|
Feasibility Studies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contemporary Glass Centre
|
|
|
|
|
Client Need: The ACT Government has been looking for several years at the possibility of establishing a Contemporary Glass Industry Development Centre in the ACT. While previous work covered several different aspects of the proposed Centre, none had been able to establish the extent of market need for a Centre and its products. The Capital Region Enterprise and Employment Development Association (CREEDA) was asked to develop a fully-fledged business plan, and asked SES to undertake a comprehensive market assessment.
|
|
|
|
|
The market analysis involved extensive consultation with glass artists in the region (assessing their capabilities) and with gallery owners and other retailers of studio glass (assessing market size and trends) in Queensland and NSW. The analysis identified a market niche that a suitable facility could expect to enter competitively. SES worked closely with CREEDA to prepare a detailed business plan for a suitable facility, and the whole study was well-received by its sponsor, the ACT Government.
|
|
|
|
|
|
High Technology Business Incubator
|
|
|
|
|
Client Need: R&D institutions in the ACT have been working for several years on broadening the range of support for small businesses that are spinning-out of commercialisable R&D. CREEDA was invited to prepare a detailed business plan for a high technology small business incubator for the Region, and asked SES to help with market analysis and plan preparation.
|
|
|
|
|
SES undertook comprehensive market analysis that included extensive consultations with R&D institutions in the Region, a telesurvey of the private sector and benchmarking of innovation and commercialisation in the Region against activities in other areas. The feasibility study was complemented by a detailed business plan setting out necessary structures and financial arrangements.
|
|
|
|
|
The two documents underpinned the successful bid from the Region for funding under the Commonwealth's Building IT Strengths (BITS) program, a bid which resulted in a grant for $8m from the Federal Government to help establish the facility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental Technologies Small Business Incubator
|
|
|
|
|
Client Need: CREEDA selected SES to develop a concept for a small business incubator specialising in environmental technologies.
|
|
|
|
|
SES prepared a discussion paper covering two concepts: a seed fund combined with specialised value-adding skills to be available in the Capital Region through CREEDA's existing incubators; and a package of support for business incubators in other states to help them provide better service and seed funding to their environmental technology business clients.
|
|
|
|
|
SES is currently undertaking market research of these two concepts for CREEDA.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial institutions merger
|
|
|
|
|
Client Need: Several locally-based financial institutions in the Southeast NSW Region selected SES to prepare a business plan for a merger.
|
|
|
|
|
SES reviewed mergers in other areas and overseas and assessed the issues facing the potential merging parties, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of merging, and summarising the costs and benefits.
|
|
|
|
|
SES is now working with Process Design Australia in implementing the merging of the institutions' IT systems.
|
|
|
|
|
