Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) may be a missing piece to the innovation puzzle in Australia. One of the problems facing many Australian start-ups and early stage companies is a lack of access to the funds they need to commercialise their technologies.  If sufficient funds cannot be raised locally, these companies have two choices: go overseas (typically the USA) or manage with the very limited resources available to them – and accept a greatly increased likelihood of failure.  Either result is a lost opportunity for Australia to capitalise on its educated and innovative workforce and to generate new jobs. Start-ups and early stage companies struggle to raise debt finance and are too small to warrant the attention of large equity investors, such as fund managers and other institutional investors.  That leaves Venture Capital firms, Business Angels and the three Fs – Friends, Families and Fans…

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By: Ryan Beckland About the Author I guess you’re probably thinking that I’m a total genius for being able to make $1,500 on a duplex. Well, I’m not. I’m a regular guy that used to get by working as a debt collector, landlording in my spare time. I started buying rentals because some idiot told me I could quit my job that way and live the dream. Pretty soon I had lots of properties and no money! Apparently they forgot to mention that you only make money on rentals if you buy huge apartment complexes. My dad suggested that I might make more cash flow by renting out by the room. I had just bought a new duplex, so I figured why not? I priced three bedrooms at $300 each. I stuck an ad in the paper, and in a week the house was totally full. Whoa! When I bought…

If you are a Florida resident, you may not know or understand what is going on with comparing life insurance quotes online. If you are looking for insurance in Florida right now, then you probably also have been paying attention to the Charlie Christ program. The honest truth is that you will have to be educated and focused to find the best deals for yourself. Unfortunately, many people do not qualify for this program due to the amount of money they make annually. This means that you will have to tune out a lot of the news that seems to change day by day. The truth is that when you are dealing with the state funded programs, you will find that you do not have many different options. So what is so great about working with the State? Financial assitance, as there is not many options. Comparing life insurance quotes…