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Redecorate your office in your company colours
3:34PM | Friday, 8 March 2013 | TaskmasterIn recent days, paintbrushes and several tins of paint have been spotted in the general vicinity of Taskmaster Towers – and there’s a good reason why.
Marketing | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sales and marketing | Leadership | Managing peopleREA Group boss invests in Sydney tech start-up Housl
3:54PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Oliver MilmanGreg Ellis, the chief executive of realestate.com.au owner REA Group, has invested in Sydney tech start-up Housl, ahead of an ambitious expansion plan for the new venture.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture CapitalStart-ups the Target for new retail-based accelerator
3:46PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Michelle HammondUS-based retail giant Target Corporation will launch its Target Retail Accelerator tomorrow to coincide with the 2013 South by Southwest festival, where developers will vie for cash prizes.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | TechnologySydney entrepreneur opens ‘ideas exchange’ centre
3:43PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Michelle HammondA Sydney-based entrepreneur has launched a Small Business Ideas Exchange Centre in a bid to help other Sydney small business owners share information, host and attend events, and network.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sole traderMeet the 25 start-ups selected for the Advance Innovation Program
3:50PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Michelle HammondThe co-founder of Perth-based start-up Floq is hoping to raise up to $1 million from US investors after being selected as one of 25 start-ups for this year’s Advance Innovation Program.
| Business planning | Growth | Technology | How I did itHow do I break into a male-dominated industry?
3:00AM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Gillian FranklinThe keys to success are being proactive, communicating clearly and having the right attitude.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Mentor | Gillian FranklinNew accelerator Slingshot to fling $10 million to start-ups
3:00AM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Michelle HammondNewly launched accelerator Slingshot plans to invest in around 100 start-ups over the next five years, investing as much as $100,000 in each start-up via a $10 million venture fund.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Sole traderMatchbox wins global innovation award – five things you can learn
3:28PM | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 | Michelle HammondKitchenware and cookware retailer Matchbox has been named the Australian winner of the 2012 Global Innovation Award, recognised for its design and franchising model.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Franchising | Becoming a franchisor | How I did itUK fast fashion chain Miss Selfridge Australia-bound, report suggests
3:24PM | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 | Michelle HammondSmall retailers have no choice but to emulate the fast turnaround times of the major chains, says an industry expert, amid rumours UK fast fashion chain Miss Selfridge is coming to Australia.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategyReclusive billionaire rancher could buy Lonely Planet from the BBC
3:14PM | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 | Patrick StaffordTravel company Lonely Planet may be up for sale, with a reclusive tobacco billionaire from the United States who doesn't even have an email account cited as the potential buyer.
| Growth | Buy a business | Sell a businessGeneral Assembly to put Aussie start-ups in front of US VCs
3:00AM | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 | Michelle HammondGeneral Assembly Australia is encouraging start-ups to enter a competition that will see two winners pitch to a high-profile US-based venture capitalists.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategySix standouts from Forbes’ 2013 World’s Billionaires list
3:47PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Michelle HammondForbes has welcomed a number of notable newcomers to its World’s Billionaires list, including the founders of fashion brands Diesel and Tory Burch, and China’s version of Steve Jobs.
| Business planning | Growth | Leadership | How I did itSherpa Kids flags global expansion following UK launch
3:44PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Michelle HammondAfterhours childcare franchise Sherpa Kids plans to recruit 100 Australian franchisees in five years and expand into as many as eight countries, after launching in the United Kingdom.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Franchising | Becoming a franchisor | Becoming a franchiseeUS burger franchise Carl’s Jr wants to open 300 stores in Australia
3:12PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Cara WatersCarl's Jr is set to launch in Australia with the American burger chain announcing its intention to open 300 stores in the next 10 to 15 years.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Franchising | Becoming a franchisor | Becoming a franchiseePollenizer celebrates fifth birthday: Five lessons from the start-up pioneer
3:32PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Michelle HammondMick Liubinskas has highlighted the trials and tribulations of Pollenizer, including how it turned Spreets into a $40 million company, as the online venture builder celebrates its fifth birthday.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sell a business | Leadership | How I did it“How we raised funds pre-development”: SpotJobs co-founder tells
3:29PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Michelle HammondAnother new niche job site, SpotJobs, is preparing for its national media launch next month, having already received seed funding and office space from residential builder Simonds Homes.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Business advice and educationRevealed: Characteristics of $1 billion consumer tech companies
3:24PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Michelle HammondThe average age of companies that the owners sell at more than $1 billion is seven years, according to US venture capitalist Jacob Mullins, who has revealed the common characteristics of $1 billion consumer tech companies.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Technology | How I did itFive start-ups that are tackling life’s annoying problems
3:56PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Oliver MilmanEveryday annoyances can be great places to find inspiration for a new business. Here are five great examples of start-ups that are cashing in by solving common problems. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | How I did itJack Johnson helps entrepreneurs Beat the Q
3:31PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Michelle HammondAfter an incident in the takeaway food queue at a Jack Johnson concert, Adam Theobald and Scott Player co-founded Beat the Q, which allows customers to pre-order and pay for their snacks using their smartphones.
| Growth | Start-up ProfilesSydney’s east get its first co-working space
3:00AM | Monday, 4 March 2013 | Michelle HammondA former freelancer for Yelp has opened a co-working space in the Sydney suburb of Edgecliff, while Gold Coast-based incubator Silicon Lakes is opening its co-working space in Robina.
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