29PM | Wednesday, 17 April 2013 | Yolanda Redrup
The Business Council of Australia has today urged SMEs to start investing in new plans and people to ensure the future prosperity of the country.
| Growth | Growth StrategyeCommerce venture BuyReply raises $1 million a year after launching
4:51PM | Tuesday, 16 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
eCommerce start-up BuyReply has raised $1 million from investors including Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalWe Are Hunted confirms sale to Twitter
4:27PM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Oliver Milman
We Are Hunted, the Brisbane-based music sharing start-up, has confirmed that it has been acquired by Twitter, with the microblogging site set to launch its own music app.
| Growth | Buy a business | Sell a business | Technology | Exit StrategyStartupSmart Awards winner 1800Approved targets 100 franchisees by 2021
4:00PM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Queensland-based business 1800Approved has unveiled its plan to recruit up to 100 franchisees nationwide by 2021, one month after winning the 2013 StartupSmart Awards.
| Growth | Growth StrategyTiE Sydney to reward pitch-perfect start-up with Silicon Valley trip
4:32PM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Start-ups can now enter the 2013 TiE Open Pitching Competition, hosted by entrepreneur network TiE Sydney, which will see the winner mixing with investors and other entrepreneurs at TiEcon Silicon Valley.
| Growth | Growth StrategyAussie start-up Blocks Global’s five steps to landing a worldwide distribution deal
4:56PM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Blocks Global has revealed how it scored a global distribution deal with Taiwanese electronics manufacturer AOPEN, which could double its revenue in 2013. Here’s how the Australian software start-up secured this important deal.
| Growth | Growth StrategyEasier Move than doing it yourself
4:49PM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
From cleaning up and hiring a skip to calling the removalists, there are so many stressful jobs to worry about when you move house. Easier Move founder Stephen Hodges is streamlining that process.
| Growth | Start-up ProfilesSports betting start-up Favourit hunts $5 million to crack UK market
4:00AM | Monday, 15 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Melbourne-based social sports betting network Favourit has flagged the United Kingdom and Europe, rather than the United States, as its target expansion markets as it seeks to raise up to $5 million.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalWhy slower is better when stocking your start-up
4:44PM | Friday, 12 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Many entrepreneurs fear they’ll run out of stock. However, as Anything Baby founder Sharon Fong discovered, overstocking can be just as costly.
| Growth | My Best MistakeRed Bull looks to give music start-ups wings with new accelerator
4:27PM | Friday, 12 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Energy drink brand Red Bull has launched a start-up accelerator dubbed the Red Bull Amplifier, aimed solely at music-related ideas, but will offer industry access rather than venture capital.
| Growth | Growth StrategyRestaurant booking start-up Dimmi inks major deal with TripAdvisor
4:18PM | Friday, 12 April 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Australian restaurant booking website Dimmi has revealed how it signed a partnership with global travel website TripAdvisor, less than a month after teaming up with Google.
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