If you have the mindset for growth, if you understand the psychology of your perfect customer and know exactly what they look like, if you’ve defined what your business does as opposed to what you do in your business, and if you have all your foundation systems in place, then it’s time to go marketing!! […]
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Stopping website leaks will reduce cyberattack risk
Protecting users against ‘leakage’ of private information from websites they are browsing is at the heart of new South Australian research, which aims to reduce the risk of cyber attack. The research will focus on microarchitectural threats where attackers can read or ‘sample’ data to potentially steal information. University of Adelaide cyber security expert Dr […]
This is what workers of the future will look like
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Fighting fire with tech: How holograms, AI and drones can ai...
As we embark on an early start to the bushfire season in Australia it is worth thinking about the ways technology can help in the prevention and fighting the fires. Australia continues to experience unprecedented destruction from bushfires. Now is the time to harness our technological tools, and find innovative ways to help alleviate the […]
What’s next: Aussie executives gave us
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Cyber security training centre to fuel growing industry
A good news story for Adelaide. A cyber security training centre has opened in Adelaide to help provide the next generation of professionals to the growing industry. The state-of-the-art training centre is located at TAFE SA’s Adelaide City campus and will be home to one of the vocational training institution’s fastest growing courses, a Certificate […]
Web-based valuation calculators cause an ‘epidemic of underi
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Why business owners should manage their business as an asset
For many business owners, their business provides a means of employment and an income. Often, they started the business for that very purpose. However, by not treating their business as an asset, they could be missing out on growth opportunities, on the potential to move from running the business day-to-day to a more flexible and […]
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