Skills and Knowledge support provides participants with access to specialist advice and services to build the skills, knowledge and linkages required to successfully commercialise new products, processes and services.

Skills and Knowledge support is aimed at assisting people new to commercialisation - researchers, entrepreneurs and small companies who know their product, process or service has commercial potential, but don't know what to do next.

Up to $50,000 is available for successful applicants to access specialist advice and services from a third party service provider, for activities including market research and analysis, business planning and intellectual property management.

Skills and Knowledge assistance is awarded through a merit based, competitive process.

Examples of expert advice and services are:

• Business planning
• developing or reviewing a business plan
• determining suitable corporate structures
• undertaking a risk analysis

• Commercialisation
• undertaking market research
• developing a market strategy
• developing an export strategy

• IP management
• commissioning an IP landscape report
• developing an IP protection strategy
• developing or reviewing IP licensing agreements

• Capital raising
• developing an investment proposal and pitch
• developing a capital plan to identify funding requirements

• Linkages
• developing a partnership or collaboration agreement with another business or organisation

The Skills and Knowledge support provided by Commercialisation Australia must be matched 20:80 by the participant (eg: $12,500 from the participant and $50,000 from Commercialisation Australia).

More information on Skills and Knowledge support is in the Customer Information Guide.

More information on how to apply for Skills and Knowledge assistance can be found in the Apply section.

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