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Techie helps filmmakers get with the program

Christopher Niesche When Melbourne computer programmer Chris Rickard heard how films were planned and scheduled, he thought there had to be a better way.

$100m software sold a year, not a single cold call

Asher Moses A billion-dollar business built by two Sydney friends in an apartment 10 years ago is widely tipped to be the first Australian tech start-up to go public.

GROWING

Passion for plants proves to be bloomin' marvellous

Jo-Anne Hui When Edible Blooms' founder, Kelly Baker-Jam-

Breathing life into Aussie innovation

Christopher Niesche Phil Morle is one of the people would-be web entrepreneurs turn to for a chance to turn their dream into reality.

Social media prompts heartburn for restaurants

Nina Hendy Award-winning restaurants are being forced to defend themselves against faceless complaints.

Cashing in on a payment revolution

Christopher Niesche When it comes to collecting money from customers, cafes have traditionally been low-tech – a couple of gold coins for a coffee, maybe a card payment for a bigger order.

Can’t drink, can’t vote - but this teenager is hot property in Silicon Valley

Entrepreneur Secrets He's founded four online start-ups and sold three, not a bad resume for somebody who hasn’t had their 18th birthday.

10 QUESTIONS FOR...

Taking the mummy market by storm

What is it about Koolaman Designs' hand-stamped silver jewellery that has Aussie mums gushing?

START-UP

Why didn't he call? New app tackles dating dilemma

David Wilson Business guru's app helps shed light on a classic dating dilemma.

Google is social climbing

Larissa Ham Critics say a new function on Google favours businesses who use Google's own social network.

Google changes coming

Larissa Ham Critics say a new function on Google favours businesses who use Google's own social network.

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

'Big cars, big houses and a big lifestyle'

Entrepreneur Secrets In the second instalment of our new series, we profile MiniMovers founder Mike O'Hagan, whose removals company turns over $24 million a year.

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

From eBay to $2.6m in three meteoric years

Entrepreneur Secrets In the first instalment of our new weekly series, Entrepreneur Secrets, Marcella Bidinost speaks to Wai Hong Fong, an astonishingly successful young entrepreneur who once told his mother he wanted to...

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

Making $40 million with just 14 staff

Entrepreneur Secrets Jo Burston's first few years in business were as tough as it gets. But now her business is growing at lightning speeds, with an "audacious" goal of making $100 million a year.

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

Tech titan: Sydney's $15-million e-commerce king

Entrepreneur Secrets Eddie Machaalani, 33, reveals how he started and grew e-commerce software giant BigCommerce, which powers more than 20,000 online retailers around the world.

Google restores banned travel website

Julian Lee Even in this day and age, Goliath can still be humbled by a David - in this case a small businessman who went to regulators after Google kicked him off its network.