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Retail and tech start-ups fare well in Young Rich list
9:46PM | Thursday, 22 September 2011 | Oliver MilmanSome of Australia’s leading start-up entrepreneurs have made an appearance onto this year’s BRW Young Rich list, with the tech and retail sectors well represented.
Devour the Young Rich list
9:41PM | Thursday, 22 September 2011 | TaskmasterFor start-up entrepreneurs, BRW’s Young Rich list is an invaluable resource.
Australia’s untapped university innovation
9:17PM | Monday, 12 September 2011 | Leon GettlerWhile there are some instances in which universities and business are working together to build new industries, initiatives are few and far between. Experts say it is an area we need to develop.
Calibre Hosting scoops MEGA win
8:49PM | Wednesday, 31 August 2011 | Oliver MilmanCalibre Hosting, a gaming start-up run by an 18-year-old, has won the inaugural MEGA/Ninefold Most Promising Cloud Start-up at this year’s MEGA NSW Pitch Day.
Student Entrepreneurs to host Startup Hackathon
7:16PM | Wednesday, 27 July 2011 | Michelle HammondUniversity students are being encouraged to attend a 48-hour start-up “hackathon”, hosted by Student Entrepreneurs.
UNSW launches tech start-up recruitment drive
7:04PM | Thursday, 21 July 2011 | Michelle HammondThe University of New South Wales is inviting start-ups to attend a career fair for its computer science and engineering students in a bid to encourage graduates to join start-ups.
Graduates wary of start-ups despite diminishing job prospects
7:21PM | Wednesday, 6 July 2011 | Michelle HammondIndustry experts say students are still wary of starting their own businesses despite new figures that reveal job prospects for university graduates have dwindled during the past two years.
99designs co-founder makes Inc.com’s 30 Under 30
6:45PM | Tuesday, 28 June 2011 | Michelle HammondMick Mickiewicz, the co-founder of Australian-based start-up 99designs, has been named in Inc.com’s 30 Under 30, alongside the founders of Dropbox, Foodspotting and Grasshopper.
Aussie tech entrepreneur to launch Startup House
6:00AM | Monday, 27 June 2011 | Michelle HammondAustralian tech entrepreneur Elias Bizannes is preparing to launch his latest project, which allows start-ups to cohabitate as they develop their ideas.
Steve Jobs on dropping out, design and death
6:57PM | Friday, 17 June 2011 | Kate SallaiSteve Jobs lays out his dramatic career story in this 2005 address to students at Stanford University.
The state of student start-ups
6:24PM | Tuesday, 7 June 2011 | Michelle HammondStartupSmart goes on campus to get the lowdown on student entrepreneurs – and whether they receive adequate support from Australia’s education institutions.
Entrepreneurship not defined by age: Report
5:00AM | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | Michelle HammondA new study says there is no peak age for entrepreneurship, despite the tech industry’s “romanticised” idea of young founders.
PayPal founder to pay budding entrepreneurs to avoid uni
5:05PM | Monday, 30 May 2011 | Michelle HammondUS venture capitalist Peter Thiel has offered $100,000 to 24 young entrepreneurs providing they stay out of college for two years to further their business ideas.
Amazing Race-style entrepreneurial chase primed for Sydney start
5:00AM | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Oliver MilmanA new competition for budding entrepreneurs, dubbed a cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race, kicks off in Sydney today.
Entrepreneurship is child’s play
5:39PM | Thursday, 12 May 2011 | Alexandra CainAs entrepenurs appear to get younger and younger, we ask, are these kids rare, freakishly gifted prodigies? Or should the start-up space get used to kids playing in their park?
Groupon’s Star Deals acquires Melbourne start-up Crowdmass
5:42PM | Tuesday, 3 May 2011 | Michelle HammondGroupon’s Australian operation Star Deals has acquired Melbourne-based group buying site Crowdmass for an undisclosed sum.
Brokers Carbon cashes in on carbon market
4:25PM | Wednesday, 27 April 2011 | Michelle HammondWith the Federal Government set to introduce a carbon tax in July next year, businesses have already begun to respond to the emerging entrepreneurial opportunities in the carbon market.
Going global
4:10PM | Tuesday, 12 April 2011 | Natasha MunasingheAs the Australian representative at the recent Global Entrepreneurship Congress, I saw plenty of trends that look set to spread Down Under. Here's the inside story of the event.
Don’t worry about the ‘e’ word
3:57PM | Tuesday, 8 March 2011 | Natasha MunasingheOwning a business is certainly one form of entrepreneurship – but it isn’t the only way.
Budding social entrepreneurs ‘leaving corporate Australia’
2:00AM | Tuesday, 15 February 2011 | Oliver MilmanThe School for Social Entrepreneurs, which has won a $100,000 grant from Macquarie, claims that the sector is on the rise.
