Resources

The following resources and services are designed to assist teams entering the Griffith Innovation Challenge to complete and submit their business plans and business concepts:

• Coaching - we can help match your team to an individual with experience writing business plans, running and/or building new enterprises
• Workshops - download handouts from the workshops offered during the Challenge

Templates and submission forms

• Griffith Innovation Challenge Business Plan Template (PDF 53k) - completed Griffith Innovation Challenge business plans must adhere to this template. See our Guidelines (PDF 48k) for further info
  
• Griffith Innovation Challenge Business Plan Submission Form (DOC 45k) - Griffith Innovation Challenge entrants should complete one (1) copy of this form, and submit this along with five (5) hard copies of their business plans by Thursday 20 August 2009
  
• Business Concept Template (DOC 137k) - Business Concept Competition entrants should use this template to set out their ideas, and submit via email to concept-competition@griffith.edu.au by Friday 11 September 2009 for judging

Useful websites

• AusIndustry - The Australian Government's agency for delivering products, services and information that support industry, research and innovation
• Austrade - Australian Trade Commission website
• Australian Government IP Australia - Find out more about intellectual property laws in Australia
• Backing Australia's Ability - Information on the Government initiative Backing Australia's Ability: An Innovation Action Plan for the Future.
• Biotechnology Australia - Government agency responsible for managing the National Biotechnology Strategy, coordinating non-regulatory biotechnology issues, and providing information on biotechnology
• Bplans.com - Tips on how to write a business plan
• Business readiness quiz - Are you really ready to go into business? Take this quiz to find out
• Considering a business - Business start-up tips from the Queensland Government
• Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
• Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research - Information on business and innovation, including how to implement new ideas and where to go for assistance and support
• Gartner Group - Provides research and analysis of the IT industry developments and trends
• UC Berkeley - business plan templates available