SME Connect

Are you an SME or start-up in need of some research and development to fast track your idea or take it to the next level?

Our national SME Connect team links Australian small to medium sized businesses with Australia’s the research sector, facilitating and enabling innovation-driven partnerships through funding, support and resources.

Through our various dollar-matched funding schemes, we help Australian start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) locate the right research expertise and capabilities to develop new products, improve processes and increase their competitive advantage.

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Innovations Connections: Bringing Australian universities and SMEs together

Through Innovation Connections, CSIRO connects small and medium-sized-businesses (SMEs) with Australia’s world-class research expertise, including Australia’s 40 universities. Through this Spotlight Series, we demonstrate the breadth of impact that has been achieved through SME and university collaboration over the last eight years.

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act that has been achieved through SME and university collaboration over the last eight years.