Creativity and innovation is the key to export prosperity, as these Australian Export Awards finalists and winners demonstrate. Dynamic Export asks about their export experience to date. Global EARS Limited Think pneumatic drills and you think pounding noise; Global EARS flagship product, the Exhausted Air Recycling System (where the ‘EARS’ came from), takes the volume […]
Australian software companies are punching above their weight when it comes to exporting the programs used to run a digital world. Here’s how you can join in. Exports from the software industry are as broad as the sea of binary behind the programs being sold. Advances in technology and globalisation go hand-in-hand, making software one […]
First maternity leave, now the Federal Government’s emissions trading (ETS) is under threat with business association the Australian Industry Group (AIG) calling for postponement of the scheme to 2012. AIG chief executive Heather Ridout says businesses need more time to prepare, and due to the economic climate, it may be less feasible to implement the […]
Department of Family and Community Services head Jeff Harmer will submit a review this week, with an expected recommendation to increase the single aged pension by up to $35 a week. The estimated cost to the government will be $2 billion a year for every $10 a week increase. The Productivity Commission’s final report on […]
The tight venture capital market, brought on by the global financial crisis, and the withdrawal of the Federal Government’s Commercial Ready grant last year have threatened the viability of start-ups with research and development projects. Spokesperson for GBS Ventures Brigitte Smith says the majority of companies in the life sciences sector have less than a […]
Benchmarking has become an organisational catchphrase in recent years, but there is still room for improvement when it comes to doing it properly. So what is benchmarking and how can it help you to implement successful growth strategies within your business?
In response to the tightening credit market and continually high interest rates on business loans, the Victorian Government has launched an online tool to match small business needs with available loans.
Despite cash rate cuts by the Reserve Bank totalling more than three percent in the past six months, the interest rates on some business overdrafts are higher than they were this time last year. A number of standard variable loans for businesses have barely moved. While householders have seen a significant drop in mortgage rates […]
The Federal Government will spend $155 million on creating incentives for employers and group training organisations that take on trainees and apprentices who have lost their jobs in the downturn. Support includes wage subsidies for those organisations that hire trainees. Australian Chamber of Commerce Industry spokesperson Peter Anderson says that while more could be done, […]
The Victorian and Federal Governments now have an assistance program in place for primary producers and businesses affected by the bushfires. Small businesses that have lost property or equipment in the bushfires can claim an immediate $5,000 Emergency Business Grant for repair and restoration, with another $25,000 available for significant damage, subject to assessment. Also […]
