Printing Industries throughout June 2009 ran a national workshop program to deal with the current economic downturn. Titled Managing Your Firm Through the Global Financial Crisis the workshops received funding from the Federal Government’s Enterprise Connect initiative and as a result all workshops were provided free to attendees.

The workshops were delivered by HLB Mann Judd Consulting who have a long and trusted association with the printing industry.

The workshops which were specific to the printing industry covered practical yet critical issues that participants in the printing and associated industries need to focus on and successfully implement.

Some of the topics covered by the workshops included:

• The credit crisis and its impact on the printing industry
• The ramifications to your business of inaction
• Effective cashflow management principles
• Debt recovery strategies
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders
• Types of business risks facing your business
• Risk management strategies
• Tips for identifying and making most of business opportunities

All workshop participants received a copy of A practical guide to surviving and thriving in a downturn comprising of a series of five business guides to assist with managing a business in difficult economic times. 

 

To download the business guides, workshop presentations and related case studies click on the files below.

 

NEW - HIGHLIGHT WEBINARS NOW LIVE!

 

A webinar highlighting the key areas of the workshop is now available. The purpose of the webinar is to help reinforce the key messages of the workshop to those who attended, while those who were unable to attend will be able to view the workshop highlights at a time and place that is most convenient to them. 

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About Enterprise Connect

Enterprise Connect is a $271 million program that aims to help Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), acquire the knowledge, tools, and expertise to help them become more innovative, efficient and competitive.

The first level of service offered through Enterprise Connect is a comprehensive Business Review. The Business Review is a thorough analysis of a firm, carried out on site, by skilled and experiences Enterprise Connect Business Advisers. It examines aspects such as:

• the strengths and weaknesses of the firm;
• strategic business issues;
• potential areas for business improvement; and
• potential areas for growth.

This is provided at no financial cost to the firm.

Firms can also apply for up to $20,000 in matched funding to implement the findings of the Business Review through the Tailored Advisory Service.

For more information, contact the Enterprise Connect hotline on 131 791 or visit the website at www.enterpriseconnect.gov.au  

Corporate Governance and Risk Management (pdf - 1136.6 kb) A practical guide to managing contemporary business issues

Managing your Cashflow (pdf - 436.5 kb) A practical guide to managing contemporary business issues

Using Strategic Analysis and Planning to Drive Business Improvements (pdf - 682.8 kb) A practical guide to managing contemporary business issues

Succession and Retirement Planning (pdf - 409.7 kb) A practical guide to managing contemporary business issues

The Carbon Economy (pdf - 712.7 kb) A practical guide to managing contemporary business issues

Managing your firm through the global financial crisis workshop presentation (ppt - 1262 kb) Workshop presentation - managing your firm through the global financial crisis.

Bankwest workshop presentation - managing your firm through the global financial crisis (ppt - 1732.5 kb) Dealing with banks and other financial institutions during challenging economic times.

Risk case study (pdf - 248.5 kb) DummyCo Printeries Pty Ltd (“DummyCo”) is a privately owned printing business which offers offset printing, prepress and finishing services. DummyCo has been in business for over 20 years and is worried the printing industry is experiencing declining margins and undergoing considerable change.

Risk case study answers (pdf - 334.5 kb) DummyCo risk case study answers

Opportunity case study (pdf - 243.9 kb) SmartyCo is a small printing business based in Melbourne which had derived its success over the last ten years by specialising in offset book production and maintaining a lean and highly productive operation. SmartyCo had recently set a strategic objective of expanding into the digital market in order to exploit the internal strengths it had and also to satisfy the growing needs of its customers.

Opportunity case study answers (pdf - 244.7 kb) SmartyCo opportunity case study answers