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Notes from the workshop.
Practical advice for growing Brisbane businesses - what actually matters, and what you can safely ignore.
18 August 2026 · 6 min read
Cancel the old platform and the website goes dark - what a migration audit found first
A Brisbane showroom asked to switch off its old e-commerce platform and move to WordPress. DNS said otherwise. What a proper audit turns up before anything gets cancelled, and the six checks to run on your own site.
Read article→22 July 2026 · 5 min read
Switching IT providers: what actually happens, and what to check first
Businesses put up with slow IT support for years because switching feels risky. Here's what a proper handover involves, what your old provider must give you, and what it honestly costs.
Read article→15 July 2026 · 4 min read
From 835 hand-typed rows to 14,718 automated prices in one afternoon
A Brisbane salvage operator needed every suburb in Australia priced for towing. Manual estimate: six weeks. Here's how spreadsheet automation delivered it same-day, with profit margins included.
Read article→15 July 2026 · 4 min read
How AI automation turned half a day of paperwork into five minutes
A Brisbane trade business was losing hours every week to repetitive form-filling. Here's how AI automation gave that time back, and how it could work for yours.
Read article→20 June 2026 · 2 min read
Anyone can send email as your business - here's how to stop it
Email spoofing is the engine behind fake-invoice scams. Here's the plain-English fix: SPF, DKIM and DMARC, walked up the ladder to p=reject.
Read article→11 May 2026 · 5 min read
What is Microsoft Intune, and why your business needs it
A guide to Intune for the rest of us - securing your laptops and phones, why it's probably already in your M365 Business Premium licence, and how to start.
Read article→14 April 2026 · 4 min read
5 ways AI can save your team time every week
Five practical AI use-cases for a small business, each with the honest catch - from an MSP whose own support desk is run by AI agents.
Read article→10 March 2026 · 4 min read
MFA: why your business needs it, and how to roll it out without a staff revolt
Multi-factor authentication is the single highest-value security step. Here's why, how to answer the usual staff objections, and how to phase it in.
Read article→23 February 2026 · 4 min read
Essential Eight compliance: a plain-English guide for Brisbane SMBs
The ACSC's Essential Eight explained for a busy business owner - the eight controls, why insurers now ask for them, and how to actually get started.
Read article→20 January 2026 · 4 min read
Windows 10 end of life: what Brisbane businesses need to do now
Windows 10 stopped getting security updates in October 2025. Here's how to check what you're running and the realistic options - upgrade, ESU, or replace.
Read article→9 December 2025 · 4 min read
How to spot a phishing email before it's too late
The tell-tale signs of a scam email, real Australian examples, the one rule that beats nearly all of them, and what to do if someone's already clicked.
Read article→18 November 2025 · 4 min read
Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace: which is right for your business?
A fair comparison for a small business choosing between them - the honest strengths of each, cost, security, and how to decide.
Read article→24 October 2025 · 4 min read
Top security settings every small business should enable today
The high-value, low-effort security settings to switch on now - mostly in Microsoft 365, mostly free, and enough to stop the bulk of attacks.
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