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Author Archives: ACT Exporters' Network
Increased Funding Support for ACT Companies
From 1 July 2009, the ACT Government has increased the value of its TradeConnect export grant program to $10,000 per individual grant. Successful applicants are eligible for support of up to $30,000 over a three year period. For more information, please contact Laura Hartley at (02) 6205 3051 or Merlin Kong at (02) 6207 1641.
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Could YOUR business be the next ACT Exporter of the Year?
Entry to the 2009 ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards is open to Canberra and region exporting businesses.
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Global economic crisis fails to shake the faith of Australian business in globalisation
How are Australian businesses with export and offshore operations coping with the global economic crisis?
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Final word from the outgoing President of the Network
Final word from the outgoing President – July B2B in Canberra
If one believes the hype in the press and the musing of politicians and economists we perhaps should all be staying in a holding pattern until the ‘real’ recession is over. It is apparently not enough for us to avoid a ‘technical’ recession to have [...]
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ExSport Management
Brendan Lynch, Founder of ExSport Management specialises in strategic planning, program development, governance reform, organisational development, workforce planning and change management in the sport industry.
As Program Manager of Volunteer Recruitment for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), Brendan headed the team responsible for the successful delivery of the 60,000 volunteers for the [...]
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Recruitment Systems
The story of software business Recruitment Systems is one of Canberra’s great export successes. Spun out of recruitment agency Candle (now Clarius Group), the company was an export powerhouse within its first three years of operating. A winner of one of the 2008 Chief Minister’s Export Awards, Recruitment Systems markets software to 20 countries from [...]
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Splatter
Splatter Pty Limited is an Australian owned art-studio business incorporated in 2007 by directors Angela Maher and Christopher Martin. Under its registered trademark, Splatter produces and exports original, hand-painted art on canvas (primarily for children and families), children’s books, graphic design and illustration services and hosts an on¬line gallery shopping service.
Since Splatter’s inception in 1996, [...]
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The Centre for Customs and Excise Studies
The University of Canberra’s Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES), one of Canberra’s real success stories, was publicly recognised for its achievements in the global market when it received the 2008 ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter of the Year Award.
Publicly recognised by the World Customs Organization as the leading centre of excellence in its area [...]
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Inland Trading Company
From humble beginnings in 1996, when Inland Trading Company (ITC) shipped six cases of wine to Singapore, ITC became one of the first suppliers of wine to the Burj al Arab hotel (seven stars), in Dubai. Now Marita and Greg Corra enjoy the success of their hard work and look to continue to grow their [...]
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Australia Records Trade Deficit in May as Global Recession Hits Home