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University of Enterprise
Yangadlitya Kumangka
Yangadlitya Kumangka is the
Kaurna name of UniSA’s Enterprise
Hub. It means ‘for the future,
together.’
The name Yangadlitya Kumangka
was gifted to UniSA from the Kaurna
Warra Karrpanthi – a leading group
dedicated to Kaurna language
revitalisation and maintenance.
Uncle David Rathman AM, PSM, FIML,
who spoke on behalf of Senior Elder
Uncle Lewis Yarlupurka O’Brien
AO at the building launch in March
2023, says the Enterprise Hub will
be important for future generations.
“We’re bringing community,
enterprise, future developers, and
our Aboriginal community into a
space where we can work together
as important collaborators,” Uncle
Rathman says.
UniSA respectfully acknowledges
the Kaurna People and their Elders
past and present, who are the First
Nations Traditional Owners of the
land that is home to the University
of South Australia’s Enterprise Hub/
Yangadlitya Kumangka.
Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri man Isaac Hannam
performs a smoking ceremony for the UniSA
Enterprise Hub/Yangadlitya Kumangka.
UniSA’s Australian Centre for Business Growth continues
to teach business owners, chief executives and managing
directors of small and medium companies all over Australia
how to lead and manage growth.
Professor
Ryan Williams,
Playford Chair
in Business
Growth and
Director of
the Australian
Centre for
Business
Growth
Playford Chair in Business Growth and
Director of the Australian Centre for Business
Growth, Professor Ryan Williams, notes
that for the past nine years, the Centre has
delivered growth programs to small and
medium companies from all over Australia.
The Centre is funded by ANZ Bank, the
Government of South Australia and the
Government of the Northern Territory, and
has delivered programs for Indigenous
Business Australia, the Government of
Queensland and a research project for the
Federal Government.
“In addition to our structured programs,
presentations and webinars delivered to
business owners all over Australia have
enabled the Centre to reach more than
6000 additional business owners and
executive team members and teach them
what’s required to lead and manage a growth
company.
“This kind of collaboration between university,
industry, governments, and small and
medium-sized companies is unusual, and has
certainly been a win for all parties involved.”
“Since 2014 we’ve worked with more than
1250 business owners of small and medium
companies all over Australia. People who
have responded to our Growth Tracker
Surveys indicated that they have created
over 5000 new jobs to date and generated
almost $16B in additional revenue since
coming through the program.”
Prof Ryan Williams
unisa.edu.au/research/cbg
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