Jurlique is one of the world’s most recognised skincare brands. From small beginnings on a farm in Adelaide to 16 stores across Australia and hundreds more around the world, Jurlique aims to produce the purest skin care on earth, still from its Adelaide home.

In mid-2015, Jurlique embarked on ‘Project Asteroid’ – a mission to take out its ‘dinosaur’ point of sale system, and revolutionise its store design and IT systems with Vend. Each of its stores were transformed in just 12 hours.

Australian cloud integrator Clear Business Dynamics has merged with Xero Gold partner Accodex, in the latest example of the increasing ties between the IT and accounting channels.

The resulting hybrid firm will combine a full service accounting firm with Clear Business Dynamics implementation and support services, which covers products from Xero as well as Google Apps, Vend, Geo-op and Zendesk, among others.

Both are Adelaide firms, with Accodex run by 27-year-old Chris Hooper and Clear Business Dynamics by 32-year-old Michael Macolino – an entrepreneur with a gym among his previous ventures.