Trends & Innovation

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, we speak with Andrew Jackomos, Executive Director of the Aboriginal Economic Development branch within the Department.

Find out why Latin America is heating up for Victorian trade and investment prospects.

Victoria’s four Asia-based Commissioners recently participated in a panel discussion. Discover what we learnt from being in attendance.

More organisations are realising that corporate volunteering makes both social and economic sense.

We speak to an expert on how to foster a mentally healthy workplace.

Victorian manufacturing is on the up. Australian Industry Group (AIG) CEO Innes Willox takes us inside the resilience of our manufacturing sector.

It’s official: our state is the country’s leading tech hub.

The establishment of a dedicated food group in Melbourne’s North will support local approaches to create jobs, drive investment and boost exports.

Migrant entrepreneurs are twice as likely to start businesses, according to a report in Harvard Business Review, for example Tesla and Kogan.

The Victorian Government is partnering with two hub operators to help grow Melbourne’s thriving financial technology sector.

A new wave of sports entrepreneurs and startups are turning Victoria’s love of sport into a major economic force.