Adelaide best place to do business in Asia/Pacific region
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"The study's basis for comparison was the after-tax cost of start-up and operation for 12 types of business, over a 10-year span."
"The KPMG analysis is based on cost information collected primarily between April and November 2003."
"The KPMG analysis is based on cost information collected primarily between April and November 2003."
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IMO Brisbane is going to be the big growth area. It shouldn't bother Adelaide though as infrastructure has to be paid for with the the growth. The cost factors are 1 of many important business considerations.
South Western Sydney is an example of not providing the infrastructure needed for growth.
I do have 2 problems with the report (My Sydney parochialism has other probs with Adelaide). The main problem is that it focuses on the cost of doing business. As the current outsourcing to India demonstrates cost is not always the best basis for sustainable economic growth.
The other problem I have is all the regional development agency logos at the bottom of the web page. It stinks of being written for a political agenda.
South Western Sydney is an example of not providing the infrastructure needed for growth.
I do have 2 problems with the report (My Sydney parochialism has other probs with Adelaide). The main problem is that it focuses on the cost of doing business. As the current outsourcing to India demonstrates cost is not always the best basis for sustainable economic growth.
The other problem I have is all the regional development agency logos at the bottom of the web page. It stinks of being written for a political agenda.
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Originally posted by podgypossum
When you came to Adelaide BP..how long were you here for, and where did you stay?
When you came to Adelaide BP..how long were you here for, and where did you stay?
Sounds great for young families.
The company I work for recently shut the Adelaide office (to save money) and a few of them have moved here. Their problem being finding work in their field. There is still a manufacturing facility but the future of that is uncertain.
They were very positive about the place and sad it did not offer them any opportunity in their highly specialised field. They weren't that keen on the size of Sydney.
There was another positive I heard the other day about Adelaide
It has the most restaurants per head of all the capital cities (from that show where contestants are starting restaurants). The comment about Brisbane was they wanted to move away from seafood platter for 2.
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Originally posted by bondipom
The comment about Brisbane was they wanted to move away from seafood platter for 2.
The comment about Brisbane was they wanted to move away from seafood platter for 2.
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
I just bought a kilo & a half of king prawns, 3 fillets of Golden Snapper, a kilo of shelled green kings & 250g of tasmanian scallops with roe on. Cost $68. So whos coming for dinner?
I just bought a kilo & a half of king prawns, 3 fillets of Golden Snapper, a kilo of shelled green kings & 250g of tasmanian scallops with roe on. Cost $68. So whos coming for dinner?
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Oooooooh...on my way!!
Could make a wonderful seafood laksa out of that lot!!
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Originally posted by podgypossum
"The report, the result of an eight-month study, says Adelaide was in the top three places in the world for key industry sectors including automotive, food processing, plastics, metal components, advanced software development and multimedia development"
(not that i'm gloating or anything)
"The report, the result of an eight-month study, says Adelaide was in the top three places in the world for key industry sectors including automotive, food processing, plastics, metal components, advanced software development and multimedia development"
(not that i'm gloating or anything)
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Hi Penguin
I know what you mean....i have noted that a lot of the jobs on offer here are listed in the local newspapers.
Its very difficult when you are not in Oz to apply for stuff and get a feel for things.
I don't know what else to suggest other than keep trying!!!
I know what you mean....i have noted that a lot of the jobs on offer here are listed in the local newspapers.
Its very difficult when you are not in Oz to apply for stuff and get a feel for things.
I don't know what else to suggest other than keep trying!!!
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Originally posted by bondipom
My knowledge is second hand from people with similiar outlooks to myself. The feedback from non Australian non Adelaiders has to be taken with a pinch of salt so I rely on Poms or people who have lived there. I nearly booked a flight there to visit the sister in law and go to Kangaroo Island but then I spotted the Alice Special.
Sounds great for young families.
The company I work for recently shut the Adelaide office (to save money) and a few of them have moved here. Their problem being finding work in their field. There is still a manufacturing facility but the future of that is uncertain.
They were very positive about the place and sad it did not offer them any opportunity in their highly specialised field. They weren't that keen on the size of Sydney.
There was another positive I heard the other day about Adelaide
It has the most restaurants per head of all the capital cities (from that show where contestants are starting restaurants). The comment about Brisbane was they wanted to move away from seafood platter for 2.
My knowledge is second hand from people with similiar outlooks to myself. The feedback from non Australian non Adelaiders has to be taken with a pinch of salt so I rely on Poms or people who have lived there. I nearly booked a flight there to visit the sister in law and go to Kangaroo Island but then I spotted the Alice Special.
Sounds great for young families.
The company I work for recently shut the Adelaide office (to save money) and a few of them have moved here. Their problem being finding work in their field. There is still a manufacturing facility but the future of that is uncertain.
They were very positive about the place and sad it did not offer them any opportunity in their highly specialised field. They weren't that keen on the size of Sydney.
There was another positive I heard the other day about Adelaide
It has the most restaurants per head of all the capital cities (from that show where contestants are starting restaurants). The comment about Brisbane was they wanted to move away from seafood platter for 2.
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Originally posted by podgypossum
Hi Penguin
I know what you mean....i have noted that a lot of the jobs on offer here are listed in the local newspapers.
Its very difficult when you are not in Oz to apply for stuff and get a feel for things.
I don't know what else to suggest other than keep trying!!!
Hi Penguin
I know what you mean....i have noted that a lot of the jobs on offer here are listed in the local newspapers.
Its very difficult when you are not in Oz to apply for stuff and get a feel for things.
I don't know what else to suggest other than keep trying!!!
that's def true, about not being there. It just really obvious when checking all the online job sites that there are loads and loads more IT jobs in Sydney and Melbourne. I know, obviously, but it's just really puzzling, to us at least, that there are so few in Adelaide. But maybe, as you write, they're more to be found in the print media than on the online ones.
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Adelaide is a beautiful city - and affordable compared to the big cities on the east coast which are generally over run by tourists. The people are also wonderful friendly, its a great place!!! (and no I am not biased at all!!!)
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