Category: Business
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Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards Finalists 2014
Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards 2014 I recently spotlighted the Endeavour Awards which are held on the first evening of National Manufacturing Week. This is where we celebrate manufacturing success stories each year. What I didn’t mention at the time was that we had entered this year for the first time. The awards are run…
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Practical Innovation
Innovation Innovation is always a topic of interest to me. This post covers an approach to Innovation that I found helpful and was inspired by Frank Connolly of Think Quick. He is working with SEMMA as part of their Future of Manufacturing project which we are supporting. The first thing that always comes up…
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Manufacturing a City
How to build a city I went to the Industry Capability Network (ICN) event looking at the project to Rebuild Christchurch after the devastating earthquakes 3 years ago. This was also supported by the Dandenong Council and the South East Melbourne Manufacturing Alliance (SEMMA). I hadn’t realised what an event it was. 70% of the…
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Technology Voucher Program
Victorian Technology Voucher Program The Victorian Technology Voucher Program came out of the STIUP (Small Technologies Industry Uptake Program) and is one of the most progressive and effective technology development assistance programs in Australia. The main different to the earlier program is that it also allows ICT (Information Communications Technology) platforms to be developed.…
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Casey Business Awards 2013 Pictures
Casey Business Awards We finally have photos from the Casey Business Awards for 2013 so here they are. The picture above is for the Business and Professional Services Award for 2013 and was presented by the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation DSDBI. If you have been keeping track, we have won this…