New home sales fall for fourth straight month, Telstra unveils growth strategy: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Sales of new homes fell for the fourth consecutive month in August, according to the Housing Industry Association, with representatives saying the industry is at risk if interest rates continue to rise.  ...

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Sigma sells drugs division to Aspen for $900 million, Shares slip: Economy Roundup
Monday, 16 August 2010
Sigma Pharmaceuticals has finally agreed to sell the drugs division of its business to South African Aspen Pharmacare for $900 million, with the company's shares jumping 8% to 54c this morning.  ...

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Telstra shares hit all-time low: Economy Roundup
Friday, 13 August 2010
Telstra's shares have hit an all-time low this morning of $2.82 after the company announced it will sell its 51% stake in Chinese real estate website SouFun Holdings.  ...

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Inflation gauge falls 0.1% in July, Manufacturing sector grows: Economy roundup
Monday, 02 August 2010
A private gauge of Australian inflation slowed during July, adding more weight to suggestions the Reserve Bank will keep the official interest rate at 4.5% at tomorrow's meeting.  ...

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Shares fall over 1.7%, Healthscope agrees to private equity takeover: Economy Roundup
Monday, 19 July 2010
The Australian sharemarket has opened over 1.7% lower today after Wall Street stocks plunged 2.5% due to disappointing financial results from a number of groups including investment institutions.  ...

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Nufarm shares plummet 25% after cutting profit forecast by 31%
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Shares in agricultural supplier Nufarm have plummeted more than 25% this morning after the company announced a profit downgrade late yesterday due to volatile markets and demand in North America, Europe and Australia.  ...

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Sigma after better deal with Aspen, Sydney hotels collapse: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Sigma has said it wants South African group Aspen Pharmacare to improve on its $648 million bid.  ...

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Housing finance increases, but auction rates still down: Economy Roundup
Monday, 12 July 2010
The total value of housing finance commitments increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in May, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is the first rise in eight months, signalling a possible boost for the cooling property ...

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Construction activity contracts during June, Shares move lower: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Activity in the construction industry fell during June for the first time in four months, due a decline in housing construction and new orders, the results of a new survey reveals.  ...

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House prices up 0.6% in May, Economic growth set to slow: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
New figures from Residex show housing prices continued to grow by 0.6% in May, but clearance rates have continued to fall as demand softens.  ...

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Working your way to wealth
Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Workers have always used little carrots to get through the day. It might be the promise of a holiday, perhaps an upcoming birthday or maybe it's just the weekend.  ...

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The weird and wacky
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Every Christmas at SmartCompany we look back at the year and review the wackiest new products. The other day I saw a great new addition: flavoured mineral water for pets in a fancy bottle. It capitalises on the trend towards personalising our pets into "mini-me's". ...

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How are US entrepreneurs handling the downturn?
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
I'm in the US, and here things have changed dramatically since my last visit one year ago - and yet no doubt all the problems the world is facing now were bubbling away under the surface.  ...

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The rich crib crunch
Friday, 05 December 2008
They’ve taken a battering on the sharemarket, had to sell the yacht, and they are even wearing last season’s suits. Now, JAMES THOMSON reports, the ‘humble’ homes of some of the richest people in the world are in the firing line. ...

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Solving Australia’s innovation crisis
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
SmartCompany's roundtable brought together 17 entrepreneurs and experts to to identify the next 10 multi-billion dollar industries – and create an action plan for developing an entrepreneurial Australia.  ...

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Top 40 Sales & Marketing Tips
Friday, 30 May 2008
Australia’s leading entrepreneurs are brilliant at
selling and marketing and in creating the strategy that supports these key functions. As the current downturn kicks in, we took a trip around SmartCompany.com.au pulling together the tips and tricks that  ...

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In tough times, what is your touchstone?
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
A trip to Aspen, far from just a luxurious ski getaway, provided vital business inspiration. MARCIA GRIFFIN  ...

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State of the Union? Stay tuned
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
You've heard that when the US sneezes, we catch a cold? Here are some of the sniffles I saw state-side. MARCIA GRIFFIN ...

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Good health, and getting better
Tuesday, 06 November 2007
Aspen Medical provides doctors on demand. It has grown fast since it was founded in 2003, and co-founder Glenn Keys shares what he has learnt about managing cash flow and building loyal relationships with suppliers with AMANDA GOME.  ...

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In good health
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Aspen Medical is all about healthcare. See the founders Glenn Keys and Andrew Walker talk about their success. ...

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