SmartCompany's summer reading guide
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The summer break is a perfect time to relax, recharge and reflect on the year gone past and the year ahead. But we know what entrepreneurs are like – you'll probably spend your holidays dreaming of a new product, rewriting your business plan and holdings networking ...

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A wrap up of 2009
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
As 2009 draws to a close, SmartCompany's publisher Amanda Gome and I look back on the past year, with a lowdown on the economy, politics, industrial relations, growth and the impending skills shortage.  ...

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SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards 2009
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
SmartCompany is proud to present the winners of the SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards for 2009.  ...

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SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards winners revealed
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Canberra-based project management firm, Point Project Management has taken out the top prize at the inaugural SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards, held on Wednesday night at Melbourne's Crown Casino.  ...

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Entries for the SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards are now closed
Friday, 30 October 2009
SmartCompany is proud to present the winners of the SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards for 2009.  ...

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Rohit Bhargava
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
Today on Lunch with an Entrepreneur we're talking to social networking expert Rohit Bhargava. He writes the Influential Marketing Blog, ranked by Ad Age as one of the top 50 marketing blogs in the world and is author for Ogilvy Worldwide.  ...

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Using his Imagination
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Today on Lunch with Entrepreneur Amanda Gome is talking to Imagination Entertainment's co-founder Shane Yeend. Yeend, who broke into the competitive games market with a hit board game Battle of the Sexes in around 1997, has focused on the US market which ...

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What's next for Nad's?
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
In 2006 Nad's was struggling. Founder Sue Ismiel, who had built hair removal system Nad's from a kitchen-table company to an international success, had hired a CEO who unsuccessfully changed strategy. Ismiel had to step back in as CEO, retrench and refocus ...

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The smart50 of 2009
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
SmartCompany is proud to present the winners of the 2009 Smart50, sponsored by Westpac. This list recognises Australia’s fastest-growing small and medium companies in 2008-09 and includes awards for top franchise, top exporter, top innovator and top website. ...

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Welcome
Thursday, 10 September 2009
  Are you the next big thing? Welcome to the SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start-Up Awards 2009, which have one aim: to unearth Australia's most exciting, new and innovative businesses. At SmartCompany, we are passionate about entrepreneurship and ...

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SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards 2009
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
SmartCompany is proud to present the winners of the SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards for 2009.  ...

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Wot's news?
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Today on Lunch with an Entrepreneur, Amanda Gome talks to Richard Slatter, the general manager of news aggregator Wotnews.  ...

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Judges
Sunday, 30 August 2009
The judging panel for the SmartCompany Web Awards 09 contains some of the most exciting online entrepreneurs and experts from all around Australia. David Burden Webfirm Darren Rowse ProBlogger David Trewern DTDigital  ...

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Cowboys and web customers
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Today on Lunch with an Entrepreneur we're talking to Simon van Wyk who is the 50-year-old director of HotHouse, one of Australia's largest independent strategic web companies, based in Sydney. HotHouse helped Microsoft build their first Australian website ...

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SmartCompany helps create First Digital Media sales network
Monday, 24 August 2009
SmartCompany has joined forces with three of Australia's leading business news and commentary sites to provide advertisers access to a hard to reach, concentrated readership of wealthy senior business professionals.  ...

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Latest Twitter Tips
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Amanda Gome, Founder/Publisher, SmartCompany.com.au, talks to Jason Davey, Director - Digital Marketing, Bullseye, about new ways businesses are using Twitter.  ...

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How entrepreneurs are using social networking to market their business
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Amanda Gome, founder/publisher of SmartCompany.com.au and Suzi Dafnis, Community Director, Australian Businesswomen’s Network discuss the benefits of using blogs and social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Facebook to market your business.  ...

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How entrepreneurs are using social networking to market their business
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Join Amanda Gome, founder/publisher of SmartCompany.com.au and Suzi Dafnis, Community Director, Australian Businesswomen’s Network as they discuss the benefits of using blogs and social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Facebook to market your business. ...

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Jim’s lessons
Wednesday, 05 August 2009
Amanda Gome's interview of Jim's Group founder Jim Penman is required reading for any entrepreneur, and not just those in the franchising sector.    ...

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How I'd invest $1 million
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Scott Keck, founder of strategic property consultancy firm Charter Keck Cramer, was one of the few in the property sector that predicted the demise of some property trusts. Now he tells SmartCompany his outlook for property, his business strategy, why Melbourne ...

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