Innovation and Knowledge Management Techniques

Although financing doesn't play a booster role in technological innovation, it does as booster/easier maker, and financing lack, frequently, restraints innovation. Scarcity of financing means companies' main complaint and sets up the capital external barrier to innovation.

First, research need, new products or new applications developing, is established. Afterwards, financing sources search is done, although it is known that lack of financing can be a stoppage reason in an innovative project, it can even become a barrier to develop an innovative attitude.

Financing search tool leads a company through the possible financing sources and helps to find the most suitable one to each managerial project.

Financing search tool drives the SME through various sources of financing, advising about the most suitable ones, providing information or making contacts easier both through the great range of public resits (lead time, resit's main characteristics, financing actions, & supplying connection with the DOCE where it was published), supporting a tool to elaborate a business plan that allows leading the private funds deal: capital-risk funds, funds coming from Banks or investors association.

CONTENTS OF THE REPORT
 Description
What is the technique. Objectives of the R$guide technique.
Description/ structure of the methodology/ alternative solutions. Expected results/ benefits. Characteristics of firms/ organisations and service providers.
 Application
Where the technique has been applied. Types of firms/ organisations concerned. Implementation cost. Conditions for implementation. European organisations supporting the implementation of the method.

 Implementation
Steps/ phases. Partial techniques and tools included in each step. Related software.

 Bibliographic references
 Annexes

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