The Province of Gelderland has a dedicated program to support small and medium-sized enterprises with growth ambitions. Is your company located in Gelderland, do you have clear growth potential and does your product or service demonstrably contribute to societal challenges? Then you can apply for funding, for start-ups, scale-ups and grown-ups. Find out below whether your company might be eligible for this program!

Support and innovation voucher

Besides receiving professional advice from OostNL, you might be eligible for a €10.000 voucher (maximum) from the Province of Gelderland. This is how it works: Does the budget for your specific growth plan amount to up to €20.000? Then you can get a voucher covering 50% of those costs, provided that you invest the other 50% yourself.

How to apply

Get in touch with OostNL, and share your business growth plan. A business developer at OostNL will assess whether your company meets the requirements for support and funding.

Business valuation of a company is always hard. There are many ways to assess the value of a company. This is of course even more true for start-ups, as the past offers little foundation to determine future performance and worth. But even for start-ups – as for all growth stages – valuation is important. Why? Because in most cases, external financing is the only way to really grow.

If you want external financing, the investor needs to know how much you’re worth. But how does valuation work? It’s important that you know not only that, but also how you can prepare for negotiations and how to determine the conditions.

Do you want to know everything about business valuation? Take a look at our free workshop Company valuation. This workshop is meant for investment seeking start-ups and scale-ups, and helps create a better understanding of company valuation and investment terms as well as the process to reach an investment deal.

Great ideas are essential for a great start, as are strong efforts and dedication from your start-up team. But you need more to create a sustainable business. Sooner or later, you’re going to need external money in order to attract the right people and seriously grow your company.

As they say: you might start with the help from friends, family and fools. After that, early-stage investors will help you get serious. And at some point, you will find yourself looking at larger investments by venture capital.

Briskr has the network and the knowledge to connect Health and High Tech businesses with investors. Whether you’re fully set to apply for series A capital, or only recently started wondering how to get there: we can offer professional support and extensive information.

Amongst our partners, you’ll find both early-stage investors (like INKEF Capital) and companies specialized in investment readiness. Furthermore, we regularly organize meetings and workshops about venture capital and everything that comes with it.

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