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Keeping the spring in your step
9:46PM | Wednesday, 7 September 2011 | Marc PeskettStaying positive, focused and motivated to excel is important if your start-up venture is to succeed. Here are the top five tips for keeping the spring in your step in the start-up years.
Business | Marc Peskett | Rene Sugo | Simon Harris | Paul Page | Starting | GrowingMum’s the word
9:46PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | Myriam RobinLast weekend, a host of mothers who have started their own businesses, better known as “mumpreneurs”, gathered in Sydney for the 2011 AusMumpreneur of the Year Awards.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | How I did it | Planning stage | Starting | Growing | Sole trader | MumpreneurLessons from my first year in business
8:04PM | Tuesday, 30 August 2011 | Oliver MilmanTo help mark StartupSmart’s first birthday on Thursday, four of Australia’s leading business builders spoke to us about their own first year experiences.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | How I did it | Starting | Growing10 milestones to hit in your first year
8:55PM | Monday, 29 August 2011 | Oliver MilmanWith StartupSmart heading towards its first birthday on Thursday, we’ve put together the 10 things you need to get on top of in your first year in business.
| Planning | Business planning | Starting | Growing10 start-up lessons to take from Steve Jobs
8:31PM | Thursday, 25 August 2011 | Oliver MilmanThe announcement of Steve Jobs’ decision to quit as CEO of Apple may, on reflection, not be entirely unexpected, but it draws to a close one of the finest chapters in entrepreneurial history.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Leadership | How I did it | Planning stage | Starting | Growing | TechAre your contractors the real deal?
8:01PM | Monday, 22 August 2011 | Greg HayesIncreasingly, business owners are looking for flexibility in their employment obligations and ways in which to better manage their labour costs.
| Blogs | Greg Hayes | Starting | Growing12 ways to make your web start-up investable
8:22PM | Thursday, 18 August 2011 | Oliver Milman2012 is shaping up to be the best year yet for Australian tech start-ups, but it stills remains devilishly hard to lure funding from investors. Here are 12 essential steps for impressing tech-minded investors.
| Planning | Business planning | Technology | Websites | Planning stage | Starting10 harsh entrepreneurial lessons
7:10PM | Thursday, 28 July 2011 | Tom McKaskillYou may be seduced by the bright lights of entrepreneurship; but keep in mind – there are some harsh realities awaiting budding business owners.
| Growth | Growth Strategy | Sales and marketing | Planning stage | Starting | GrowingEight ways to stay ahead of the competition
7:19PM | Wednesday, 27 July 2011 | Marc PeskettIn this era of lean and fast start-ups, first mover advantage is not as strong as it used to be. To counter this, it’s important to develop a strategy that capitalises on your strengths as a means to address your competition.
| Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Starting | GrowingThe hack attack
7:10PM | Monday, 25 July 2011 | Mahesh SharmaThe “it won’t happen to me” mentality is pretty prevalent among start-ups when it comes to hacking attacks. But beware: it could.
| Technology | Websites | Leadership | Starting | Growing | Tech