Venture Solutions is a group of professionals focussed on the application of sound business and engineering principles to assist organisations in the constant effort to implement sustainable creation of wealth and prosperity. It is committed to perform value-add services to organisations by establishing and implementing affordable and sustainable solutions bridging the divide between the business environment, and the technology, processes and people supporting the business environment. Service offerings include innovation management, industrial market research, knowledge management and a range of corporate advisory services. Venture Solutions has a successful track record of consulting in the field of innovation on behalf of several clients in diverse markets, providing quality and effective assistance and guidance regarding the day-to-day as well as strategic issues pertaining to innovation in South Africa. Such advisory services build on a systemic approach to innovation, and the fact that innovation takes plan in a global context. Previous and current projects span both the public sector (South African Department of Science and Technology and Department of Trade and Industry as well as various international public and NGO enterprises) as well as the private sector, with a specific emphasis on the support and development of emerging high-tech SMEs. The know-how and methodologies employed in support of emerging high-tech SMEs target issues pertaining to the commercialization of early stage technologies, leveraging intellectual assets for business profits, and structuring emerging businesses for sustainable growth. The last component, and hence the original focus of Venture Solutions, includes positioning enterprises for external funding.