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Pollenizer launches law start-up following new privacy policy laws
2:13PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | Michelle HammondPollenizer has launched a new online start-up dubbed LawPath, which is offering a free template to help businesses review their privacy policies after the laws changed in December last year.
Legal matters | Technology | Websites | Leadership | Planning stageMake a pledge on a crowdfunding site
2:38PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | TaskmasterAre you uncertain about the concept of crowdfunding? It might be worthwhile to test the waters before diving in head first.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Cashflow | Technology | Social media | Websites | IT | Planning stageMcDonald’s gets a little bit fancy
2:32PM | Thursday, 14 February 2013 | Michelle HammondLinen tablecloths, fine china and cutlery – do you want fries with that? A McDonald’s outlet in New South Wales now offers full table service on selected evenings.
| Planning | Business ideas | Planning stageFacebook flags move towards movies, books and fitness apps
2:03PM | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 | Michelle HammondFacebook has highlighted opportunities for app developers after indicating its next major app categories will be movies, books and fitness, having conquered categories such as gaming.
| Planning | Business planning | Technology | Social media | Planning stageSydney Dev Camp co-founder launches The Startup Community
2:09PM | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | Michelle HammondThe co-founder of Sydney Dev Camp is attempting to create a directory of the “who’s who” of the Sydney tech start-up ecosystem, after launching a website called The Startup Community.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Planning stage | Sole traderDeloitte Private to assist start-ups via BlueChilli partnership
2:01PM | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | Michelle HammondVenture technology agency BlueChilli says it is on track to invest in 100 start-ups by 2016, after announcing it has joined forces with Deloitte Private’s Entrepreneur Connect program.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Legal matters | Leadership | Planning stage | StartingMail order, from Tim Shaw to Amazon
2:34PM | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | TaskmasterSome people say that eCommerce is an entirely unprecedented phenomenon. But is it really?
| Planning | Business planning | Marketing | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sales and marketing | Advertising | Sales | Technology | Social media | Websites | IT | Planning stageTop 10 home-based business myths
2:11PM | Thursday, 16 February 2012 | Oliver MilmanAre you weighing up whether to launch your business from the spare bedroom? Here are 10 common misconceptions you need to be aware of. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Running a business from home | Planning stage | Starting | Sole traderTop 10 fatal start-up mistakes
1:00AM | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Oliver MilmanJust about every successful entrepreneur has a “near death” story about their early days in business. However, with insolvency figures on the rise, here are 10 slip-ups you can't afford to make. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Planning stage | StartingHow to make the perfect pitch
4:36PM | Tuesday, 17 April 2012 | Michelle HammondKnowing how to pitch to an audience is one of the most important things an entrepreneur needs to know, particularly if they plan on raising capital from investors. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Planning stage | StartingThe importance of insuring your business
4:04PM | Monday, 16 April 2012 | Nina HendyThose with an entrepreneurial spirit are renowned for their optimism, meaning the importance of insurance can often be overlooked. But not having insurance can be devastating on a business. BY NINA HENDY.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Legal matters | Leadership | Workspace | Planning stage | Starting | GrowingKnow the right time to exit
4:51PM | Wednesday, 11 April 2012 | Greg HayesKnowing the right time to exit your business is a more important decision than deciding to go into business in the first place. Here’s why. BY GREG HAYES.
| Greg Hayes | Planning stage | GrowingFirst-time stumbles lead to later success
4:10PM | Tuesday, 10 April 2012 | Leon GettlerIt’s easy to be discouraged if at first you don’t succeed. However, as these three entrepreneurs learnt, early stumbles can lead to later success. BY LEON GETTLER.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Planning stage | Starting | GrowingTo build or buy, that’s the question
4:42PM | Tuesday, 3 April 2012 | Greg HayesSo you want your own business? The first thing you have to do is decide if you want to build it or buy it. BY GREG HAYES.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Buy a business | Blogs | Greg Hayes | Planning stage | StartingWorking out the 80/20 rule
3:29PM | Thursday, 29 March 2012 | Walid El-KhouryMany farmers say that 80% of the apples grow on 20% of the trees. In the same way, a few key staff or customers might be critical to you growing your business. BY WALID EL-KHOURY.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Leadership | Managing people | Planning stage | Starting | GrowingWhy redundancy can be the ideal start-up springboard
2:40PM | Monday, 27 February 2012 | Emily RossAs redundancies flood the Australian job market, it’s worth remembering that “victims” of retrenchment can become the entrepreneurs they always wanted to be. BY EMILY ROSS.
| Planning | Business planning | Franchising | Becoming a franchisor | Becoming a franchisee | Leadership | Planning stage | StartingFive ways mumpreneurs can juggle business with family life
2:10PM | Monday, 20 February 2012 | Oliver MilmanSeven in 10 women consider launching a home business after giving birth, but balancing work and family is a struggle. Here are five ways successful mumpreneurs make it happen. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Running a business from home | Planning stage | Mumpreneur | Female entrepreneursFive reasons to start-up in 2012 – and five reasons to think twice
2:08PM | Thursday, 2 February 2012 | Oliver MilmanIs now a good time to launch business, or should you wait until conditions improve? Here are the top five reasons to launch this year, and five reasons to think twice. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
| Planning | Business planning | Planning stage | StartingPutting a price on your value proposition
1:19PM | Friday, 27 January 2012 | Michelle HammondPricing a product or service can be tricky, especially if it's new to the market. But as Calvin Ng and John Kolenda from 1300 Home Loan found out, you can’t afford to get it wrong. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Cashflow | Planning stage | StartingBeware of start-up hockey stick expectations
1:38PM | Wednesday, 25 January 2012 | Marc PeskettThe thing that strikes me the most about them is that they typically have one thing in common – they all think that their idea will be a great commercial success. BY MARC PESKETT.
| Growth | Blogs | Marc Peskett | Planning stage | Starting