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Twitter to shut down Summify following acquisition
1:20PM | Friday, 20 January 2012 | Michelle HammondTwitter has acquired social aggregation service Summify for an undisclosed sum, two years after its Romanian-born founders relocated to Vancouver.
Growth | Buy a business | Sell a business | Technology | Social media | Websites | ITQUT professor awarded $375k business model grant
1:14PM | Thursday, 19 January 2012 | Michelle HammondAn associate professor at Queensland University of Technology has been awarded a $375,000 Australian Research Council grant to develop a theory for effective business process models.
| Business planning | Growth | Financing a business | Venture CapitalPollenizer lauds potential of latest start-up Coachy.com
1:17PM | Thursday, 19 January 2012 | Michelle HammondAustralian tech incubator Pollenizer has unveiled its latest start-up in the form of Coachy.com, an online marketplace for people wanting to learn new skills via video sessions.
| Business planning | Growth | TechnologyEconomist dismisses dollar-pound exchange strength
1:18PM | Thursday, 19 January 2012 | Michelle HammondCompanies looking to do business in the United Kingdom shouldn’t expect any short-term gains, an economist says, despite the Australian dollar hitting a 27-year high against the British pound.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | CashflowNew site Constructiv provides ideas feedback
1:10PM | Thursday, 19 January 2012 | Michelle HammondA new NSW-based start-up, Construtiv, has launched with the aim of allowing individuals to showcase their ideas to companies and consumers, who then provide feedback.
| Planning | Business planning | GrowthBusinesses cite regulation as innovation barrier: Report
1:03PM | Thursday, 19 January 2012 | Michelle HammondSmall businesses will be the second-biggest drivers of innovation within Australia over the next decade, according to a new report, but government support is considered a barrier to innovation.
| Business planning | Growth | Financing a business | Venture CapitalAussie firefighter sells invention to London Fire Brigade
1:50PM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | Oliver MilmanAn Australian firefighter has sold his invention, a system that deploys hoses more quickly, to the London Fire Brigade a little over two years after he devised the idea.
| Growth | How I did itYahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns
1:39PM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | Michelle HammondYahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from the board of directors and all other positions within the company, as it attempts to revive its revenue growth under the control of a new CEO.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | TechnologyBrand New Jobs
1:15PM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | Oliver MilmanGold Coast-based Brand New Jobs is launching into an already saturated recruitment market. How will it stand out from the crowd? Its co-founder Bernadette Williams explains all.
| Growth | Start-up ProfilesAtlassian doubles revenue despite no sales staff
1:45PM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | Michelle HammondAustralian software giant Atlassian has revealed it doesn’t employ salespeople among its 450-strong workforce, but has still managed to almost double its revenue over the past 18 months.
| Marketing | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sales and marketing | Sales | How I did itSydney co-working space Investon set to launch
1:32PM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | Michelle HammondNew co-working space Investon will launch in Sydney this Friday, with the founders insisting it will be a thriving hub for people to share their ideas, as opposed to simply sharing a workspace.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | TechnologyLaunch an idea of the month award
1:00AM | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 | TaskmasterFor continuous innovation, why not try something different and set up a suggestion box?
| Business planning | Growth | LeadershipOne in three Aussie businesses plan new market foray in 2012: Report
1:32PM | Tuesday, 17 January 2012 | Michelle HammondA third of Australian business owners plan to increase activity in new markets in 2012, according to the latest MYOB report, although only 22% intend to increase their number of sales promotions.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategyBorrow from another industry
1:00AM | Tuesday, 17 January 2012 | TaskmasterStudying industries other than your own is a great way to spot new ideas that can help you get an edge on the competition.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | LeadershipTasmanian businesses get $8 million government funding boost
1:01PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondTasmanian businesses have an opportunity to innovate and diversify, an expert says, after the Federal Government closed an $8 million funding round for businesses in the state.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalFive stand-out start-ups from CES 2012
1:51PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondThis year’s Consumer Electronics Show have wrapped up with start-ups given a new bespoke exhibition area in which to stand out from the crowd.
| Business planning | Growth | TechnologyWomen 2.0 unveils finalists for PITCH Startup Comp
1:44PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondEntrepreneurial network Women 2.0 has unveiled this year’s finalists of the Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition, including a shopping Q&A platform and a social app for college students.
| Growth | Technology | How I did itSun starts to shine on Brisbane start-ups
1:49PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondWhile Queensland is first and foremost a tourist destination, Brisbane is home to a buzzing start-up scene, with a strong IT focus. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalCrowdHired
1:14PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondBrett Krieger and Jason Nah have launched what they call a social hiring platform. But how will the business stand out in a saturated recruitment market? They explain all.
| Growth | Start-up ProfilesBreak a big project into small bites
1:00AM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | TaskmasterThe key to tackling a big project is to break it down into a to-do-list of 10 manageable projects that you can actually address.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Leadership