Chamber of Commerce Innovation

NT EXPORT AWARDS A SOURCE OF PRIDE

The Northern Territory’s most unusual business was delighted to be named NT Exporter of the Year in 2021. Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage, which “parks” unused planes, including huge passenger jets, at Alice Springs Airport, triumphed at the Chief Minister’s NT Export Awards. Managing director Tom Vincent says the win was “fantastic...

INPEX Business

ASHLEY TAKES INPEX PATHWAY TO SUCCESS

Ashley Stephensen worked as a lab technician for more than a decade in the mining industry before securing a laboratory analyst position with INPEX in July 2021 as part of the Solid Pathways Program.  Ashley is born and bred in Darwin and his family are Woolwonga people from the Frances Creek area near Pine Creek.  He started his...

Screen Territory Indigenous Affairs

NT SCREEN INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BOOM

Screen business is thriving in the Northern Territory with record results driven by a raft of new initiatives.  The Territorian screen industry is experiencing record levels of production with a wide range of projects reaching a huge international viewership. The introduction of a new program to attract large-scale international...

DITT Business

BOOST FOR EXPORTERS

Northern Territory businesses punch well above their weight in the highly-competitive export trade.  And a new grant program aims to help keep it that way.  The Northern Territory Government released the Global Trade Scheme program to help Territory businesses establish or expand their exporting capabilities.  The program...

Kathryn Stenson Business

Kathryn Stenson – Changing Lives for the Better

There’s nothing Kathryn Stenson enjoys more than providing a Territorian with the opportunity to transform into a skilled worker capable of carving out a fulfilling career while contributing to their local community. “I love watching people change their lives for the better and I have a deep sense of commitment and responsibility,” she...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

VENTURE CAPITAL PACKING A PUNCH

For the Northern Territory, one of these growth sectors is advanced manufacturing. The Darwin Innovation Hub provides high-growth companies support through access to direct venture capital investment, expert advice and highly valuable grant programs, such as Accelerating Commercialisation, which will match private sector investment on a...

POWER AND WATER CORPORATION Business

INNOVATION DRIVES EXCELLENT SERVICE

Collaboration between managers, engineers and tradies led to a development that revolutionised how corroded power poles are repaired without having to replace the whole pole and without having to turn off the electricity supply. “It’s more cost effective, plus we’re keeping businesses and residents happy by maintaining power,” says the...

Towards a zero-emmissions future Innovation

TERRITORY LEADS WAY TO NET- ZERO EMISSIONS FUTURE

Experts believe the storage and use of CO2 in the Territory will not only generate new industry sectors and economic development opportunities, but help attract investment in a gas-based manufacturing hub of global significance. And that in turn has the potential to create thousands of local jobs to transform the Territory and help the...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

IS YOUR COMPANY INVESTMENT READY?

But pre-revenue does not necessarily mean the company isn’t investible. For investors, a strong indicator that a start-up is worth investing in is a company that presents itself as investment ready even when they are pre-revenue. In its simplest form, “investment ready” means that the entrepreneur has a clearly articulated business plan,...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

THE TERRITORY: BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO ‘WORK FROM ANYWHERE’

The Territory has traditionally been focussed on tourism and agriculture, but increasingly, there is a small and exciting high-technology sector. The world has discovered WFA – working from anywhere. No longer do businesses need to be run from big cities. Instead, employees are going to pick a lifestyle and climate that suits them. This...

POWER AND WATER CORPORATION Business

INNOVATION AND KNOW-HOW

Acutely focused on making a difference to the lives and livelihoods of all Territorians, the need to adapt and develop engineering and scientific solutions is ever present; with almost every application of standard water management technology requiring a degree of specialist tailoring to operate effectively in the Territory context. Chief...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

The DIH bets on digital jobs in the NT gaming sector

The BetTube story highlights how the Northern Territory gaming sector can grow to be an increasingly important sector in the Northern Territory for the attraction, development and application of fintech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, content development and large-scale advanced data analytics.    The Northern...