The people behind your application
CoenVermeulen
Senior Consultant
Financing growth without depending on the market cycle
Volatile markets, geopolitical shifts and changing regulation set the pace of growth from outside for many companies. Public funding can apply precisely here: as a predictable financing component that preserves own capital, underpins investment and makes strategic projects less dependent on short-term conditions. We help you use funding as a calculable part of your financing structure, so that more of your strategy is delivered on your timeline.
The problem: your timeline is not yours
Growth plans often rest on factors that management does not control. Private capital gets repriced without notice, regulation changes the calculation halfway through a project, and supply chains force location decisions that were not on the agenda before. The result is rarely that projects are dropped entirely. More often they get smaller, later or split into stages, which erodes the original advantage.
Three situations where that makes the difference
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Scenario 1: development is running, capital is tight
You keep developing, but the funds for it compete with day-to-day operations. Every delay pushes back market introduction.
In the Netherlands, the WBSO is the designated instrument for this. It reduces the payroll tax you remit for staff working on research and development. Because the benefit runs through payroll tax rather than profit tax, it takes effect monthly and also works for companies without profit.
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Scenario 2: location and supply chain are up for decision
You are relocating production, building a second source or expanding a site to reduce dependency. The investment is strategically right but pays back later.
Which route fits here depends on the province, the nature of the investment and the moment of decision. We map that out before any commitments are made, because investment schemes almost always require the application to be submitted before the project starts.
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Scenario 3: regulation forces a rebuild
A new requirement demands changes that initially only generate cost in business terms. The rebuild is not negotiable, and often neither is the timing.
For regulation-driven transitions, ongoing additional cost and one-off investment have to be separated cleanly. The two follow different logic and therefore different routes.
In both markets, however, European instruments are open, in particular the EU Innovation Fund for technology that substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
How we work
Map the potential.
We go through your projects and separate what qualifies from what does not.
Sequence the funding.
We plan the options over several years and combine instruments so the financing line becomes predictable.
Build the applications.
We write against the actual evaluation criteria rather than the project description.
Protect what is awarded.
We keep documentation, disbursement and accountability audit-proof throughout the funded period, so the value is retained after the award as well.
The people behind your application
Conny Wijnhoven –Martens
Senior Consultant
The people behind your application
DaanVerberk
Principal Consultant
The people behind your application
DaanWagenvoort
Medior Consultant
The people behind your application
DavidAltenburg
Medior Consultant
Numbers you can hold us to
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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.
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