SME, a manufacturing not-for-profit association, has identified 20 academics who are shaping the next generation of engineers and smart manufacturing technologists.
These educators teach smart manufacturing Read More
The federal government has said in a press statement that it is backing small and medium sized Australian businesses to tap into new markets around the world, with support for a series of export hubs across Read More
The Queensland government has announced that it will create a $500 million loan scheme to support businesses affected by coronavirus across the state.
The concessional facility, which will also extend Read More
Innovative small and medium enterprises (SME) in Western Australia are taking part in a cross-sector technology capabilities exchange called the Quantum Technology Exchange initiative (QuantumTX) to Read More
Round two of the small and medium enterprises Export Hubs initiative is now open.
The initiative supports industry to coalesce around resources in local and regional areas, with the aim to access international Read More
The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that the federal government will procure $3 billion of gear for Australia’s Special Forces.
The purchase order, dubbed Project GREYFIN, will cover body armour, Read More
The federal government has announced that it will introduce a new tax-payer backed fund that will inject $2 billion into loan markets to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) obtain financing.
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The NSW government has announced a new $30 million skills initiative that offers NSW small businesses and their staff access to free TAFE business skills training programs.
The state minister for skills Read More
Eleven Queensland small businesses will get grant funding under the latest round of the Accelerate Small Business Grants Program.
Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman at the Sofi Read More
Companies developing new ways to diagnose cancer, platforms to connect work and learning, next generation WiFi chips and quantum computing firmware are among the first to receive investment from Main Sequence Read More
In a news release earlier this week, the Andrews Labor Government is creating thousands of local jobs and using Victorian businesses to build the biggest public transport project in Victorian history – Read More
The long-awaited Innovative Manufacturing CRC will get underway in earnest this month, during a period in which the spotlight is very much on getting more bang for the country’s research buck. Brent Balinski spoke to the UTS’s Professor Roy Green about Australia’s innovation system. Read More
Austech, Australia’s premier advanced precision manufacturing and machine tool exhibition, has invited small to medium manufacturing local businesses to participate in the new and extended Manufacturers Pavilion. Read More
According to the recent Bibby barometer small business survey only 20% of small and medium businesses (SMEs) plan to invest in their businesses in the coming year, down from 30% in February 2012 and 33% in July 2011. Read More
Small and Medium Enterprises will have more opportunity to build their capabilities from resources projects after today’s Third Resources Sector Supplier Advisory Forum according to minister.ret.gov.au Read More
In the past 12 months the survival of 22% of SMEs was threatened due to cash flow shortages, according to the latest Bibby Barometer Small Business Survey.
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