http://www.smartcompany.com.au/feeds/bigissuesrss.xml Smart Company RSS - BigIssuesRss en-au (C) Smart Company 2008 Smart Company RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Legal/20080509-Intellectual-property.html?source=RSS Legal Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Legal/20080509-Intellectual-property.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Legal/20080509-Fraud.html?source=RSS Legal Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Legal/20080509-Fraud.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Business-Books/20080606-The-Airport-Economist.html?source=RSS Tim Harcourt, Australia’s travelling economist, has done all desk-bound entrepreneurs a big favour with his new book The Airport Economist. 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Entrepreneur: My Way Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Entrepreneur-My-Way/Viral-salads.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lessons-from-Top-Entrepreneurs/Customer-service.html?source=RSS Hear Australia's top entrepreneurs, including BridgeClimb's Paul Cave, share their insights on customer service. Lessons from Top Entrepreneurs Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lessons-from-Top-Entrepreneurs/Customer-service.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lunch-with-an-entrepreneur/20080715-Life-after-Destra-and-the-digital-future.html?source=RSS Dominic Carosa, 33, was until two months ago, the founder and chief executive of digital media and entertainment company Destra Corporation. He talks to AMANDA GOME about life after Destra, the lessons he learnt, his new plans and how the digital world is changing. Lunch with an Entrepreneur Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lunch-with-an-entrepreneur/20080715-Life-after-Destra-and-the-digital-future.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lessons-from-Top-Entrepreneurs/Something-cooking.html?source=RSS For a bakery that was about to be bulldozed, Tom O'Toole has made a fast rising success of Beechworth Bakery. Lessons from Top Entrepreneurs Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Features/Lessons-from-Top-Entrepreneurs/Something-cooking.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Finance/20080724-10-tips-to-break-the-cash-flow-drought.html?source=RSS Thursday, 10 July 2008 When economic hard-times hit, one measure more than any other separates the business survivors from those that fall by the way – cash-flow. MIKE PRESTON lists 10 tips to boost your cash-flow Finance Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Finance/20080724-10-tips-to-break-the-cash-flow-drought.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Technology/20080724-Top-10-secrets-of-successful-digital-entrepreneurs.html?source=RSS The champions of the digital technology stakes have common aces up their sleeves. BRAD HOWARTH reveals their top 10 tips for success Technology Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Technology/20080724-Top-10-secrets-of-successful-digital-entrepreneurs.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Marketing-and-Sales/20080724-Top-10-search-and-sale-tools-and-how-to-get-on-top-of-them.html?source=RSS The web is constantly changing. CHRIS THOMAS runs through the top 10 new search tools to help you get found and sell more Marketing & Sales Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Marketing-and-Sales/20080724-Top-10-search-and-sale-tools-and-how-to-get-on-top-of-them.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Wealth-Creation/20080724-7-tactics-to-bullet-proof-your-DIY-super.html?source=RSS Shaken by the 15% first quarter fall in the market? Don’t be, says MICHAEL LAURENCE. Just get your DIY super’s armoury up to scratch. Wealth / Super Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Wealth-Creation/20080724-7-tactics-to-bullet-proof-your-DIY-super.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Internet/20080724-7-secret-problems-with-off-the-shelf-web-solutions.html?source=RSS Web designers often reach for ready-made products to solve business problems rather than building customised solutions. But in doing so they may be servicing their own needs more than yours. By CRAIG REARDON Internet Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Growth-Resources/Internet/20080724-7-secret-problems-with-off-the-shelf-web-solutions.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Top-Story/20080723-Free-money-for-growth-part-two.html?source=RSS Funding your growth may seem daunting these days, but one perhaps overlooked source is the government sector. MIKE PRESTON and JAMES THOMSON uncover, state-by-state, all your ‘free-money’ opportunities Top Story Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Top-Story/20080723-Free-money-for-growth-part-two.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/TaxLegalUpdate/20080723-DIY-super-funds-Beware-the-sole-purpose-test.html?source=RSS DIY super funds may have outperformed retail funds recently, but the rules around DIY funds can be complex. TERRY HAYES explains how the sole purpose test for DIY super works. Tax & Legal Update Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/TaxLegalUpdate/20080723-DIY-super-funds-Beware-the-sole-purpose-test.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Industry-Trends/20080722-Cleaning-up.html?source=RSS The $1 billion laundry and dry-cleaning sector has enjoyed good growth in the last five years, but as IBISWorld’s ROBERT BRYANT explains, consolidation and tighter regulation loom as challenges. Industry Trends Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Industry-Trends/20080722-Cleaning-up.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Hot-Innovator/20080724-Austals-innovative-manoeuvres.html?source=RSS How Austal’s executive chairman John Rothwell saved his business from the twin terrors of the oil price and the dollar. By TIM TREADGOLD Hot Innovator Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Hot-Innovator/20080724-Austals-innovative-manoeuvres.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Grow-Your-Business/20080724-Manage-your-mergers-to-avoid-losing-focus.html?source=RSS Hesitation to merge should be the fundamental rule in acquisitions – unless there is a compelling case to integrate activities, they may be better left alone. By TOM McKASKILL Grow Your Business Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Premium-Articles/Grow-Your-Business/20080724-Manage-your-mergers-to-avoid-losing-focus.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS