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Think again. It’s actually not as hard as you think it just requires the right strategy to do it. Do you know somebody who is looking to exit and what their experience has been? Please comment. Full article here: http://anthillonline.com/whats-your-exit-strategy-snapchat-wouldnt-sell-for-3-billion-would-you/

Brisbane digital publishing startup, Liquid State has raised $785,000, with a large portion of the funds coming from a government grant through the Commercialisation Australia (CA) initiative. Go to full article: http://www.cmo.com.au/mediareleases/17092/government-grant-sets-brisbane-startup-on-path-to/ Commercialisation Australia is a federal government initiative offering funding and resources for Australian companies, entrepreneurs, researchers and inventors. See presentations from Commercialisation Australia and a list of other ...

This past week I was in Mexico. Unfortunately I got involved in a pretty serious traffic accident where, according to the police, I was at fault. I was travelling for a friends wedding, so there was plenty of alcohol in the car, which of course the Mexican authorities seized on right away. Not a good start to the week! So, ...

Guest Post by Alisdair Barr, Director at Grad Mentor Pty Ltd For years the financial planning industry has been talking about how we can attract fresh new talent into the industry. This need is now getting more attention as the average age of financial advisers is rising, and many are considering retiring and exiting their businesses. Despite this many advisers ...

Guest post by Marcus Batten — mjb@marcusbatten.com   What happens when you have people help with your marketing and they then get too excitable? Bad things! It happened to me this week, and I wanted to relay the story to you because there’s some really valuable lessons in here, lessons that you probably would NOT want to learn the hard ...

Can Linkedin help you sell? Absolutely! But as a stand-alone strategy I wouldn’t rely on it. However, based on my profile, what I write about, the events that I do (and all the posts that flow from that) people that I’m not even aware of are ‘checking me out’ – just as they probably do for you. Linkedin Attraction Marketing I call ...

Is it like when you turn 30 and feel Oh I’m getting so old and mature now… Not quite! The stream of messages and updates already went past in a deafening roar when I passed 500 contacts. I was hoping for a brief celebratory moment, but the reality is that my profile practically jumped from 996 contact to 1,011. No ...

Have you ever wondered how to really successfully grow your business at events without coming across as ‘salesy’? Hugh and Mike see how it’s done every month at Business Connector events. There are people who walk away with valuable connections and hot leads. But what do they do that’s so special? Full details here: Business Connector Events 

In the last 6 months it seems the decision making of prospects has become slower and slower. Several of the clients I consult to have experienced this and we have implemented counter-measures to combat this. And I can tell you right now that the old “time-sensitive special price” on the whole does not have the same effect as it used ...

I see a lot of professional business people at networking functions and at seminars. They’re prospecting. And I see too many making an all-too-common mistake. Here’s how to avoid the big pitfall. You’ve probably seen them in action too. The conversation goes something like “Hi, I’m John Smith and I do….” within 2 or 3 exchanges in the dialog John ...