Australia’s top female entrepreneurs not in favour of quotas to boost women in senior ranks
Thursday, 04 March 2010
An exclusive SmartCompany survey of Australia's top female entrepreneurs has revealed most are not in favour of suggestions the Federal Government should introduce quotas or other regulations to encourage female participation at executive and board levels. ...

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Our top female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Meet Australia's top female entrepreneurs – they are smart, focused and generate more than $3.6 billion in sales.  ...

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Smart50 defy the downturn and hire 900 staff in 2009
Thursday, 17 September 2009
The resilience of Australia's SME community has been highlighted by the announcement of the Smart50 awards, sponsored by Westpac.  ...

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Meet the Smart50 of 2009
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Downturn... what downturn? Despite one of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, the finalists in SmartCompany's Smart50 awards have sailed through the last 12 months.  ...

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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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My Coffee Shop
Tuesday, 08 September 2009
Mark Pascoe Carmelina Pascoe Smart50 rank: 50 Revenue: $2,564,188 Growth: 35.38% Founders: Mark Pascoe, 42, Carmelina Pascoe, 39 Based: Victoria Employees: 10 Industry: Property and business services Website: www.mycoffeeshop.com.au Mark ...

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SmartCompany Awards 2008
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
  Congratulations to the winners of the SmartCompany awards for 2008 The SmartCompany Awards 2008 night on September 12 was a spectacular event at NAB in Melbourne. The winners, who came from a diverse range of industries and locations, shared in almost ...

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15 ways for women to rise to the top
Thursday, 05 March 2009
Female participation on the entrepreneurial playing field has not just stagnated, it has gone backwards. We dissect what is holding women back, but more importantly outline important and pro-active steps that every woman in business can take to make positive ...

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My Coffee Shop
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
SmartCompany50 rank: 14 Revenue: $1.4 million Growth: 74.7% Founders: Carmelina Pascoe, 37 Mark Pascoe, 40 Based: Melbourne Employees: 5 Industry: Property & business services Website: www.mycoffeeshop.com.au Carmelina Pascoe (right), a coffee lover, ...

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My Coffee Shop
Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Smart50 rank: 41 Revenue: $2.01 million Growth: 30.15% Founders: Mark Pascoe, 41; Carmelina Pascoe, 38 Based: Victoria Employees: 11 Industry: Property and business services Website: www.mycoffeeshop.com.au Coffee is the lifeblood of many an ...

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20 Online Marketing Tips
Friday, 30 May 2008
As we interview dozens of smart companies every week, we increasingly hear about great online marketing strategies. Many fast growth companies are getting up to half their leads from pay per click or search engine optimisation. Learn from these real life  ...

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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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Top 10 lessons of successful female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 14 February 2008
What's keeping women entrepreneurs in the minority? Is it something they are doing wrong? It doesn't have to be this way. AMANDA GOME offers 10 steps to success. ...

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Meet the Smartclass ‘07
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Welcome to the inaugural SmartCompany50. This special bunch of companies are fast growing and innovative. They are web-savvy, Gen-Ys and baby boomers, they don't need your money, and they are setting trends for the future.  ...

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Her cup overflows
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
My Coffee Shop entrepreneur Carmelina Pascoe tells AMANDA GOME how a strategic change of thinking saved her enterprise. Some readers also ask her for tips, on search engine hints, how to wind-down, and more. See inside... ...

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