The best and worst awards of 2009
Thursday, 17 December 2009
What an incredible year it has been. Just seven months ago we were facing what some pundits labeled the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and were told to batten down the hatches for at least another two years of economic ...

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Carsales.com chief Greg Roebuck wins entrepreneur of the year award
Friday, 13 November 2009
Just months after leading his company to a spectacular $1 billion float, Carsales.com founder and chief executive Greg Roebuck has been named entrepreneur of the year in the annual awards run by accounting firm Ernst & Young.  ...

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Carsales.com.au makes impressive debut on ASX
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Leading online car classifieds site Carsales.com.au has made an impressive debut on the Australian Securities Exchange this morning, with its shares rising from an issue price of $3.50 to $3.95 in early trade.  ...

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Time to make a deal
Monday, 17 August 2009
In the last few weeks, all sorts have people have declared that the economy has passed the bottom and is now in recovery mode, including veteran investors George Soros and Warren Buffett, famed economist Nouriel Roubini and even RBA Governor Glenn Stevens. ...

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Carsales.com.au begins $800 million float process
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Carsales.com.au has reportedly begun its initial public offering that values the company at between $800 to $850 million, while a full prospectus of the deal could be released as early as next week.  ...

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Carsales.com.au reports bumper profit, moves closer to sharemarket float
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Automotive classifieds site Carsales.com.au has cashed in on a downturn-driven surge in used car sales to report a bumper net profit of $30.7 million, up almost 64% on the previous year.  ...

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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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Why acquisitions fail: Top 6 blunders
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Acquisitions are rampant in the SME universe, and even the credit squeeze has not cooled the acquisitive fires. AMANDA GOME runs through the top six mistakes entrepreneurs make when acquisition mania grips them. ...

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In full throttle
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
The founder and chief executive of Carsales.com.au, Greg Roebuck, tells AMANDA GOME what it has been like driving a company from a standing start to 66% of market share.  ...

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In full throttle
Thursday, 20 September 2007
The founder and chief executive of Carsales.com.au, Greg Roebuck, tells AMANDA GOME what it has been like driving a company from a standing start to 66% of market share.  ...

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Carsales float is still on
Monday, 10 September 2007
Carsales.com.au may still float this year, managing director Greg Roebuck told SmartCompany this morning, denying a newspaper report that says the float will be pushed back until next year. Roebuck says the company will list when the time is right and there ...

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