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11:59AM | Tuesday, 30 November 2010 | Rod Young and Simon McNamara launch Inkuberra, a business incubator for fast-growth start-ups.
11:55PM | Monday, 29 November 2010 | Seven small firms have been allocated $110,000 between them as part of the City of Melbourne’s Small Business Grants Program.
11:38PM | Friday, 26 November 2010 | Victorian voters will go to the polls tomorrow to decide who should lead the State for the next three years.
11:22PM | Wednesday, 24 November 2010 | Start-ups aren’t getting much joy with banks but a focus on capital efficiency can open up other avenues.
11:45AM | Wednesday, 17 November 2010 | Start-ups turned down by banks or other investors for funds could soon find that ‘the crowd’ is a more productive option for them.
11:34PM | Thursday, 4 November 2010 | The ‘big four’ banks are powerful, but small business owners are not entirely at their mercy.
10:57AM | Tuesday, 26 October 2010 | Many entrepreneurs say the banks are not interested in lending. The banks however say they are very much in the game.
10:01PM | Friday, 15 October 2010 | Bad debts from small- to medium-sized businesses have peaked, according to the Bank of Queensland.
10:00AM | Friday, 15 October 2010 | Senator Nick Sherry says Australian banks need to “do better” to understand the struggles of cash-starved start-ups.
9:00AM | Friday, 24 September 2010 | Leading Australian start-up claims there needs to be a better understanding of the potential of new technology firms after being forced to look overseas for funding.