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Issue No. 31 - October/November 2006
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National sales milestone for bookkeeping saviour
SA-based national small business software company Cashflow Manager has sold its 100,000th bookkeeping program in Australia.
The milestone was achieved recently when the 100,000th copy of the popular program of the same name (Cashflow Manager) was delivered to the State Emergency Services in Victoria.
The program was one of 160 Cashflow Manager bookkeeping packages distributed to the Victorian SES as part of the organisation's software upgrade across all its branches.
It also comes as Cashflow Manager celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Victoria is Cashflow Manager's largest market, representing 35% of sales, ahead of Queensland on 22% and South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia each around 13%.
Gulfood trade fair forum
The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AACCI) in conjunction with Food Adelaide, recently hosted an informal briefing in Adelaide to interested participants on the annual GulFood trade fair to be held in Dubai on 19-22 February 2007.
At GulFood it is possible to meet a large number of chefs as they are all gathered in the same venue to compete in the Salon Culinaire competition, which is traditionally run in conjunction with the fair.
GulFood in previous years had attendance figures of around 2200 companies, with 60% of those from the United Arab Emirates. In 2007 it was anticipated the number of visiting companies would increase to 3000, with the number of exhibition halls increasing from 6 to 9.
Adelaide Fringe goes annual
The Adelaide Fringe has now become an annual event, with the next festival to be held in 15-31 March 2007.
Fringe Director Christie Anthoney says the 2007 event, which is the world's second largest Fringe festival, will deliver all the diversity and energy expected, with a few unexpected elements as well.
It has also been announced that the 2007 A...
