Regional Development Agencies (ROMs)
If you are an entrepreneur looking for credit for growth or innovation, Regional Development Agencies or Regionale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappijen (ROMs) may offer opportunities. Find out how a ROM works and how to get in touch within your province to apply.
Regional focus
Every province has a Regional Development Agency. These ROMs aim to strengthen the regional and local economies. ROMs enable entrepreneurs to innovate, invest, and internationalise so that they can grow faster. In this way, they ensure the sustainable growth of the regional economy and employment.
How ROMs work
- ROMs invest mainly in innovative and fast-growing, regional companies and they restructure business parks.
- They provide venture capital to entrepreneurs and may become shareholders in these companies.
- They also guide entrepreneurs in their business operations and encourage entrepreneurs to establish themselves in the region.
- ROMs also attract foreign companies to their region and help regional companies if they want to enter the foreign market.
ROMs per province
- Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe: NOM
- Gelderland and Overijssel: OOST NL
- Noord-Brabant: BOM
- Limburg: LIOF
- Zuid-Holland:InnovationQuarter
- Flevoland: Horizon
- Noord-Holland: ROM InWest
- Utrecht: ROM Utrecht Region
- Zeeland:Impuls Zeeland
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