Driving a business is very much like driving a vehicle. You need to keep a close watch on what is happening up front while keeping an eye on the rear vision mirror. It is also a bit like crossing the road in that to survive, you need to look both ways

Half of Australian’s manufacturing firms are being outperformed by many of their competitors in India and China, according to an international survey of Australian manufacturing companies. The report confirms that good managers are the key to successful businesses and highlights where Australian managers need to improve.

While some businesses slip into paralysis by worrying about the problems associated with upgrading their technology, others find themselves struggling to cope with new business coming from new machines. Solution Dynamics on Auckland’s North Shore has translated new equipment into new business by increasing capacity and productivity

Half of Australian’s manufacturing firms are being outperformed by many of their competitors in India and China, according to an international survey of Australian manufacturing companies. The report confirms that good managers are the key to successful businesses and highlights where Australian managers need to improve.

Our employees are feeling the strain of the recession as evidenced in a recent survey of Australian and New Zealand workplaces by international recruitment agency Hudson. But someone needs to spare a thought for the employers and managers who carry the burden of keeping staff happy during these tough times, says Beverley Main

The time for selling a business is always likely to be a stressful period. You have to face up to retirement, or a change in circumstances, and letting go of what has been a great interest in your life. It is also the time you find out if the market agrees with you as to the real worth of the business

UPM Raflatac says it is planning to strengthen its RFID business by transferring production of RFID tags and inlays from Jyväskylä, Finland to Guangzhou, China, and to Fletcher, USA. Production at Guangzhou and Fletcher will be developed to meet the market demand, according to the company.

UPM Raflatac says it is planning to strengthen its RFID business by transferring production of RFID tags and inlays from Jyväskylä, Finland to Guangzhou, China, and to Fletcher, USA. Production at Guangzhou and Fletcher will be developed to meet the market demand, according to the company.

80 million years ago, no animal larger than a wombat survived a global hardship that nearly destroyed all vertebrate life on this planet. It has pretty much been scientifically confirmed that a large meteor or asteroid hit the earth, causing years of global weather issues, and killing off nearly every large animal on the planet

Delegates at the new printing industry forum, Connect09, will have access to a complete suite of self-help marketing resources called FutureProof Kit. According to organisers, the resource will allow them to create new business streams and differentiate their products and services.

Training and development is often one of the first budgets to be cut during difficult times - yet it is one of the areas where significant performance enhancement and efficiencies can be gained

Printing Industries is set to run a national workshop programme to deal with the current economic downturn running throughout June in all capital cities.

The appeal of transpromo, and so huge growth potential, is because transpromo is a win-win-win concept, thanks to advances in database management and variable data print technology

Transpromo is represents a golden opportunity through a holy trinity of database management, variable data colour printing and marketing, Australia Post provides insight into getting the potential client on board

Octane Digital started life a year ago and, and those 12 months have seen it go from strength to strength. So, how can a business do so well when it started up just before the world economy tanked?

The time has long passed when print shop owners could tell print buyers how much they would spend, how long they would wait and how little competition was involved in printing their job. In today’s fast-paced competitive environment, print buyers have opinions that matter to smart print service providers. New Zealand Printer spoke to a couple of agencies

As printing businesses strive to put more black ink than red ink on their own ledgers, many discover that keeping things under control also means keeping count of the cash flow. David Underwood discusses what we need to know, and to do, about cash flow in business

Are you in the place you want to be?

Printing Industries has secured Australian Government backing to stage a national workshop program for printing companies to help them manage their businesses during the global economic crisis.

Transitioning your business from printer to marketing services provider will lead you to the money, but the correct approach is very necessary, says Eliot Harper

Cliff Brigstocke, CEO of Opus Print Group will be the guest speaker at Printing Industries’ first NSW CEO Forum for 2009. The association says that Brigstocke will provide a keynote address on – Growing a printing business in tough times.

There are opportunities and profits to be made overseas by investing ahead of demand, Geoff Martin, CEO of labelling giant CCL Industries told apprehensive industry representatives at Latma.

There are opportunities and profits to be made overseas by investing ahead of demand, Geoff Martin, CEO of labelling giant CCL Industries told apprehensive industry representatives at Latma.

In a Flint Group reorganisation the company has announced that Brent Stephen, managing director of Flint Group’s ANZ operations, will also lead the print media business in Asia-Pacific as senior vice president for Print Media Asia.

Amcor may be reviving talks with New Zealand's richest man, billionaire Graeme Hart, who’s Rank Group owns Carter Holt Harvey, about merging their separate Australian corrugated box and paper business, according to media reports this week.

In a Flint Group reorganisation the company has announced that Brent Stephen, managing director of Flint Group’s ANZ operations, will also lead the print media business in Asia-Pacific as senior vice president for Print Media Asia.

Amcor may be reviving talks with New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, who’s Rank Group is the owner of Carter Holt Harvey, about merging their separate Australian corrugated box and paper business, according to media reports this week.

In a Flint Group reorganisation the company has announced that Brent Stephen, managing director of Flint Group’s ANZ operations, will also lead the print media business in Asia-Pacific as senior vice president for Print Media Asia.