{"id":939,"date":"2016-03-04T07:05:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T07:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ausgrant.com.au\/?p=939"},"modified":"2016-03-04T07:06:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T07:06:06","slug":"start-ups-have-you-considered-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ausgrant.com\/au\/start-ups-have-you-considered-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-Ups, Have You Considered Grants?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"creativity-819371_640\"<\/a>Where support for Research and Development (R&D) is called for, \u00a0start-ups will usually look to cash support (grants), or on the tax system as a mechanism to deliver credits or allowances. Whilst we have previously discussed the benefits of the R&D Tax Incentive for start-ups, what grants are on offer to assist innovative companies?\u00a0If you are an entrepreneur or start-up trying to take your unique intellectual property (IP) to market, one of the most difficult\u00a0challenges\u00a0encountered\u00a0\u00a0is the commercialisation process.<\/p>\n

Accelerating Commercialisation is a key offering under the Entrepreneurs\u2019 Infrastructure Programme (EIP) and works through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process. The key objective is to promote business growth and competitiveness through support for business improvement and economic growth.<\/p>\n

Accelerating Commercialisation helps address the challenges associated with commercialising novel intellectual property in the form of new products, processes and services by offering access to experienced Commercialisation Advisers. It also helps facilitate greater commercial and economic returns from public or private research and development investment in order to drive business growth and competitiveness.<\/p>\n

To be eligible for the benefits of Accelerating Commercialisation, projects must consist of at least one of the following:<\/p>\n