Impact-measured capability uplift

Capability to outcomes.

Where others deliver workshops, we deliver outcomes.

Impact-measured capability uplift programs for SMEs. Our focus ensures the business and its leaders are not only ready, procurement ready and export ready, but have the capabilities to execute on it.

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Capability as a legacy.

Real impact happens after program delivery, when SMEs successfully deliver on large-scale projects, enter complex industries, or continue to adopt, innovate, and employ the local community.

C2O's mission is to ensure our programs leave a legacy.

This is not about attendance rates. It is not necessarily about completion rates. It is the measure of a business's capability to grow, employ, and deliver.

We build capability, and we measure it.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Through comprehensive diagnostics against indicators of small business success, developed over ten years of research, we benchmark where a business is and what the gaps are in helping it reach a specific outcome.

  2. 02

    Develop

    Hyper-personalised, self-guided learning is complemented by coaching, mentoring, and targeted industry interactions, building the specific capabilities that close the gap.

  3. 03

    Demonstrate

    We measure the change from commencement to completion, and at six and twelve months post-program. This makes uplift visible and defensible to the project owner and the business itself. We go beyond traditional business metrics, with success measured across six domains. The real success is that the business can execute without the program for support.

The capability stays with the business. That is the legacy.

Delivery partners

Built with government and industry.

We work with all levels of government and industry partners who care deeply about the growth of SMEs and their capability in Australia.

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One venture, two track records.

C2O is backed by Purpose Procurement and 25eight, drawing on their combined experience and the innovative 25eight capability-building platform to ensure the capacity to deliver at scale.

Purpose Procurement

Procurement expertise and supplier-engagement insight, including in complex and regulated industries.

25eight

Diagnostic-led, impact-measured capability programs for SMEs, delivered on the 25eight capability-building platform. Certified B Corp.

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Frequently asked questions.

What is C2O?

C2O (Capability to Outcomes) is an Australian capability uplift venture that helps small and medium businesses become genuinely ready to deliver on large-scale projects and in complex industries. It is backed by Purpose Procurement and 25eight.

What does C2O do?

C2O runs impact-measured capability programs for SMEs. We diagnose where a business stands, develop the specific capabilities that close the gap, and demonstrate the change with measurement that continues after the program ends.

Who does C2O work with?

C2O works with all levels of government and with industry partners who are responsible for engaging SMEs and want them ready to deliver. The SME is the beneficiary of the work.

How does C2O measure capability uplift?

We measure change from commencement to completion, and again at six and twelve months after the program, across six domains of business capability. This makes the uplift visible and defensible to the project owner and the business itself.

What makes C2O different?

C2O combines procurement depth from Purpose Procurement with a decade of diagnostic-led, impact-measured capability programs from 25eight. Where others deliver workshops, C2O focuses on outcomes that stay with the business as a legacy.

How do I contact C2O?

Email info@c2o.au or complete the contact form below to arrange a no-obligation consultation.

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Contact us for a no-obligation consultation about how we can help you deliver a legacy-leaving program. Complete the form, or email us, and request a call or further information.

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