2006 News


1/9/06 | Indian Link - Linking Australia with India
1/7/06 | Client Harvests Through Very Successful Trade Sale
1/7/06 | Client Successfully Receives Over $30,000 EMDG
1/6/06 | Gizmag Tells The World
31/5/06 | 2006 Next Big Thing Award - Finalised !
10/4/06 | Australian Innovation Festival FREE Info Sessions
10/4/06 | Anthill Flying Ants Read On
31/3/06 | finalist in the 2006 Next Big Thing Award
17/3/06 | Another Client Successfully Receives EMDG
24/2/06 | Client Enters 2006 Next Big Thing Award
10/3/06 | Grants For Businesses Change Daily
2/3/06 | Young Entrepreneur Stepping Up Program
1/2/06 | Gold Website Award Winner
1/1/06 | Community Award provided by St George Bank & NSW DSRD


Indian Link - Linking Australia with India


In the age of specialisation, many firms provide small business specific services. They bring their expertise of specific areas and experience of working with several entrepreneurs. Cre8biz (http://www.cre8biz.com.au) offers a number of services for start up companies in the areas of ideation, feasibility, IP protection, planning and strategising. However, once you have passed this stage of start-up, a new set of issues come up for early stage or new companies. These businesses need analytical and creative thinking oriented services that are provided by Cre8biz. By Hasnain Zaheer

1/9/06


Client Harvests Through Very Successful Trade Sale


A long term Client of cre8biz that sought assistance when struggling with $25,000 in credit card debt, sold their business this week for hundreds of thousands of dollars to a VC.

1/7/06


Client Successfully Receives Over $30,000 EMDG


Another Client has successfully applied for the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme and received over $30,000 back for up to 30/6/2005. So why not let us do the hack work for you … call us to see what grants are applicable to your business or read further at www.cre8biz.com.au/grantHELP.asp


1/7/06


 

Gizmag Tells The World

GO: The coreheat dry-on-the-inside wetsuit

June 5, 2006 The wetsuit was invented in 1951 by UC Berkeley physicist Hugh Bradner to help the U.S. Navy’s “underwater swimmers” who were experiencing difficulties thanks to the advent of the Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) putting them in cold water for long periods. Bradner recognised that divers did not need to be dry to be warm and that thermal insulation could be obtained by air entrapped in the material of the suit … and the wet suit was born. The wetsuit facilitated humans spending long periods in cold water in relative comfort and the protection it affords has been a key enabling factor in the evolution of a host of water-based recreational activities such as sail boarding, body boarding, canyoning, triathlons, swimming, water skiing, diving, sailing and surfboard riding. As the quality of neoprene has improved and wetsuit design has evolved in particular ways for particular sports, the global wetsuit market has grown to somewhere between three and five million units annually. Until recently, wetsuit panels were stitched together, allowing water to enter between the stitching but in recent years, glue-based systems have overcome this problem, though water still enters through the suit’s zipper, plus neck, wrist and ankle openings. Now a new system for preventing water entering the wetsuit altogether raises the possibility of an upmarket, premium drysuit. The coreheat system eliminates many of the problems associated with current wetsuits in that it offers a lighter, more thermally efficient and much more comfortable wet suit that is immune from the cold water flushing which saps the body’s core temperature. (more...)

1/6/06


2006 Next Big Thing Award - Finalised !

Innovative surf technology COREHEAT set to revolutionise the surf industry and currently being commercialised by cre8biz was awarded a prestigious finalist award for being successful in getting to the last few out of hundreds of ideas nationally in the 2006 Next Big Thing Awards.

31/5/06


Australian Innovation Festival FREE Info Sessions

Throughout the month of May cre8biz as part the Australian Innovation Festival is running turbo charged information sessions for budding or exising entrepreneurs who want to know the juicy bits about how to craft their ideas further, assess their commercial feasibility, mock them up, test them, then put barbed wire around them so no one can steal them. These free punchy sessions will help minimise potential loss to you of valuable time, energy, emotions and money. Please click on the festival icon below or call or email us now to book your spot as there are limited seats !


10/4/06


Anthill Flying Ants Read On

Until the end of May cre8biz is offering Australian Anthill readers as part of the national Australian Innovation Festival a free strictly confidential and no obligation screening of their new innovation. You might have a cool new product idea or business idea and want to know whether it has commercial merit, we will let you know. This special offer will hopefully minimise potential loss of energy, emotions and potentially misspent money. So, what are you waiting for, please call or email us now !

10/4/06


Finalist in the 2006 Next Big Thing Award

Innovative surf technology COREHEAT set to revolutionise the surf industry and currently being commercialised by cre8biz has been selected as a Finalist in the 2006 Next Big Thing Awards out of hundreds of national entries. The Finalists get to display and showcase their innovations for the month of May at the Innovation Festival in Victoria. As a Finalists this technology will be competing fo several places and prizes to be awared on the 26th of May 2006. The award celebrates and promotes Australian Innovation and is a key event of the 2006 Australian Innovation Festival. For further information please visit http://www.innovic.com.au/nextbigthing/index.jsp
31/3/06


Another Client Successfully Receives EMDG


Having applied for the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme on the 30/11/05 and subsequently moving through the schemes review processes and on site audit process this week, another cre8biz Client will in a few weeks time receive their first EMDG instalment, which is the first of their 6 year program. The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is the Australian Government's principal financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the purpose of the scheme is to encourage small and medium sized Australian businesses to develop export markets. EMDG reimburses up to 50 per cent of expenses incurred on eligible export promotion activities, less the first $15,000. So why not let us do the hack work for you … call us to see what grants are applicable to your business or read further at www.cre8biz.com.au/grantHELP.asp


17/3/06


Client Enters 2006 Next Big Thing Award

Innovative surf technology COREHEAT set to revolutionise the surf industry and currently being commercialised by cre8biz has entered into the 2006 Next Big Thing Award to be awarded in May 2006. The 2006 Next Big Thing Award is a national competition to find and showcase new Australian products with the potential to become the 'next big thing'. The award celebrates and promotes Australian Innovation and is a key event of the 2006 Australian Innovation Festival. For further information please visit http://www.innovic.com.au/nextbigthing/index.jsp


24/2/06


Grants For Businesses Change Daily

There are currently hundreds of business orientated grants and support schemes that are provided by all levels of Government and private enterprises. The best way to find these is to carry out a snap shot review of what is currently available. We consistently review the hundreds of grants and schemes available, so why not let us do the hack work for you … call us to see what grants are applicable to your business or read further at www.cre8biz.com.au/grantHELP.asp
10/3/06


Young Entrepreneur Stepping Up Program


Cre8biz is pleased to be providing pro bono mentoring services to the new Stepping Up Mentoring Program for Young Entrepreneurs sponsored and by the New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD). Cre8biz is continually involved in this and similar community orientated business assistance programs. The program only allows young entrepreneurs less than 35 years old that have already achieved a good level of success and are now looking for that extra lift to get to their next level. For further information please visit
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/smallbusiness/Government+Programs/Youth+Entrepreneur+Stepping+Up+Program/

2/3/06


Gold Website Award Winner

Cre8biz’s website built by promosys.com.au recently won a Gold medal judged on its Graphics, Artwork, Layout, Navigability, Functionality and Originality by webdesigners.net.au panel of reviewers.

1/2/06


Community Award provided by St George Bank & NSW DSRD

cre8biz’s efforts in providing pro bono mentoring services in 2005 to the New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) sponsored Stepping Up Mentoring Program were formally recognised in a presentation ceremony. Both St George Bank and DSRD awarded cre8biz for its community efforts in the mentored program.


1/1/06