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Loading ...After a long break it is about time I got back to writing these blog posts. I’ll start with a review of last nights the Hive event.
This was my first event of 2009. I was in Sri Lanka getting married when the February event took place. Last nights meet definitely seems to have taken off [...]
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Today I was thinking about VAT (Value Added Tax) rates. At work there had been discussion about the VAT rate in Australia (they call is GST - Goods and Services Tax) which is currently 10%. I come from the UK where the rate is 17.5% on most things (some things are either zero rated or [...]
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In the previous start up tips post I highlighted the need for a mentor for your start up and business. One of the things that a mentor can help you do is to reality check your idea.
I’m sure you have been thinking about your new business idea for sometime. If like me you think and [...]
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I am going to start this tip by saying that I never had a defined mentor. I think this was because my first real start up was co-founded with two other friends so we could easily bounce ideas of each other and provide each other with support.
Support is what you are aiming for with this [...]
(2 votes, average: 9 out of 10) Loading ...Last night was the last Hive meeting of the year. Nadisha and I went along. These Hive events are a great way to find and visit new venues in Melbourne. So far all the ones that the events have been held at I have never been too before. I can’t tell you much about the [...]
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Here is a theory for you. I was thinking about pricing for service based products after I heard about the new enterprise launch prices from uservoice.com for their enterprise API integration.
It is well known that customers react well to sales and discounts. It is also well known that customers are more likely to pay for [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...We are at a cross roads in business and life. Unlike previous cross roads we can clearly see down each path and they all lead to uncomfortable results. Unfortunately we don’t get much chance to observe each path and make a decision. We are being driven forwards by the relentless push of the press and [...]
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Networking can be a tricky thing to accomplish. You will also give yourself a leg up if you go to events that are attended by like minded people. Last Tuesday I attended an event in Melbourne called The Hive. This is a group which organises free evenings, about once a month, for entrepreneurs in Melbourne, [...]
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