Starting in business? You don’t need permission.

For many people new to business, it can take a while to realise there is no license to start. There is no official form, course or program. Some of you…

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Responses to Vernon’s work in Istanbul

Vernon returned this month from Istanbul where he was part of the 2015 Istanbul Biennial. He recently posted on the Biennial in response to Adrian Serle's article in the Guardian.…

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Why should I pay thousands for a website when I can build one for free?

In meeting with new business owners, many of who are resource scarce, a common question is Why should I pay lots of money for a logo or graphic design? What's…

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Creating a strong capability statement

I admit I thought a capability statement was more or less a generic document, one that I could write up, throw up on my website and attach it to applications…

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Vernon heads to Istanbul for the 14th Istanbul Biennial

Vernon has now arrived in Istanbul to participate in the 14th Istanbul Biennial. The Biennial is organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art (IKSV). This year's curator is…

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Don’t believe the hype, email is not dead. Creating a newsletter for your organisation

A few years ago, we were all saying how email was dead, long live social! Well I think we're all eating those words a little. Social, eg. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…

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Using Gmail for your organisation or small business

In the scheme of things, a 'proper' email address is inexpensive (Microsoft Hosted Exchange is $5.60 per month - August 2015), however for some of our organisations and small businesses…

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How do I make money from my business website?

A question I'm often asked by some business owners is how do I make money from my business website? I guess they figure "if I'm going to spend a few thousand dollars…

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Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2015

For the second year, Iscariot Media has been involved with Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Our involvement was two-fold. Vernon curated, as Dark+Disturbing, Gordon Hookey's proppaNOW representation within the art fair.…

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Brisbane City Council’s Lord Mayor’s Business Forum – 22nd April

So this week I just made it to my second Lord Mayor's Business Forum. It was a hectic afternoon as I bounced from one event to the other. Just before…

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