Should I leave my safe job to start a business?
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Thanks to the number of people who asked me to blog on this topic. Starting their own business seems to be a dream for many, realised by few and realised successfully by even fewer.  ...

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Woolworths steps up mobile push as Vodafone sells GRL Mobile to wholesaler
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Supermarket giant Woolworths is set to continue its exploration of the mobile market with the introduction of new pre-paid plans, following the launch of its Everyday Mobile service last year.  ...

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Common courtesy creates captivated clients
Thursday, 26 November 2009
My parents in law are presently undergoing a kitchen renovation - stressful enough at the best of times, but made all the worse by having tradies stomping muck all over their floorboards, chipping bricks into their brand new bench tops and leaving all the cupboards ...

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Telco companies agree to stop misleading advertising
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Australia's three biggest telephone companies have reached an agreement with the ACCC to end misleading advertising practices such as the failure to disclose fees and the use of misleading terms such as "free" and "no exceptions".  ...

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Tough times for telcos
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
IBISWorld estimates that this industry contracted at an average annual rate of 1.4% over the five year period to 2008-09. Intense competition within the industry and from network operators has driven down profit with pre-tax margins falling marginally in 2008-09. ...

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Google reveals Australia’s most popular internet searches
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Internet search giant Google has released an interim list of the "fastest rising" search terms for the year, with "Swine Flu", "MasterChef" and even Microsoft's "Bing" search engine reaching the top 10.  ...

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The best of the best iPhone apps
Thursday, 23 July 2009
It's almost impossible to think of a faster growing industry than the mobile application sector. In just 12 months the market has been transformed from virtually non-existent to a sector worth billions of dollars.    ...

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Who is Australia's most trusted entrepreneur?
Monday, 20 April 2009
A new poll in Britain has named entrepreneur Richard Branson as that nation's most trusted business person.  ...

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European mobile operator launches Australian expansion
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
European mobile phone company Lebara Mobile has launched into the Australia market, targeting expatriates with cheap pre-paid international mobile phone rates.  ...

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Jobs to go and prices to rise in Vodafone and 3 merger
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Jobs will be lost, retail stores close and consumers may even face higher prices as a result of yesterday’s announced merger between telecommunications giants Vodafone and Hutchison’s 3.  ...

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Why the Vodafone and 3 merger will lead to higher costs for consumers
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
There are winners and losers from every deal, and the merger of the Vodafone and Hutchison Telecommunications mobile businesses in Australia is no exception.  ...

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Vodafone and 3 merge Australian businesses
Monday, 09 February 2009
Australia’s mobile phone sector has been rocked by news that telecommunications giants Vodafone and Hutchison (which operates the 3 brand in Australia) have agreed to merge their Australian businesses in a new joint venture called VHA.  ...

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Woolworths to launch mobile phone service
Tuesday, 04 November 2008
Supermarket and retail giant Woolworths is finalising a service that will see it launch into the mobile phone sector ...

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Vodafone buys controlling stake in Crazy John’s from John Ilhan’s widow
Friday, 05 September 2008
John Ilhan’s widow Patricia has sold a 75% stake in Crazy John’s to Vodafone for about $150 million.  ...

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Ilhan family’s departure from Crazy John's signals the end of an era
Friday, 05 September 2008
It’s impossible to imagine John Ilhan ever selling his beloved Crazy John’s empire to the world’s biggest mobile phone company, Vodafone.  ...

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Crazy John Ilhan to have sports ground named in his memory
Thursday, 14 August 2008
A Melbourne sports ground is being renamed in memory of Crazy John's mobile phone entrepreneur John Ilhan.  ...

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Mint wins over market with wireless business vision
Friday, 27 June 2008
A young start-up tech entrepreneur, who was first to market with exciting mobile technology, is counting on the iPhone for success. By MIKE PRESTON ...

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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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52 entrepreneurs share their real life tips
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Over our first year of existence, many of Australia’s best entrepreneurs generously shared tips, trends, ideas, leads and opportunities. So here are a few favourites from the zillion of tips from the SmartCompany community. There are 52 tips – one for eac ...

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Crazy John's to repay misled customers
Monday, 31 March 2008
Mobile phone retail chain Crazy John's has reached a court-enforceable undertaking with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a "misleading" handset ad campaign. The ACCC says Crazy John's will compensate customers who were misled by a promotion ...

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