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Amazon Web Services Start-up Challenge
2nd September 2010Amazon Web Services, an umbrella company of Amazon.com, has announced the launch of its fourth annual $100,000 Start-up Challenge. The competition takes place across 22 countries, and this is the first time that countries in the Asia pacific region have been able to participate. To win, start-ups...
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Kwik Kopy announce corporate redesign competition
1st September 2010Kwik Kopy has announced its 2010 Redesign Competition. The competition was created to get Australian small businesses thinking about the importance of using their corporate image and presence to stand out against their competitors. “At Kwik Kopy we believe great results happen by...
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AIMIA: Digital Project Management workshop
1st September 2010AIMIA, in conjunction with digital training consultancy VentureOne, have announced that the Advanced Digital Project Management workshop will be occurring in Brisbane on the 28th of September 2010. The course aims to assist experienced project managers to keep their businesses profitable when...
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HP announces hardware recycling rebate initiative
1st September 2010Hewlett Packard has announced a campaign that offers rebates to small and medium-sized business when they recycle their old HP PCs, before October 31 2010. The campaign, entitled ‘Replace, Recycle, Reward’ is an initiative on HP’s part to encourage small businesses to upgrade...
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Jay Conrad Levinson visiting Australia
1st September 2010Influential marketer Jay Conrad Levinson will be visiting Australia in September, for three day-long Wealth From Marketing seminars that constitute his first ever public appearances in the country. Author of the highly successful Guerrilla Marketing series, Levinson is behind many of the...
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Thought leadership: you're a publisher now - like it or not
By Ray Welling on the 31st August 2010Businesses are beginning to understand that, along with the products and services that they offer, one of their core products is information. Have you seen those YouTube clips that attempt to depict the impact of the internet/social media/mobile technology? Set to music from some post-modern act,...
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5 steps to help you cash in this Christmas
By Jonathan Crossfield on the 31st August 2010It may be (only) a few weeks before the first Christmas trees appear in shopping centres, but if you’re hoping for merry Christmas sales on your website, it pays to plan ahead. As of today, August 31, there will only be 116 days until a guy in a beard pops down the chimney to take the...
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Insurance: are you properly covered?
By Jo-Anne Hui on the 27th August 2010It may sound paranoid, but there are a lot of risks involved with running a small business, especially as it grows over time. Your business could suffer from theft, an employee could slip and fall or your workplace could go up in flames. There are plenty of sound arguments for getting a...
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Fine winery seeks to grow sales online
27th August 2010Kick start -- Family business Galafrey Wines is based in Mount Barker, Western Australia. The company was established by Kim’s father Ian Tyrer, who passed away in 2003. Now, Kim and her mother run the vineyards together, which comprise Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz,...
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Just Auto: just brilliant
By Stuart Ridley on the 27th August 2010Stuart Ridley talks to Ash Hunter of Just Auto about building a fortune being yourself –– Forget the battle between ‘old’ and ‘new’ media. Print isn’t dead and online social networks aren’t kicking traditional storytelling to the curb. Ash...
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Nett's 90 second e-book
26th August 2010The 90 second expert guide to better websites. Getting your business online seems like such a big step. No wonder so many businesses find it sitting like a constant, unmoving action on their to-do list. Where to start?Fear not! Like any big meal, it is best taken in small bites. That’s where...
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Spotlight: Ship 2 Anywhere
25th August 2010Jack Fitzgerald, co-founder of courier comparison site Ship 2 Anywhere, talked to Nett about how his brilliant business idea came to fruition, and the challenges that he had to face with his co-founder Michael Teasdale along the way. What is Ship 2 Anywhere? Ship 2 Anywhere is a courier...
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4 easy steps to funding your business idea
By Morris Kaplan on the 25th August 2010US venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki writes “the probability of an entrepreneur getting venture capital is the same as getting struck by lightning while standing at the bottom of a swimming pool on a sunny day”. This may be too optimistic. So where’s the money for your business...
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Making money out of handmade
By Jo-Anne Hui on the 25th August 2010It’s no secret people love to indulge in retail therapy: buying shiny new things helps us feel good about ourselves. Sometimes we simply shop for this buzz. Now, more shoppers – online and off – are no longer experiencing the same sensation from buying mass-produced items and are...
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September business education roundup
By Luke Telford on the 25th August 2010Small Business September is happening throughout Australia next month. The festival aims to better educate small businesses, and features literally hundreds of events. The following is Nett’s roundup of 10 of the most promising events: 1. Ways to Enter Overseas Markets September 1, 9:00am...








