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Marketing Success |
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Top tips for small business marketing
July 17, 2008
For those of you who run a small business and are keen to find out the latest in sales, marketing and business development, then I whole hearted recommend you attend the thinkBIG Business Forum - ANZ Stadium, 3 September 2008. |
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Why a great marketing idea can be a big mistake
July 7, 2008
Many small businesses fall into the trap of believing that one good marketing idea is going to get them to sales heaven. But when it doesn’t work, they feel they’ve fingers have been burnt and marketing is usually the punching bag. |
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Hot Innovator |
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The perfect Storm
Friday, 18 July 2008
A wave of government grants for community water projects has helped take Storm Sustainability from start-up to $50 million business in just two years. Managing director Stephen Webster tells JAMES THOMSON how the company is handling explosive growth. |
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Planet Health’s pick me up
Friday, 11 July 2008
Peter Harwood’s decision to move his business to regional NSW helped transform the company into a market leader. Now he’s got a new plan to grow sales and market share by taking advantage of the turmoil created by the downturn. JAMES THOMSON reports. |
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Grow Your Business |
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Growth through acquisition, the stand-alone way
Friday, 18 July 2008
Acquisitions that are not integrated can most often present very attractive ROI while avoiding the inherent risks of full or partial mergers. By TOM McKASKILL |
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What if someone makes you an offer?
Friday, 11 July 2008
Imagine an out-of-the-blue offer to buy your business lands. Even if you don't intend to sell, it's important to have an idea of how much your business is worth and how you would react . By TOM McKASKILL |
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Industry Trends |
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A convenience truth
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The convenience store sector has been growing strongly thanks to time-poor Australians. But as ROBERT BRYANT of IBISWorld explains, the industry needs to look at new strategies to combat increased competition and changing tastes. |
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Vets get their claws into growth
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Australians love their pets and are prepared to spend up big to make sure they are healthy and happy. As IBISWorld’s ROBERT BRYANT explains, the veterinary industry has grabbed this growth tiger by the tail. |
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Entrepreneur Online |
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Cashing in on communities
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Find out how young entrepreneur, Clay Cook, changed his 80 hour working week to three hours a month leaving him free to develop new online businesses. By AMANDA GOME |
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Seven ways media is changing
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Ross Dawson, who runs Future Exploration Network, a global events company that looks at how business is changing, headlined a recent SmartCompany webinar on the seven driving forces changing the media. He talks to AMANDA GOME. |
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Rich Secrets |
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How divorce destroys (and creates) fortunes
Monday, 21 July 2008
Nothing shrinks a fortune like divorce. Money may not buy love, but unhappiness is definitely expensive. By JAMES THOMSON |
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Billionaires' investments go bad
Monday, 14 July 2008
The well-off can be caught by sharemarket shenanigans just like the rest of us, reports JAMES THOMSON. Gerry Harvey, James Packer and Richard Pratt have seen their investment portfolios take a hit this year. | |
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