Brisbane Broncos, brought to you by ... who's that?
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The Brisbane Broncos, a rugby league club, and 131Shop.com.au.Ltd., a start-up electronic commerce business, on July 28, 1999, signed a sponsorship contract worth more than $1 million a year. When negotiations began, 131 Shop had no net worth, but five days later, it raised $7 million. The Bronco sponsorship is part of the $11 million that 131 Shop plans to spend on advertising in its first year.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1999
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Rafter's business stays in the family
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US Open tennis champion Pat Rafter's career is being managed in an unusually relaxed style. His brother Stephen is his manager. Stephen is an accountant living in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, and he expects to spend no more than about four weeks with Pat in 1998. Pat's mother, Jocelyn, living near Brisbane, books Pat's travel and accommodations. Pat, meanwhile, has a home in Bermuda.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1997
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Sports management is a competitive game
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As Australian sports stars' earnings have soared, a new class of personal manager has developed. In addition to getting signatures on contracts, managers are now required to establish financial management packages and superannuation funds. But some managers think that even that is inadequate. International Quarterback's Geoffrey Schuhkraft takes a 'holistic' approach to managing sportspeople
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1997
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