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Who it's for

Accelerate is designed for organizations looking to professionalize their grant approach and structurally commit to faster innovation as part of their strategy.

This can include growing SMEs that want to strengthen their innovation or investment strategy with grants. But also large organizations with extensive R&D activities, or real estate organizations that want to systematically organize sustainability at a portfolio level.

What these organizations have in common is that grants are no longer isolated opportunities. They become an integral part of a broader strategy for innovation, investment, or sustainability.

SME

Scale Up Partnership

A visible project, tangible and symbolic of their mission to transform plastic waste into valuable applications. But it soon became clear that there was more at play than just one initiative.

Large Enterprise

WBSO Corporate Funding

WBSO can accelerate a lot of ongoing innovation. Our structural approach and strong compliance support enable you to continuously invest more in innovation.

Real estate

SKF - Real estate

Growth, innovation, and sustainability had to converge in new housing without energy performance, technical choices, and investment budgets working against each other.

How we help you

For organizations that structurally address innovation or sustainability and want to use subsidies as a strategic tool, the focus shifts from individual subsidy applications to structurally organizing the subsidy process.

While the exploratory phase is about gaining insight, providing direction, and directly applying for opportunities, 'Versnellen' (Accelerate) is about actually setting up a subsidy strategy and shaping a structured process. It's no longer about capitalizing on a one-time subsidy opportunity. For these clients, subsidies are a means to realize plans faster and more consistently.

The specific implementation of this phase depends on the nature of the innovation, the size of the organization, and its growth stage. Within 'Versnellen', we therefore collaborate in various ways, tailored to the context and needs of our clients.
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Strategic deployment of subsidies

The situation

You know there are subsidy opportunities for your plans, but you don't have a complete overview or you doubt whether you're utilizing everything. What suits your organization? What are others doing? And where are the opportunities you might be missing now?

An example

Plastic Whale approached us with a specific request: to brainstorm ideas for a floating clubhouse built from recycled plastic. A visible project, tangible and symbolic of their mission to transform plastic waste into valuable applications. But it soon became clear that there was more at play than just one initiative.

Behind the floating clubhouse was an organization with a strong vision, many ideas, and a clear ambition to increase their impact.

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The solution

For organizations that work with subsidies on a structural basis, there's a need for a consistent approach to subsidies. Together, we build a subsidy agenda that combines fiscal instruments and project subsidies. Through periodic alignment and continuous identification of opportunities, a steady rhythm emerges, allowing for timely rather than ad hoc responses to subsidy opportunities. Subsidies thus become part of annual planning and decision-making, instead of incidental projects.
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Structural utilization of WBSO for R&D

The situation

You have plans or ideas you want to develop further, but the subsidy landscape feels overwhelming.

An example

Teal sought funding to realize plans for radical sustainability but did not know which subsidies were suitable for their circular innovation project.

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The Solution

Systematically leveraging WBSO for R&D (Corporate WBSO Funding) For organizations with extensive R&D activities, the focus shifts from submitting a WBSO subsidy application to establishing a WBSO process and organization. The emphasis is not just on utilizing subsidies, but primarily on setting up audit-proof processes. We support the design and implementation of a robust WBSO approach and assist in organizing processes, administration, and audits. Where relevant, a multi-year funding roadmap is also created that aligns with the organization's innovation portfolio.

International Growth and Collaboration (EU Growth Track)

The Situation

For organizations with international ambitions, opportunities often arise within European subsidy programs. However, this only happens when ideas are translated into a strong project plan and collaboration.

An Example

Innovations with international potential require more than a good idea. They demand collaboration, shared ambitions, and a path that connects technology, strategy, and funding. This exact challenge arose during the development of 3D metal printing technology. The technology offered great opportunities but was held back by a crucial link in the production process: the post-processing of printed metal parts.

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The Solution

In this phase, we help translate strategic ambitions into promising European projects and develop strong consortia. Together, a multi-year European roadmap emerges that aligns with the organization's growth strategy and European subsidy policy. This way, European funding becomes not a one-off step, but a logical part of further development.

Portfolio Approach for Commercial Real Estate (Sustainable Real Estate)

The Situation

You have plans or ideas you want to develop further, but the subsidy landscape feels overwhelming.

An Example

SKF faced a complex challenge: future-proofing its Dutch facility. Growth, innovation, and sustainability had to converge in new premises without energy performance, technical choices, and investment budgets conflicting with each other.

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The Solution

For organizations that systematically invest in making real estate or (industrial) processes more sustainable, we often focus on organizing sustainability at a portfolio level. The focus is not on a single investment, but on a series of investments over several years. In this phase, we link sustainability measures to tax schemes such as EIA and MIA, and help structure planning and implementation. This creates an overview and continuity in the use of investment subsidies.

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How do we approach this?

The question behind the question

Many organizations start with a specific question about a scheme or grant. We always look a step further.

We investigate what is truly needed: more strategic planning, process stability, a better link between sustainability goals and investments, or a stronger positioning for European programs.

By looking beyond the initial question, we gain insight into the path that truly fits.

The route we choose

Next, we analyze plans, processes, and portfolios before starting with applications.

This could involve exploring innovation and investment plans, analyzing governance and registration processes, reviewing real estate portfolios, or assessing an organization's European positioning.

This analysis forms the basis for an approach tailored to the organization.

The Translation

Next, we translate insights into structure and strategy.

This could mean, for example:

+ A grant agenda that integrates WBSO and national grants
+ An audit-proof WBSO process with a multi-year funding roadmap
+ A portfolio-wide roadmap linking investments to grant opportunities
+ Or a strong project design and consortium strategy for European programs

This makes ambitions concrete and actionable.

From vision to acceleration

With a clear plan, we set strategy in motion.

This can lead to more predictability in grant work, better control over R&D structures, a consistent approach to sustainability investments, or a strong position in European calls.

This creates the rhythm that enables organizations to make sustainable progress.

The Plus of Plus Projects

What sets our approach apart is that we offer more than just grant advice. We bring coherence, structure, and partnership to our collaborations. By providing strategic clarity, making grant regulations understandable, and maintaining focus on what truly works, we help clients quickly translate plans into concrete results. That's our 'Plus' on every project.

Cases

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From circular dream to growing impact

Plastic Whale approached us with a specific request: to brainstorm ideas for a floating clubhouse built from recycled plastic. This was to be a visible project, tangible and symbolic of their mission to transform plastic waste into valuable applications. However, it soon became clear that there was more at play than just one initiative. Behind the floating clubhouse was an organization with a strong vision, many ideas, and a clear ambition to increase their impact.

EU collaboration project

Innovations with international potential demand more than just a good idea. They require collaboration, shared ambitions, and a path that connects technology, strategy, and financing. This exact challenge arose during the development of 3D metal printing technology. The technology offered great opportunities but stalled at a crucial link in the production process: the post-processing of printed metal parts.

Sustainability grants for commercial real estate

SKF faced a complex challenge: future-proofing its Dutch branch. Growth, innovation, and sustainability needed to converge in new premises without energy performance, technical choices, and investment budgets conflicting.

What and

Strategic deployment of subsidies

Structural utilization of WBSO for R&D

International Growth and Collaboration (EU Growth Track)

Portfolio Approach for Commercial Real Estate (Sustainable Real Estate)

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How do we approach this?

The question behind the question

The route we choose

The Translation

From vision to acceleration

The Plus of Plus Projects

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