Small business, small change

Article Abstract:

Despite a healthy economy, small businesses have been largely ignored by the government's budget, and new initiatives are piecemeal and do not recognize the overall value of a small enterprise. Fifteen percent of Australia's 800,000 small businesses will experience major growth, but many programs have been cut. START has lost $9 million, and its funding has been diverted to the Shipbuilding Innovation Fund. The NIES, which helped small businesses in trouble, has been abolished. The Value Chain Management Program and other initiatives offer hope to small businesses, however.

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Think small--very, very small

Article Abstract:

Nanotechnology, the science of creating and synthesizing structures at the molecular level, is a controversial discipline in Australia, and a debate centers on its implications. Nanotechnology could eliminate the entire manufacturing industry and replace it with new industries to synthesize the products of nature. Shopping, office work, and entertainment could all change, as would health services. Military and criminal ramifications of nanotechnology must also be explored.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Forecasts and trends, Nanotechnology

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No meeting of ways

Article Abstract:

In 1999 nearly a billion dollars were invested in new or growing businesses by New Zealand and Australian venture-capital companies. Surveys indicate that only a small percentage of this capital was allocated to businesses run by women.

Investments, Venture capital companies, New Zealand, Businesswomen

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