whatsthebigidea

Small Business Victoria Workshop

Date:	Tuesday 27 July 2010
Time:	6pm - 9pm
Venue:	St Kilda Town Hall
	Cnr Brighton Rd & Carlisle St
	St Kilda VIC 3182 (Melways 58 C11)
Presenter:	Gillian Walker
Cost:	$30 per participant, including Workbook & Refreshments
Bookings:	This event is fully booked. Phone Rhiannon
	on 03 9209 6520 for more information.

Riding the Rollercoaster from the 'Idea' to the 'Commercialisation

What's the Big Idea Workshop offers innovators a greater understanding of the roller coaster ride in taking an 'idea' through to achieving commercial outcomes. It will enable you to assess the feasibility of your idea/product along the way and make informed decisions in relation to your investment in commercialisation. You will also be provided with the tools you need to develop a sound commercialisation plan.

You will learn:

The critical stages of the commercialisation process
Intellectual Property protection & strategies
How to assess the feasibility of your idea/product at different stages
The key elements required to develop a robust Commercialisation Strategy & Plan

You'll receive:

an interactive workbook packed with useful strategies, evaluation tools, tips and templates to facilitate you in assessing the feasibility of your idea / product and help you in your commercialisation journey, and
access to experiences involving the challenges faced by innovators in their commercialisation activities

Who should attend ?

This seminar is for individuals and businesses who want to learn how to assess the commercial feasibility of their 'innovative' ideas/products/services and better understand what is required to go down the commercialisation path.

About the Presenter - Gillian Walker, Price Walker Consulting

Over the past 20 years, Gillian Walker a Director of Price Walker Consulting Pty Ltd, has worked with many early stage innovators in the areas of commercialisation, growth management and investment raising.

She has developed a range of successful workshops programs in the areas of commercialisation, market entry for innovators, investment readiness, and finance raising and delivered seminars and workshops to hundreds of early stage innovators.

Gillian was also a Business Mentor in Victoria for the COMET Program for many years which gave her considerable exposure to leading edge innovative technologies and inventors.