After a couple of big growth years at Smart Fabrication, and after having established a new production facility, in April 2014 I decided I would apply for an Industry Leaders Fund (ILF) grant. It had been around 12 months since I completed my Masters in Systems Engineering and I was starting to get the “itch” again to further my knowledge. Rather than pursuing another formal post-graduate program, I decided it was time to focus on filling specific gaps in my business knowledg