More than 1,650 NSW women will benefit from state government initiatives to equip them with tailored skills and flexible working conditions to achieve gainful employment. The NSW Treasury has estimated an additional 300,000 workers will be needed to fill critical ...
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After 20 years at Arizona State University, Rick Shangraw describes how its success story is founded on using enterprise to allow inclusive access to excellent education and research that serves end user purpose and communities. As CEO of ASU startup ...
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'Just do it’ has been a mantra for entrepreneurs for decades. However, the question remains as to whether or not it is possible to teach and learn entrepreneurship. If yes, then what is the best way to teach it? Does a ...
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A small farm on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh, about halfway between Melbourne and Ballarat, is the birthplace of a self-described 'unlikely entrepreneur'. But it took decades for Alan Manly to get to that point. The managing director of Sydney-based private tertiary ...
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Australia ranks last among OECD countries on small to medium businesses collaborating with universities – a finding elucidated by the Office of the Chief Economist in the 2017 Australian Innovation System Report. Given only about 8 per cent of businesses cited a lack ...
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Sydney got its very own Stanford with the launch of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) on Wednesday. Unlike the prestigious Palo Alto tech-oriented university, however, the SSE will welcome students from all academic backgrounds. In fact, the SSE is ...
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