The Victorian state government has backed 28 small-to-medium sized manufacturers to expand operations with $10 million in funding.
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SME recognises 20 smart manufacturing academics
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
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Export hub grants help businesses through crisis
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
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$500m government loan for Qld businesses affected by coronavirus
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
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WA-based SMEs solving space sector challenges
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
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Export hubs program open for second round
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
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Australian defence manufacturers to be part of $3 billion purchase of Special Forces equipment
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,
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Federal government to support SME financing with $2 billion securitisation fund
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.
Treasurer
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NSW offers $30m towards TAFE programs for small businesses
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
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More support for QLD SMEs
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
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CSIRO innovation fund to harness Australian innovation
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
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel to see creation of 7000 jobs
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 –
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Research funding fraught with hurdles and dead-ends
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.
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Austech 2013 to connect with SMEs
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.
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Carbon tax affects SME’s
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.
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SME’s to benefit from resource projects
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
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SMEs threatened by cash flow issues
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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