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Bright sparks rewarded at Hub

MEET Adelaide’s newest bright Sparks — who have secured a year-long residency at co-working space Hub Adelaide.

Assistive technology a boon

SOUTH Australia’s skilled manufacturing base can help position the state as a leader in a largely untapped $4 billion market.

Arrium could hold power key

FEDERAL and state cooperation, together with a new owner of Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks, could help put an end to the power problems plaguing the Eyre Peninsula.

A monsta of a business idea

ADELAIDE company Axis Group has expanded its portfolio with a new online business, Monsta, as it benefits from the nation’s increasing interest in DIY.

Feast of job opportunities for local foodies

AS the demand for locally made, gourmet food grows, so will the jobs offered at Forage & Feast.

Things looking up for SA job seekers

THINGS are looking up for South Australian jobseekers with the state experiencing the largest jump in online job listings in the country.

Cameras roll for local first with Chinese TV

A CAST and crew of 120 people making Australia’s first Chinese TV drama series were at Adelaide Zoo on Friday patting the animals.

Chinese tour’s big boost for SA

A GROUP of 3000 Chinese sales representatives will visit Adelaide in June, injecting $11.2 million into the state’s economy.

SA’s unemployment rate lifts slightly

SOUTH Australia’s unemployment rate has risen slightly in line with an increase in the national jobless rate.

Old style hip again as women make the cut

OLD-SCHOOL cool, barbering’s traditionally been a male-dominated industry — but now more women are making the cut.

The woman who saved SMSFs

SHE has been credited with saving Australia’s self-managed superannuation sector from oblivion, and now Andrea Slattery is managing her next career move.

Future entrepreneurs get ready

A GROUP of Wilderness School students have had a taste of real world entrepreneurship thanks to the Futurepreneurs Launchpad initiative.

Adelaide is tech firm’s Happy place

A SOFTWARE company, with operations in Silicon Valley, has aggressive growth plans in Adelaide.

We’re the nanny state (and that’s a good thing)

ALICE Curtin loves being a nanny — and her employer loves the surge in job applications they received as part of The Advertiser’s Jobs SA campaign.

Our Jobs SA campaign is back

OUR Jobs SA campaign has returned. Find out how a $10,000 jobs grant and free classified ads for small and medium sized businesses aim to boost our state’s economy.

Cara looking for Possible People

AN Adelaide-based disability service is expected to employ 1000 people by June as the health sector continues to grow across the country.

Techstars strikes Gold in Adelaide

AN experienced US entrepreneur whose company once supplied software to the world’s top companies has been named as inaugural head of the Adelaide-based Techstars accelerator program.

Video game Fringe fight

AUDIENCE participation is a must in this free Fringe show that’s bound to bring out the competitive streak.

Gender equity chiefs crack the whip

SOME of South Australia’s most powerful business leaders are using International Women’s Day as a launching pad to promote flexible work as an attractive option for both men and women.

Adelaide business has spring in step

THIRD generation South Australian manufacturing firm Industrial Springs and Steel has been given a new lease on life thanks to managing director John Marsh.

From little things Mighty things grow

TOY fads may come and go but the latest craze sweeping through children’s bedrooms has propelled one Adelaide company to the attention of some of the world’s biggest entertainment brands.

Double blow to SA abalone industry

SOUTH Australia’s abalone industry is facing a double blow as two operators come close to shutting their doors.

Cordial sales plummet — but not for Bickford’s

CORDIAL sales are plummeting, joining other high-sugar casualties including pre-packaged fruit juice and Coca-Cola. But one South Australian company is beating the trend.

Their job advice just the start many need

SCHOOL students should be equipped with an entrepreneurial skill set to survive in a highly competitive job market, according to the founder of one of the state’s most successful start-ups.

Reward for those on the move

FAST growing South Australian companies looking to get a leg up are being encouraged to nominate for one of the state’s most prestigious business programs.

New jets create high job hopes

ADELAIDE-based defence companies are in line to win hundreds of millions of dollars in work as the purchase of 72 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft creates thousands of jobs across Australia.

Let’s help get SA working

AN Adelaide family business celebrating its 30th anniversary this year has stood the test of time after transitioning from a manufacturer to a service provider.

Beston lifts in China food deal

BESTON Global Food Company announces a $22 million supply contract with one of China’s largest meat producers, putting a rocket under its shares.

SA builder for up-market $300 million CBD apartments

CONSTRUCTION will begin next month on the first stage of one of the largest urban regeneration projects undertaken in the Adelaide CBD.

More jobs at environment business

SOUTH Australian environmental services company Veolia plans to increase its 320-strong local workforce by 10 per cent in the next two years.

Time to embrace digital

IT’S a timeworn adage in business that it’s difficult to find time to work “on” your business, rather than “in” it.

Hills hydro scheme to cut power bills

THE power of water surging through the Adelaide Hills would be harnessed for renewable energy under plans by SA Water to expand its use of hydro electricity and drive down power costs.

SA’s only buffalo herd grows

DEMAND for niche cheeses has South Australia’s only buffalo herd growing.

Less email equals more work

ADELAIDE recruitment firm Harrison McMillan has imposed a ‘digital detox’ to help boost employee productivity .

Giving youth a fair go

LAST week the Fair Work Commission took the sensible step of modernising Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in the hospitality and retail sectors.

PROVIDING opportunities for around 100 relatively small-scale South Australian suppliers and service providers to pitch to mining and resource industry heavyweights underpins everything Mark Malcolm does.

Part-time public service jobs to attract SA youth

PREMIER Jay Weatherill is predicting thousands of jobs will be created under a public sector reform plan that allows more workers to go part-time and young employees to fill the gap.

Smash-hit prospects for job campaign

THE Motor Trade Association of South Australia is crying out for apprentices, so a new job campaign by the Sunday Mail and The Advertiser in conjunction with the State Government aims to fill the void.

Port’s powerful push into China

ON the second Sunday in May this year, one of the AFL players to take the field at Shanghai’s Jiangwan Stadium will slot through the first goal to be scored in an AFL premiership season game played in China.

Giving South Aussies a fresh start

NADIA Schutt is one of many South Australians who scored a job through The Advertiser and Sunday Mail’s Jobs SA campaign last year. Here’s how to get involved this year.

How small business can save SA jobs

SMALL businesses, not overseas enterprises, need more incentives to increase jobs in South Australia, a leading economist says.

Hills focused on future growth

HILLS has recorded a modest $200,000 half year net profit as the company says it is focused on growth and implementing a new digital transformation project.

Business gives paws for thought

ADELAIDE high school student Violet Coleman is proving age is no barrier to business success.

New tech incubator for Adelaide

START-ups with a great idea but which lack a technical founder on their team have found a new home in Adelaide’s Moonshine Labs.

On the green buses thanks to manufacturing switch

INNOVATION and the impetus from a $2 million government grant is about to help turn an Adelaide tier one supplier to Holden into a $20 million mobility hub.