Award-winning pilot/adventurer, Fran West, is the next speaker in the Resultzcorp series of business breakfast events.
Fran is known for having successfully flown around Australia's coast (about 500m above the ocean) in an epic flight.
Along with entertaining and inspirational stories about her flight, Fran will tell attendees how they can ADD value to your life and navigate your way to success in 2012.
Fran says piloting your life successfully can be similar to piloting a plane.
Almost half of Australian workers know someone who has changed jobs to take advantage of the resources boom, according to a survey by recruiting experts Hays.
The survey of 606 people across Australia found 31.9% of respondents knew someone who has moved directly into the resources industry to take advantage of the boom.
Hughes PR has welcomed the University of Adelaide’s Executive Education Unit as a client.
Hughes PR will provide communications support to the Executive Education Unit, which provides educational programs to middle and senior management designed to strengthen and broaden professional skill sets.
The Executive Education Unit offers the latest in management theory and practice through dynamic, interactive programs delivered to managers from commerce, government and industry.
Updated 24 Jan 2012
Crowne Plaza Adelaide is getting set to host some of the world’s best athletes when the Adelaide Track Classic hits town on Saturday.
The new partnership has seen Crowne Plaza Adelaide named the Official Hotel of the Adelaide Track Classic and Athletics SA, providing Athletics SA the largest level of support that the organisation has received in its 106 year history.
Being held in Adelaide for the first time in seven years, the Adelaide Track Classic is the opening event of the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour.
The event will see Australian athletes including world cham
Round One of the Innovate SA Investment Attraction Course for 2012 is closing for applications closing on 10 February.
The specialised and intensive Course takes place over a four month period and aims to give business owners and CEOs training in business development and investor readiness through targeted workshops and mentoring.
Innovate SA says companies taking part in the Investment Attraction Course gain the opportunity to maximise their chances of raising investment through the development of a range of specialised skills and review of their investment proposals.
South Australia’s economic performance in the last quarter of 2011 ranked sixth among Australian states, according to latest research from the Commonwealth Bank.
The Commonwealth Bank’s latest quarterly State of the States report shows South Australia had the second-weakest growth in wages but has the highest consumer price index of any Australian state.
"If wages aren't keeping up with prices then people are going backwards and it's going to affect retail spending and if South Australians don't spend that it has knock-on effects through the economy, so it's certainly something to
Adelaide based Business-to-Business marketing communications agency Mihell & Lycos, has partnered with US based Nimble, a platform that provides valuable market information, prospect tracking and customer relationship building.
Nimble integrates LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google, email contacts and conversations into one seamless, intuitive environment, connecting the user with the market, to listen to and influence conversations.
“This move is part of our strategy to help clients to connect with their markets and influence professional decision makers.
Franchising consultancy, Sherpa Group under principal Vicki Prout, has moved to new premises in Brooklyn Park.
Sherpa Group reports the new, “bigger and better” office at 3 May Terrace will be christened at an event there next week.
Updated 20 Jan 2012
Participants in the current BSA Energy Efficiency Program are saving 24.1% on energy costs, according to Innovate SA.
Applications for Round 4 of the SA Government program close Tuesday 31 January.
To date, manufacturing companies involved in the BSA Energy Efficiency Program have identified energy efficiency savings of 24.1% and potential first-year cost savings of about $85,000 per company.
The Program enables a company to engage an accredited energy auditor, associated with the Program, to conduct an energy assessment of their SA operation.
Each participating
Flinders University researchers have developed an anti-bacterial coating to keep water flowing fast through membranes, ABC News reports.
The innovative material, created for desalination plants, is similar to contact lens film.
"What happens is when the bacteria can attach to the surface they grow into something that's called a biofilm and this coats the surface of the membrane," Flinders University PhD student Clare Worthley told the ABC.
"It makes it a lot more difficult for water to pass through the membrane and this means that we have to use more pressure to force t
The SA Tourism Industry Council is calling for papers for its state-wide e-Tourism Convention on 30 May, an event to facilitate the continuous development of a dynamic, innovative and competitive tourism industry in South Australia.
The convention program will promote best practice and encourage thought leadership in e-Tourism: the revolution of tourism information, distribution and sales.
Suggested topics include:
• e-Business – using technology to improve business processes
• e- Marketing – digital advertising; SEM & SEO; social media; email marketing & CRM
The Leaders Institute of SA will host the Australian launch of Greg Jemsek’s book, Quiet Horizon: Releasing Ideology and Embracing Self-Knowledge.
The launch will introduce the Leaders Institute’s discussion series, Dogma Dialogues: In-Depth Explorations of the Dangers of Ideological Thinking to be held in February.
“Greg is well known in Adelaide for his 5 years as the leadership consultant to the Governor’s Leadership Foundation (GLF) program,” the Institute states.
“He has spent much of his professional life exploring the central theme of Quiet Horizon: how ideologic
Beattie Transport Group has opened a new administrative and operations hub in Cavan.
Beattie Transport Group incorporates parent company MB Logistics, Beattie Transport and All Trans Heavy haulage.
MD Malcolm Beattie told The Advertiser the 400 square metre facility would support Beattie Group long-term growth due to demand from mining projects.
Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2012 Film Program will bring the best in dance and musicals to the Dunstan Playhouse, starting next month.
Some of the world's best ballet companies and musicals feature in the new Musicals on Film and Dance on Film programs, starting 8 February with screenings throughout the year.
Musicals On Film is a new program for 2012, launching at 10am on Wednesday 8 February with one of the most popular and awarded musical films of all time, My Fair Lady.
The Musicals On Film matinee season will be hosted by ABC 891 presenter, film buff and raconteur P
National broadband company, Internode is the first Australian broadband provider to make Internode Protocol version 6 service available by default for all its new customers.
Although the impending depletion of IPv4 addresses has been recognised for years, the deployment of IPv6, its mature replacement protocol, has been limited.
Internode began Australia’s first public IPv6 trial in November 2009 and has progressively deployed IPv6 throughout its operations.
Since 10 January Internode has enabled dual stack support – allowing the concurrent operation of IPv4/IPv6 Intern
Prescott Securities has named Andrew Sterzl as the firm’s new General Manager as the firm readies to expand by acquisition.
Andrew, 33, has worked for the South Australian-based financial advisory and stockbroking firm for more than 12 years.
SA Premier, Jay Weatherill, has offered a refreshed vision of South Australian industry where Advanced Manufacturing is essential to support mining and Defence projects.
The Premier invoked Sir Thomas Playford, whose post-World War II vision drove a “dramatic transformation” of South Australia’s economy, at The CEO Institute’s South Australia – Looking Forward full day event at the National Wine Centre this week.
He notes Sir Thomas was “well before his time” in risk analysis, seizing the opportunity to develop manufacturing using “cheap land and cheap labour behind a high tar
SA branding specialist agency, We Create has named Telstra's recent $3 million rebranding by Interband with its rainbow colours and catchy television commercial jingle as the best rebrand of 2011 for its strong brand awareness and success in engaging the consumer.
“Telstra's consistent use of their new brand identity across all consumer touchpoints from its logo design right through to their colorful phone bills creating a strong awareness for the brand therefore engaging the consumer and increasing brand value,” We Create says in its latest newsletter.
For an analysis of the
South Australia’s Defence Teaming Centre is calling on SA’s defence industry to comment on the Australian Senate inquiry into the Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011.
“The bill, which would give effect to the Australia-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty, seeks to introduce measures to govern the creation and regulation of an 'approved community' of defence companies, which would eliminate the need to obtain export licenses for every export/import of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) controlled goods,” DTC states.
“Membership of the 'trusted community,' which will
Adam Internet has committed to Santos Tour Down Under sponsorship for a further two years.
The two-year agreement cements Adam Internet as the official ISP of the Tour, providing web hosting and internet connectivity to the administration, organisers and media for the event.
“We are privileged to be supporting such a major event for Adelaide and SA.
RiAus has welcomed Bradley Abraham to the new role of General Manager, following the departure of founding COO of RiAus, Damian Scanlon.
Bradley brings extensive experience working with a range of organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
Just before Christmas, Treasury issued draft Regulations proposing a new taxation regime for contractors to the building and construction industry, Minter Ellison reports.
“The draft Regulations are applicable for the purposes of Division 405 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) and will require those businesses to report to the Australian Taxation Office payments made to contractors that provide building and construction services,” say report authors, Joanne Dunne and Phillip Greenham.
“The draft Regulations follow a Consultation Paper issued in May 2011 to the indus
Banyan Management Services is offering clients short one hour (very low cost) briefings to give insights to Directors, CEOs and Managers of the issues relating to Leading & Management of People.
Beginning in February 2012 the briefings will offer content derived from actual comments made by a range of stakeholders in 2011. Banyan will also offer advice on how companies may deal with some of their specific challenges in this area.
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The University of Adelaide has appointed Professor Iain Reid as Executive Dean for the University’s Roseworthy Campus.
Professor Reid will start in the role immediately, with responsibility for the overarching strategic direction at Roseworthy, particularly the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, its Veterinary Health Centre and other clinical and commercial activities.
He will also lead the Campus’s extensive community engagement activities, including the numerous research centres, partners and other key stakeholders.
University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and Pr
Internode has introduced a program to rent its FRITZ!Box broadband routers and accessories to customers and has also cut pricing across its range of FRITZ!Box equipment.
Internode customers can avoid upfront costs for the AVM FRITZ!Box 7270 and 7390 routers and FRITZ!Fon DECT handsets by paying a monthly rental fee with a 24-month contract.
Internode will rent customers the 7270 for $9.95 per month, the 7390 for $14.95 per month and the DECT handset for $4.95 per month.
For customers who prefer to purchase the equipment outright, Internode has cut $50 from the price of
Technology support enterprise Boileau Business Solutions is the Naming Rights Sponsor for Boileau VeloAdelaide on Sunday, 18 March.
Boileau Business Solutions has served the South Australian Commercial business sector for over 23 years and has grown to be a Top 100 SA Company.
Boileau VeloAdelaide event includes 35km of closed roads and the exclusive opportunity to ride up the Freeway through the tunnel.
There are 30km, 50km, 60km, 80km and 110km distance options for the Mt Lofty Challenge - Get sponsored for The Smith Family.
Participants also can ride 5km, 10km
BDO SA Partner, Tim Pullman has been selected as a Hockey umpire for the 2012 Olympics in London.
“It is a great honour to be appointed as a hockey umpire for the 2012 London Olympics.
SA-based CDAA Pty Ltd has been recognised as a Google AdWords Certified Partner.
“CDAA is excited and proud to be recognised as a Google AdWords Certified Partner,” says Business Development Manager, Mark Stanton.
“Our clients have enjoyed a measurable ROI through the delivery of our Google AdWords management service for some time however this certification verifies our skills with recognition directly from Google.”
Mark says CDAA is one of only four companies in Adelaide to earn this status, which demonstrates the firm’s strong position in the paid search advertising m
After announcing the purchase of LA Advertising in December 2011, SA-based THEM Advertising & Digital is projecting the company’s biggest year on record.
MD, Mark Wightman says the purchase of LA Advertising and an influx of new business from the likes of Chase Crown, SAAFL, China Australia Developments and Government Skills Australia will most likely see THEM’s billings reach $18 million in the next financial year.
THEM and LA Advertising have a combined presence of over 50 years within the market, and a strong client base.
Among those joining THEM Advertising &
How managers engage with their team can directly affect staff productivity and performance, according to South Australia’s largest private provider of management education and training, the Australian Institute of Management.
AIM SA consultant, Brendan Hocking says people often leave organisations because of poor relationships with their manager, so it is crucial for business owners and managers to develop the skills needed to retain good staff and boost productivity.
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