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Local services startup Oneflare raises $3 million and is looking to IPO
Local services marketplace Oneflare has today announced that it has raised $3 million in funding and plans to IPO over the coming financial year.
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Will German restaurant booking startup Quandoo be able to compete with Australian players?
The Australian online restaurant booking market is set to heat up, with Quandoo launching in Sydney this month. Founded in Germany in 2012, the startup expanded around Europe before identifying Australia as an expansion target late last year.
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Perth startup Hangover Helpers will clean your house and cook you breakfast after a party
Whether you have just a few friends over for a quiet get together or you host a rager, it’s guaranteed that you would probably do anything to get someone to clean up for you the next morning. Perth startup Hangover Helpers does just that.
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Melbourne cafe review startup Beanhunter announces $500,000 capital raise
Melbourne-based startup Beanhunter, which allows users to review cafés and cups of coffee around the world, has announced the closing of a $500,000 funding round.
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Sex sells vs. selling sex: Why do our biggest tech companies have double standards?
In October 2013, Sydney-based entrepreneur Garrick Charter launched an online adult luxury boutique, Salon De Venus, selling sex toys and lingerie. Little did he know at the time that tech providers would be so ill-accommodating of such a business concept.
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Channel 10 is finally giving us reality tv role models to look up to
Entrepreneurs seem to be the new big thing on television. Having debuted Shark Tank just a few weeks ago, Channel 10 has launched another business program. However, instead of focusing on wannabe entrepreneurs looking for money, new show Where It All Began highlights established entrepreneurs giving back.
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83,000 people booed Prime Minister Tony Abbott at last night’s NRL Grand Final
Even with at least half the crowd being elated and excited, it couldn’t save Australia’s top public official from being on the receiving end of the very obvious, very unanimous, boo’s from the crowd
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Damn Girl, why you always flirting to get my business for?
Flirt to Convert. The newest sales tactic used by Australian Women in Business?
The Village Coworking space in North Sydney supporting an event that uses blatant sexism in its promotional copy.
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7 ways to use Campaign Monitor as a Lead Generation tool
The bootstrapped beachside startup that received $250 million in late stage funding just this year boasts over 800,000 customers; and these customers are using Campaign Monitor to send over 1.3 billion communications to their clients per month. But communications is just the basic stuff. Campaign Monitor has at least 7 ways you can use the platform to generate sales leads for your business.
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muru-D startups receive investment from SYD Ventures
Farmbot, Pixc and Open Learning have successfully obtained second-round funding from SYD Ventures – a company that describes itself as a startup (not a VC fund) investing in other early stage startups.
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Feminism and Islam: The problems with applying Western feminist values to Non-Western cultures
Many of us feminists who’ve been brought up in Western countries have been guilty at one time or another for finding the practices of other cultures despicable because of the perceived harm they cause to women – typical examples include female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour killing, and the hijab (Islamic headscarf).
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It was time to say goodbye to shoestring.com.au
As avid readers of our publication have already noticed and commented on, over the weekend, our site shoestring.com.au underwent a little bit of a makeover.
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Negotiating salary and equity with a startup company
Working in a startup can be a tricky financial risk to take for any party involved. Salary negotiations are more complicated for startups than established companies because they do not have as much cash to offer. A typical startup compensation package includes some percentage of equity ownership in the company. Offering equity can help motivate… Read more »
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WORKSHOP: Accounting Essentials and R&D Tax Incentives for Startups
Aaron Wallace, Operations Director of Nudge Accounting, and Sean Moynihan, Federal Government specialist at PwC, will be presenting this MAP Master Class! Aaron will run through the basics of accounting for startup founders. He will explain the relationship between cash flow, budgeting, runway and making investment decisions, to ensure that you leave with an understanding… Read more »
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Example of a bad press release
In this article, I break down some of the flaws I’ve noticed in press releases this year. Press releases aren’t easy to write if you’re not a qualified PR professional. But the first rule is: Don’t lie!
