Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre
Lighthouse helps entrepreneurs validate their business ideas and accelerate their business development. It specialises in working with high-growth start-ups and also inventors of new intellectual property with the potential to disrupt substantial markets in Australia and also abroad.
Lighthouse assists by providing comprehensive business ‘health checks’ and market opportunity reviews that identify key business challenges and opportunities in potential high-growth start-up companies.
Lighthouse investor preparation work involves a consideration of all the standard forms of business finance including ACT and Australian Government grants, debt, microfinance, venture capital and business angels. Lighthouse does not broker or invest, but it can facilitate introductions to people who can help in capital raising efforts, in the preparation of grant applications and pitches.
Not all ideas are worth the time and money required to get them to market. Many entrepreneurs find this out too late. Defining and refining your business concept early saves money. Lighthouse can facilitate confidential introductions to potential partners or customers to help you justify the expense of IP protection, professional market research or investing in business infrastructure.
As a proud member of the Canberra BusinessPoint delivery partnership along with the Canberra Business Council, Lighthouse provides its business opportunity validation services at no charge and a range of high quality events on a strictly no/low cost basis.