Tag: SMEs

New R&D program links Qld SMEs with regional unis

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new $7 million program to link regional Queensland university researchers with local SMEs has launched with a call out for pioneering firms and free training, as the state...

Defence supply chain program skews to a handful of SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Fewer than a dozen companies secured most of the benefit under Defence’s Global Supply Chain Program in its first 15 years, according to an independent review kept under wraps...

Manufacturing SMEs: Chasing certainty in GenAI and cyber

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
The million-dollar question about the return on investment of cybersecurity and generative AI (GenAI) for manufacturing SMEs’ may finally flicker with an answer on the APAC horizon. “’If we...

Flagship WA innovation program gets another review

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government’s flagship innovation funding program delivered an outsized economic return in its first round, according to two independent reviews, with another review to be finalised in...

Canberra sets new SME contract spend targets

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s small and medium business procurement targets will be pushed to more ambitious levels and buyers will need to seek extra consultancy competition under changes announced by...

Time for a rethink on government tenders and SMEs 

Posted on   |  by Natalie Chapman
Winning a government tender can be life-changing for an Australian small business. With recent moves to review government agency procurement, we have an opportunity to improve how the government...

$2.5m of Singapore-Australia green innovation grants finalised

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has awarded $2.5 million in grants to five Australian small to medium sized businesses collaborating on innovation projects with Singaporean counterparts. Low-emissions fuels business Jet Zero...

Local Defence suppliers frozen out of security clearances

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Local Defence suppliers were locked out of the department’s industry vetting program in the second half of last year last year, stopping as many as 150 companies from obtaining...

‘Innovation baton’ passes from large firms to SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Small and medium-sized enterprises now spend more on research and development than large businesses, with the growth of local venture capital and government support helping to alleviate some financing...