Andrew North is the Managing Director of Major Furnace, an industrial engineering and manufacturing company from Melbourne founded in 1912. The business has been in Andrew’s family since 1986 and over the past 20 years he has faced the unique…
It was great to see alumni from the past six years of the Australian Owner Manager Program return for “another dose” of OMP! These owners of mid-sized businesses returned for three days to step back, reflect, strategise and energise themselves…
Mills Oakley and Australian Owner Manager have announced a partnership designed to increase business education and acceleration opportunities for Australian businesses that generate $3m to $100m in revenue. Australian Owner Manager grew out of work undertaken by the University of…
Kavanagh Industries (Aidan Kavanagh, OMP9) is leading the way in creating a healthy work environment for its staff. The company was recently profiled by Today Tonight and the story shows how employees at Kavanagh Industries are encouraged to rest, exercise…
This may sound odd, but one of the most important parts of running a business is planning your exit. That may seem counter-intuitive – why would you be planning to abandon something which has been your life’s work? But reality…
Congratulations to Carolyn Kirk (OMP8), who has had an Orange Sky Laundry van named in her honour. Carolyn is the Managing Director of Richard Jay, Australia’s most awarded laundry equipment supplier. In 2014 Richard Jay partnered with Orange Sky Laundry,…
Craig Chandler (OMP6) and his business partner Bob Johnson recently sold their business TEAM Irrigation to the Ruralco Holdings; one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, irrigation suppliers and water brokers. “I am almost certain it would never have happened or been…
Using fossil fuels in quarries and mines could be a practice of the past with Joanne Payne’s (OMP2) Braeside Quarries helping to develop new explosives that could eliminate the use of the fuels. The company was awarded an IQA gold…
OMP alumni Kelvin MacDonald recently sat down with us to have a chat about how he, and his business, have benefited from completing the Owner Manager Program. Kelvin is the Senior Director of ADMA Group and his business specialises in…
Owner Manager Program Facilitator Mandy Johnson recently spoke at the Murray Dairy Business Forum about attracting and retaining talented staff. Her presentation obviously made an impression and was profiled by The Weekly Times. Read the entire article.
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