Tag: SMEs

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Business makerspaces can bridge innovation gaps

Australia has the right legacy strengths, technological capabilities and skilled population to become a global innovation leader. However, support gaps at the grassroots are holding us back from reaching...

Industry split on govt’s cyber sovereignty plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Local cyber industry stakeholders have welcomed the focus on sovereign capability in the federal government’s 2023-2030 Cybersecurity Strategy, but there are differing views on the how effective the government’s...

CSIRO launches $19m Aus-India circular economy accelerator

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The CSIRO on Tuesday revealed details on its new accelerator program for late-stage startups and small to medium-sized enterprises with innovative circular economy technologies. The national science agency is running...

SME micro-partnerships can underpin AUKUS success

Posted on   |  by Sarah Pavillard
Earlier this year, I launched a white paper, Micro-Partnerships in the Age of AUKUS, at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland in the United States as part of the Team...

$3.6m awarded to defence industry SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The latest $3.6 million round of defence industry grants has been split between 10 local firms, with South Australia-based firms receiving the largest collective amount. The largest individual grant...

CSIRO opens R&D funding program to more SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Research and development grants awarded through the CISRO’s Kick-Start program will now be accessible to larger small and medium-sized enterprises, with firms earning up to $10 million now eligible for...

ERP app for factories secures seed funding

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Sydney-based job management software firm Factory.app has closed a $1.05 million seed funding round to support its ambition of improving the efficiency of small to medium-sized fabricator businesses. The firm...

Multinationals ‘gaming’ SME procurement rules: Bruce Billson

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Multinational businesses are gaming Commonwealth Procurement Rules to maintain their tendering advantage over small and medium- sized enterprises, according to Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson....