Tech
Cloud migration is a growing trend among small to medium sized businesses in Australia. Accounting practices are also embracing cloud technology – The May 2015 Cloud Readiness Survey from Digital First demonstrates that the shift to the cloud is happening. Nearly half of the respondents (43%) see a major shift to cloud software likely to […]
Social media may be the new communication paradigm but it is having an adverse impact on the way Australians conduct themselves professionally. It has, in fact, dulled our professional IQ. The way people behave in a business context is a hot topic. Under scrutiny is how we talk to each other, the way we write […]
Airtasker and Pureprofile have released Australia’s first study revealing the size and use of Australia’s sharing economy. Following a study of 1000 Australians by local market research firm, Pureprofile, the bi-annual Sharing Economy Monitor has revealed that just under half of the population (44.8 per cent) are aware of the companies driving the ‘sharing economy’ movement, […]
“I used my personal blog and reputation to launch and sell the first product and over the course of about 6 months, I migrated that audience to WooThemes. Today we have 500 000 customers and we’re a multimillion dollar revenue. I also managed to keep building my personal reputation which helped me create my new […]
At the National Achievers Congress 2015 in Sydney this Week, Richard Branson said entrepreneurship was about “creating something that makes a difference to peoples lives” and that if there is something to be frustrated about in the market, entrepreneurs ask whether they can “bring some competition and shake it up.” For company secretary, Carolyne Burns […]
According to a recently released survey by specialist professional recruiter, Robert Walters, 39% of hiring managers expecting to increase IT staffing levels up to the end of 2015. 650 Hiring managers across Australia were asked for their hiring forecasts until the end of 2015. The figures are a significant increase on last year when only […]
For years summer in Australia has had a reputation as a time for backyard barbeques, beaches and holidays but recently, businesses have begun to view our hottest months in a new light. The increasing severity of storms and cyclones, devastating floods, unexpected power outages, plus the long dry spells that can lead to devastating bushfires […]
Apple have announced its latest iPhones at a media event in San Francisco along with an updated version of the Apple TV and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The new iPhones, the 6s and 6s Plus boast a new 3D Touch shortcut feature that allows users to make different commands by pressing harder and softer on the […]
For a third year running, the Startup Spring festival, hosted by StartupAUS, has returned to Australia following a launch event at Sydney Town Hall last night. Startup Spring is a three-week long, Australia-wide festival of events and activities that aims to celebrate and promote the startup community and to encourage more Australians to get involved […]
Windows 10 is Microsoft’s new Operating System, which was designed as a reaction to the poor reception Windows 8 got in the marketplace. Windows 8 was apparently planned without much thought toward consumer and application developer response. It was a completely new version of the Windows Operating System although it is very similar to Windows […]
Email is one of the greatest aids to business. But it is also one of the greatest time wasters. Most people do not use email efficiently. They do not manage their email – they let email manage them. Some people set aside a time each day to handle email, some try to maintain an empty inbox, […]
Small business owners spend so much time running their business, often they forget the only way to survive is to attract customers. Marketing is a powerful tool for SMEs that can help grow a business but many SMEs think it’s only something for the big players. With more than two million small businesses in Australia, […]
With devices keeping us connected just about everywhere, many of us are struggling to justify the use of the “Out of Office Auto-Reply.” But to what benefit? According to the latest Roy Morgan research, one in five Australian full-time workers now access their work network remotely. The data showed that almost 1.5 million full-time workers […]
How many complaints does your business get every week or month? Hopefully it’s not very many but even a small number of dissatisfied customers can cause a lot of damage, especially to businesses that rely on word of mouth referrals or who don’t have hundreds of customers buying from them every day. While complaints are […]
Founded upon the principle that “access to justice is a basic human right but legal knowledge today is trapped in the minds of lawyers” a new Australian startup has sought the power of technology to “democratise the legal profession.” These are the words of Brennan Ong, founder of LawAdvisor that launched this week. Brennan Ong was […]
In August, Google announced that they would be creating a holding company called Alphabet, effectively rebranding and becoming a conglomerate with ‘Google’ reverting to its largest subsidiary. Alphabet would also own a variety of businesses including Nest (home automation), Calico (bio-tech) and Google X (self driving cars, innovations) signalling it was no longer just a […]
According to the latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the Android OS has shown continued market share losses for the three months ending July 2015. In Australia the Android share has fallen by 10.5 pts compared with a 7.9 pt increase for iOS. Share losses have also been seen across Europe’s largest five […]
If you’re considering buying a new iPhone – it might be worth holding off for a little while longer. On September 9 the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco will play host to Apple’s next event where it is expected to launch the new iPhone 6s. It is also rumoured that the next iPad […]
Small businesses are at the heart of our economy, with more than two million operating across the nation and more than half a million Australians involved in startup activity at any point in time. As a business catalyst, I dedicate my time to helping these companies thrive and reach their full potential. Small business owners […]
Every business and brand that has a website should have a blog. But so many small businesses struggle to find the time to put together regular, high quality content and even if they did – they don’t have a clue what to write about. It’s a pretty normal scenario that leaves many business owners sceptical […]
