Leading Australian tech journo Brad Howarth recommends a SmartCompany Q&A to best explain the new $196 million Commercialisation Australia grant scheme.
Brad writes,
Whether you agree that government grants are the answer to solving the funding drought for start-up Australian tech companies or not (I think it is solving only part of the problem – more funds need to be pushed into early stage VC – but that’s another story) a lot of Australian businesses are going to be clamouring for these funds…
Read the rest of Brad’s blog post here, and check out the SmartCompany Q&A at this link.
The first round of Government grants have been announced for Commercialisation Australia. See the list here http://www.government-grant.com.au/2010/04/commercialisation-australia-round-1-recipients/
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