The people behind your application
Aniek denTeuling
Medior Consultant
Innovation funding that keeps your development moving
When budgets tighten, the first reflex is often to limit the scope of development projects. That slows down exactly the projects that will make the difference tomorrow. Public innovation funding comes in precisely here. It turns development work into a predictable flow of funds instead of a cost item, and thereby protects your technological lead.
Why innovation funding protects your roadmap
Development costs time, people and capital. When capital gets tight, the cuts usually land on the exploratory projects with the greatest potential. Innovation funding creates room for exactly that: for development time, prototypes, tests and the detours that belong to serious development work.
The effect is not only financial. Teams that know part of the development cost is covered plan differently: longer test series, more variants, fewer prematurely abandoned projects.
Which schemes carry your research and development
Several instruments are often available at the same time for research and development. We develop a funding strategy for your entire project roadmap and assess which approach fits which project.
01
The base instrument
The WBSO reduces the payroll tax you pay for employees working on research and development. Because the benefit runs through payroll tax rather than profit tax, it works monthly and also for companies without profit. That makes the WBSO the predictable base of any funding strategy.
02
National funding schemes
The MIT R&D finances collaborative development work by at least two independent SMEs and opens per region. In addition, the Innovatiebox for profit from innovation, the MIT feasibility studies for early exploratory work and the DHI scheme for international demonstration are relevant.
These schemes offer higher rates than the WBSO, but work with submission deadlines and assessment by ranking. Not every submitted application is awarded, even one that meets the substantive requirements.
03
European programmes
For ambitious and international projects, we open up European programmes such as Horizon Europe, the EIC Accelerator and EUREKA Eurostars. They offer more volume, but also demand more: international consortia, longer lead times and considerably more work on the application.
That comes with an honest assessment of the risk. Success rates at the top European programmes are markedly lower than for national schemes. A European application should therefore never be the only pillar of your development financing, but the addition to a solid base.
What the funding means for the other roles
How we accelerate your development
Review the roadmap.
We go through your development projects and separate eligible work from routine activity.
Find the right scheme.
Not every scheme fits every project. We find the funding that matches your development pipeline and your goals.
Write a convincing application.
We write against the actual assessment criteria and present the technical uncertainty so that an evaluator can follow it.
Protect what is awarded.
We keep time records, fund drawdowns and reporting audit-ready throughout the funded period.
The people behind your application
AnkoSpoelstra
Senior Consultant
The people behind your application
AnneliesSwarts
Senior Consultant
The people behind your application
Arno vanKlinken
Senior Consultant
The people behind your application
AxelBeukman
Medior Consultant
Numbers you can hold us to
Resources & Insights
TSD Tooling & Precision
Tools that are accurate to within a thousandth of a millimetre: that calls for research, development and expensive prototypes. With the WBSO (the Dutch R&D tax credit) and Ignite Group’s technical knowledge, TSD…
Succesvolle implementatie financieringsstrategie gemeenten
Deze whitepaper biedt gemeenten een uitgebreide gids voor het ontwikkelen van een effectieve financieringsstrategie. Het document, gebaseerd op onderzoek en interviews met elf Nederlandse gemeenten, legt uit hoe…
Schuurman Schoenen
A family business with 650 employees, 49 stores and the conviction that the person behind the product is what counts. Together with Ignite Group, Schuurman Schoenen translated that vision into its own academy, more…
I only need to supply the necessary documents and Ignite Group takes care of the rest. It gives us the freedom to focus on developing our technology and selling our products.
Without the knowledge of ‘grant-speak’ and the speed of action, we would never have pulled this off.
Ignite Group critically reviewed our draft budget and clarified which costs were eligible. We followed that advice and secured a generous grant. It shows that, even after years of partnership, Ignite Group keeps adding value.
Rather start with your industry?
Every industry has its own programmes, deadlines and priorities. Find funding along your sector rather than your objective.
FAQs about funding advisory
View all FAQsReady to secure your funding?
Find out what your business has been entitled to all along.