Friday 9 November

For all its recent economic woes, the USA remains a dream destination for many Australian start-ups, offering access to buckets of funding, customers and innovation.

So which of our best and brightest ventures are looking to crack the US market in Barack Obama’s second term as president? Today, we pick out five of the leading contenders.

We’ve also got some firsthand advice on how women can break into the tech sector’s ‘boy’s club’, there’s a new six-point plan to boost Aussie innovation and marketing guru Mike Halligan explains how to craft a social media strategy.