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Since 1967, Arthritis NSW has helped to improve the lives of those suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, including those newly diagnosed and long-term sufferers. Formerly known as the Arthritis Foundation of NSW, the founder, the late Bruce Williams, hoped to provide people living with these conditions fellowship, social support and assistance with daily living, so that they may live with dignity and purpose.

You can't blame Small Business Owners being a bit paranoid about the upbeat statements delivered by government spokespeople, headline figures, improving unemployment numbers and constant bombardment of positive news such as 12% house price growth being just around the corner. There is a lot of conflicting data out there in circulation - such as small businesses experiencing a 7.6% drop in sales over the 2018-2019 financial year ¹. These figures are more reflective of economic uncertainty and probably resonate a little more with the typical small business owner. The question is what to do to get through the uncertain economic period?

IT is one of those pesky business expenses that many business owners give the last priority too. It just seems unnecessary... especially during difficult economic times when more pressing issues take precedence. The problem is that a (sometimes trivial) IT failure can grind a business to a halt. This article outlines some of the most common problems SMEs can experience in this area and why a proper data management strategy is so important.

One of the most common requests web developers receive from their clients is for websites to be able to be self-managed in terms of updating content and images. In the age of easy-to-use social media platforms and other online applications that allow virtually anyone without technical expertise to manage content online, it would seem like a no-brainer request to implement – the reality is that this capability is often extremely tricky for a number of reasons.

We often hear the term "Peak Oil". This ubiquitous economic term refers to a point in time at which the world wide extraction of oil reaches a maximum - the implied cause would be an absolute peak in demand for oil products. At the same time, the expression "Peak Social Media" may sound a little comical and probably won't have entire economic studies dedicated to it - but there is a serious discussion to be had on the matter. Social Media has reached maturity and we are definitely facing some sort of a paradigm shift.