Insider advice

Sutton Tools

Melbourne, Vic

"Benchmarking is a core part of what we do here"

"Quality differentiation gives us a huge advantage in our market"

Elphinstone

Burnie, TAS

"Never stop selling the value you bring to the table"

"We are very good at niche manufacturing"

ICT International

Armidale, NSW

"Backing of ourselves is now paying off"

Austeng

Geelong, Vic

"Disruptions become opportunity"

"Look outside your business, take a bigger view"

Codan

Adelaide, SA

"Keep an open eye to what’s available in the world"

"Our IP is protected"

Evolve

Brisbane, QLD

"Focus on and bring design into the business"

"Step out of your day to day business"

Hort Enterprises

Orange, NSW

"We can change very quickly"

iOrthotics

Brisbane, QLD

"We’ve had to digitalise"

"Have confidence in yourself, take a leap of faith"

Minnovare

Perth, WA

"Always seek advice from people who travelled the route before"

"Building a value brand that people respect"

Smartline

Sunshine Coast, QLD

"We can lead the way to educate staff and hospital employees"

"Translating business ideas into revenue and jobs"

Swisslog

Sydney, NSW

"You need to be focussed on solving customer problems"

"Become educated on what technology is out there"

Trubuilt Kitchens

Pambula, NSW

"Every investment in technology…match it with upskilling our people"

Varley

Newcastle, NSW

"To keep your business profitable…you need to change your business"

"Enable discussions between customer, supplier and ourselves"

University of Wollongong

Wollongong, NSW

"Automation complementing the worker"

"Bring a step change to how they manufacture"

Zellabox

Perth, WA

"We take all our customer feedback, and feed it back into the product""

ANCA Motion

Melbourne, Vic

"We do something the bigger players can’t do"

"We enter markets with a business development focus"