Internet

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.

Branching out to the web has been fruitful work

Glenn Mulcaster The prospect of having too many customers is an annual certainty for nurseryman Nik Magnus.

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.

We're addicted to Facebook

Adrian Lowe Facebook continues to reign supreme as Australia's most popular social media website.

Start-up idea began on the go

Christopher Niesche Nathan Tesler had an idea for an app, but no programming skills.

ENTREPRENEURS

From $100 in his pocket to a sprawling bun empire

Peter Cai When Simon Ip arrived in Australia 20 years ago as a pastry chef, he had just $100 and a French certificate in patisserie. Last year he and his brother sold $50 million worth of buns.

Michael Baker

Fashion's new front: wearable technology

Michael Baker The fashion industry - yesterday's hero in a world overrun by technology - is now joining the party.

Be sociable and keep customers in the loop

Dean Ramler Why use social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter?

Aussie businesses fall behind domain rush

Lucy Battersby Australian companies and organisations have failed to take advantage of new top-level domain names, with foreign bodies likely to snap up the most lucrative names in the first round of global...

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

Accidental entrepreneur keeps on truckin'

Entrepreneur Secrets Two Men and a Truck founder Richard Kuipers never set out to run a business, let alone build one with 65 trucks and $8 million in annual sales.

Info tech

Come in pinners, get on board

A new social-media site is opening doors for entrepreneurs, writes Jo-Anne Hui.

Info tech

Smart ways to protect your ideas

Patent problems can affect anyone so ensure your intellectual property stays safe, writes David Wilson.

ENTREPRENEURS

Dodging the doubters: how to get rich despite the sceptics

Alexandra Cain Like many young entrepreneurs, Jack Delosa faced a huge amount of scepticism from friends and family when he bailed out of a commerce/law degree aged 18 to buy into his first business.

Info tech

Founding of a Republic

This online start-up stands out by first generating interest in new fashion designers, then generating sales, writes Christopher Niesche.

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

For the love of schnitzel

Entrepreneur Secrets Polish-born Roman Dyduk opened a pancake and schnitzel restaurant in 1975, fell in love with a waitress and two weeks later proposed.