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A capability statement outlines organisational competencies, achievements, associations and accreditations.  Its purpose is to communicate clearly and effectively to potential business partners, suppliers, customers and employees.

Having a capability statement is a powerful and persuasive tool for your business. It will differentiate your business from your competitors, helping to reinforce your business brand in the minds of existing and potential customers.

Tools to develop a capability statement:

• Capability Statement Workbook
• Capability Statement Template

Australian Services Roundtable

The peak business body for the Australian services industries. The key objective of this industry association is to secure Australia’s place in the global services economy.

Austrade

The Australian Trade Commission – Austrade – is the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency.

CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

ICNSA

The Industry Capability Network (ICN) aims to promote South Australian, Australian and New Zealand industry through import replacement and opportunities for participation in major projects. ICN performs a technical role providing purchasers with a free sourcing service to identify Australian suppliers capable of supplying those items that would otherwise be imported.

Innovate SA

Innovate SA aims to provide a targeted range of high level services and programs to selected emerging and existing enterprises and industry sectors, to develop internationally competitive businesses and support a diverse ‘high-value’ industry base within South Australia.

OpportUNIty S.A.

The OpportUNIty S.A. Innovation Showcase promotes South Australian innovation and research capabilities to a wide audience including industry, investors and government and academia while facilitating opportunities for collaboration and unlocking future value from research through commercialisation. OpportUNIty SA is a joint initiative between the three South Australian Technology Transfer Offices and their respective Institutions - Flinders University, the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide.

Smart Services CRC

The Smart Services CRC is a commercially focused collaborative research initiative developing innovation, foresight and productivity improvements for the services sector.

Women In Global Business (WIGB)

The Women in Global Business program aims to increase female participation in international trade and deliver greater economic benefit and job creation. To women in business it offers a central source of information and resources, support and connection.

Intellectual property represents the property of your mind or intellect. In business terms, this also means your proprietary knowledge.

In the case of many service based companies, Intelectual Property is the basis of their commercial advantage, it’s the component that makes them competitive in national and international markets.

IP Australia

IP Australia is the Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property (IP) rights and legislation relating to patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder's rights.