Case Studies

Issue No. 13 - October/November 2003

ACER to Asia

South Australian—owned Savant was founded in 1986 by two of the current Executive Directors of the company, Campbell Mackie and Richard Smith, at a time when the business of project management was very much in its infancy....
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Issue No. 12 - August/September 2003

Lofty Goals

Adelaide is always touted as a very liveable city, everything in easy reach, but it doesn’t follow that convenience automatically brings business success....
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Issue No. 9 - February/March 2003

family vision

Angove’s Wines is an anachronism, a company that has survived since the dawn of time, in Australian winemaking terms....
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CSA

How technology investment keeps cork supplier out in front

CSA was founded in 1990 with only $50,000 capitalisation, but the vital advantage of direct links with its Portuguese parent....
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Green Bros

Tooling Up for New Markets

Adelaide-based patternmakers, Green Bros, know a thing or two about turning....
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Sound FX - Bestfx

How fun and 'pushing the boundaries' makes a small business tick

Pete Best of BestFX is an unassuming technical ‘can do’ artist of the type that has difficulty promoting himself—it’s a good thing his work literally can speak for him....
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Issue No. 8 - December 2002/January 2003

SAYES mentor helps young entrepreneur‘s flying start

Kelly Taylor began learning the fine art of photography as a child at her grandfather’s knee, so it’s fair to say she grew up in the trade....
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Enviro Systems

Business model supports small investor opportunity in renewable resources

Hard-nosed business people might think planting trees as a cash crop is a ridiculous idea....
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Fruitwise

Local networking and agent partnership strengthens new exporter‘s prospects

When Fruitwise flew a pallet of new product to the US to his distributor to avoid the dockworkers’ blockade of American ports, it was a demonstration of one Australian firm’s responsible attitude to its overseas partners....
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Kojo Arrives in Hollywood

Ownership structure promotes Kojo Group subsidiary's rapid expansion

John Chataway doesn’t look or act like a movie mogul—he doesn’t appear to smoke cigars for a start, and certainly isn’t prone to bluster....
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