Well, it’s that time of year. January brings good weather, new business opportunities and… staff leave. Teetering the fine line between being an excellent, accommodating employer who approves a summer vacation for all three full-time staff members at once means that—yay!—you’re going to heaven, but all of those goals you…

In the Industrial Revolution people foresaw doom and gloom for employment as it was. Machines were going to take over their manual labouring positions and replace their livelihoods with destitution and unemployment. And to a large degree the industrial revolution had a negative impact initially on the lives of workers,…

This is a really important topic, and as a former hospitality worker, I can’t express persuasively enough the crucial need for hospitality employers to get a move on into the future. Please, throw away your waiters and waitresses dockets, and get an application on a tablet instead. A scenario: You…

Every business owner does it at least once. You purchase software for your business that seems reasonably relevant, is kind-of cheap, it integrates with your existing software (sort of) but over time you wish that it had particular features; ultimately the software makes you yearn for the days before you…

So, you’re starting a business. The initial steps you need to take can often feel like a chicken-before-the-egg scenario. What comes first? Where do you start? Setting up your online infrastructure well before you need it will save you time and money down the track. And though it may not…

User Centred design (UCD), also known as user-driven development is the process of gaining a deep understanding of the product at the heart of it’s design for achieving goals, performing tasks,  usability, function and addressing the user-experience as a whole with the user at the core of the development. This…

What is business automation? If you don’t know software, it can be very hard to identify the need for software. But more or less, if you have a repetitive task, it can likely be automated. It’s that simple. And though it might seem like a big leap for your business,…

With new STEM infrastructure bubbling in Hobart, the future for Australia’s most southern state looks promising. The University of Tasmania’s $400-million science and technology precinct which would be home to 3000 students and 700 staff will no doubt attract some big names, big tenders and new influx of work for local…