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Aussie humour workshop is no joke

10:20PM | Tuesday, 18 October 2011 |  Swinburne University ran a workshop to teach its international students the logic of Australian humour, highlighting the level of interest in quirkier aspects of Australian culture.

Answer some Twitter questions

5:00AM | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |  People ask questions all the time on Twitter. If you help even one person a day, you’ll quickly get a reputation as an expert in your field.

Five industries to soar and five to fall in 2012

1:02PM | Wednesday, 4 January 2012 |  The idea of Australia having a “two speed” economy has become so entrenched that it’s easy to overlook the less visible, but yet significant, factors at play among the nation’s start-ups. BY OLIVER MILMAN.

Stanford University rolls out free online start-up courses

1:20PM | Tuesday, 3 January 2012 |  Australian start-ups have been given the chance to gain access to some of the sharpest business minds in the US, with Stanford University offering free online courses on entrepreneurship.

Obama announces $2bn package for US start-ups

12:44PM | Monday, 12 December 2011 |  Start-ups in the United States will gain increased access to capital and resources, after US President Barack Obama announced a $2 billion package to aid budding entrepreneurs.

Disrupting the status quo

10:08PM | Friday, 28 October 2011 |  Launching a new concept in an unfamiliar industry often requires a thick skin, particularly if you plan on franchising your business from the get-go. As entrepreneur Nathan Cuneen found out while launching Blow Dry Bar.

Entrepreneurship hinges on money and education: Report

10:24PM | Wednesday, 19 October 2011 |  Eighty percent of entrepreneurs believe governments should improve access to funding, a new report reveals, while 70% say students should follow specific entrepreneurial training.

Silicon Valley entrepreneur training course to expand to Sydney

10:35PM | Tuesday, 18 October 2011 |  A Silicon Valley training and networking program for entrepreneurs is to extend to Australia, promising to help nurture start-ups with the aid of mentors from around the world.

Young retail workers dragging down customer service: Study

10:38PM | Friday, 7 October 2011 |  A new report reveals more than half the population believe Australia’s customer service levels have declined in the past five years, with young retail workers identified as the main culprits.

From zero to creative hero

10:13PM | Friday, 7 October 2011 |  Being temporarily dis-engaged from your parents as a teenager might not sound like the ideal background for a successful entrepreneur. But for Yvette Adams, it was a reality that she managed to turn into an innovative start-up business.
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