Young entrepreneurs
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Young entrepreneurs advice, news and tips from Australia's best business start-up mentors and journalists. StartupSmart's young entrepreneurs section features information and advice for business start-ups and people looking to start a business. |
Thursday, 23 February 2012
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Entrepreneurs come in all shapes, sizes and ages, but young entrepreneurs face their own challenges.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
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Starting a business while studying at university can be a great way to test what you learn in the classroom in a real-world environment.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Australian software giant Atlassian have taken the hackathon concept one step further, sending 10 software gradates to its Hack House for a week of training, coding and team-building activities.
Monday, 30 January 2012
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Michelle Hammond
A nineteen-year-old entrepreneur based in Sydney is the latest developer to launch an online service for taxi users, identifying taxi payment system Cabcharge as its main competitor.
Friday, 27 January 2012
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Michelle Hammond
The Australian Society of Entrepreneurs has expanded its network with the launch of a Sydney chapter, designed to assist aspiring entrepreneurs with the stresses of running a business.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
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Michelle Hammond
We present the top 10 fledgling entrepreneurs and start-up industry players who caught our eye in 2011. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Kaggle co-founder and chief executive Anthony Goldbloom has been named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 top tech entrepreneurs, one month after the Australian start-up secured $US11 million in funding.
Friday, 02 December 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Web-based businesses and food companies have great potential for success, according to Forbes magazine, which has released its latest list of America’s 100 Most Promising Companies.
Friday, 18 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Twenty-year-old Australian entrepreneur Nikki Durkin will participate in the fabled Y Combinator program in the United States, as she seeks to replace eBay as the world’s premier online fashion portal.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
The leader of a local student entrepreneurship group has likened Australian student-start-ups to those in Scandinavian countries, claiming there are more similarities than there are differences.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Student Entrepreneurs has unveiled the 2011 winners of its Idea Pitch competition, which saw 20 student start-ups from Victorian universities compete for prizes worth more than $15,000.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Cloud computing start-up OrionVM has secured funding from serial entrepreneur Stephen Baxter and computing pioneer Gordon Bell, understood to be less than $1 million.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
University graduates may become even more inclined to work for a company rather than start their own business, with a new report showing graduate salaries are on the rebound.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 will see more than 40,000 events held across the world this week, but nothing will take place to mark the initiative in Australia.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Australian companies cleaned up at the 2011 Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards, including a student start-up that has created the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube-solving robot.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Swinburne University graduate Edward Linacre is the winner of this year’s James Dyson Award, receiving $14,000 for an irrigation system that pulls liquid moisture straight out of dry desert air.
Thursday, 03 November 2011
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Michelle Hammond
Local tech entrepreneurs say Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is an “enviable position” with regard to his new start-up Asana, which has already raised more than $10 million.
Monday, 31 October 2011
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Oliver Milman
An ambitious new program called 50 for the Future is to match promising early-stage start-ups with 50 of the leading Australians in Silicon Valley, who will act as mentors to the next generation of budding entrepreneurs.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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Oliver Milman
Wisdom, as they say, comes with age. But when it comes to starting up, the lessons not only come thick and fast, they also come early. We’ve picked out 10 of the best start-up tips from Australia’s premier under-25 entrepreneurs.
Monday, 24 October 2011
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By
Oliver Milman
Increasingly, age isn’t a barrier to starting a successful business. Indeed, in some areas – think technology, social media and online retail – youth can be a valuable commodity.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
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By
Michelle Hammond
Eighty percent of entrepreneurs believe governments should improve access to funding, a new report reveals, while 70% say students should follow specific entrepreneurial training.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
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Alexandra Cain
When it comes to learning on the job, lessons aren’t confined to those who want to boost their chances of a promotion. Aspiring start-ups can also glean the skills they need to embark on the path to entrepreneurship.
This mentoring program is ONLY for entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 35 years with a passion and ambition for entrepreneurship who have been working in their...
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