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Asking questions of the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) is a bit like lining up on Geoffrey Robertson's infamous Hypotheticals show. It could be great for small business. It could be good. It could fall in a heap, depending on who wins the upcoming federal election.
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Selling online can be great for business. According to the most recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, internet income for Australian businesses increased by 52 percent in the 12 months to 2008-09. The value of these orders represents $123 billion, up from $81 billion in 2007-08.
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Fred Schebesta is well known to SmartCompany readers as an online traffic guru and the former owner of Freestyle Media. But last year he launched his second business, called Hive Empire, which owns CreditCardFinder, HomeLoanFinder and SavingsAccountFinder. We asked Fred to reveal the 10 big lessons he's learnt the second time around.
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Today SmartCompany launches a special series based on the secrets of high growth companies, from Tom McKaskill's eBook, Ultimate Growth Strategies: A practical guide to engineer high growth into your business. We will continue this series each Friday.
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It’s hard running a small to medium business. It’s a lot harder when you’re let down by your phone and internet providers. Bewildering products, baffling pricing and painfully slow tech support. So crack out your Blackberries and iPhones and Google 'iiNet Business'.
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Assessing new clients and (carefully) keeping the tyre kickers to a minimum is a major challenge for businesses. A young, hungry start up business just doesn’t have years to wait for that next deal.