Subsidies and schemes

Business loan guarantee scheme (GO)

The Business loan guarantee scheme (Garantie Ondernemingsfinanciering, GO) makes it easier for large and medium-sized companies in the Netherlands to borrow substantial amounts of money. Capital...

Childcare benefit for entrepreneurs

Childcare benefit contributes to the cost of childcare. As an entrepreneur you are also entitled to this benefit. What are the conditions for childcare benefit? You can apply for childcare benefit as...

Co-working partner tax relief

Do you run a business in the Netherlands, and does your fiscal partner perform work for your business? You may be eligible for co-working partner tax relief (meewerkaftrek, in Dutch). If you use this...

Coaching by Entrepreneurs Soundboard Foundation

Do you have an SME and can you use support or advice? You can apply for professional coaching with the Entrepreneurs Soundboard Foundation (Stichting Ondernemersklankbord, OKB). During a 6-months...

Common agricultural policy subsidy programme (GLB)

Are you a farmer in the Netherlands? Do you grow durable, nutritious, safe and affordable food? You may supplement your income with subsidies from the common agricultural policy CAP (Gemeenschappelijk...

Compensation fireworks retailers

Are you or were you a fireworks retailer? Because of the Change of the Year Safety Act (Wet veilige jaarwisseling), you can no longer sell consumer fireworks to private individuals. Does this cause...

Culture Capital Loan

Are you an entrepreneur in the cultural sector and did your organisation suffer losses as a result of the corona pandemic or another crisis? You can apply for a Culture Capital Loan (Cultuur Vermogen...

Digital Europe Programme

Do you develop digital technologies or do you want to market digital technologies? Or do you want to use digitisation more often in your business? You may be eligible for support through the Digital...

Energy Investment Allowance (EIA)

Do you have a company in the Netherlands and do you invest measures to reduce CO2 emissions such as heat infrastructure, in energy-efficient technologies or assets? You may be eligible for the Energy...

Entrepreneur allowance

Business owners in the Netherlands may be eligible for the entrepreneur allowance (ondernemersaftrek, in Dutch). The entrepreneur allowance is an amount you deduct from your profit, so you pay less...

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

As a young entrepreneur, either experienced or just starting, you may be eligible for the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme. The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme helps starting...

EU Health Programme EU4Health

Does your organisation work to strengthen and innovate healthcare in the Netherlands or the European Union? You can apply for subsidy from the EU health programme EU4Health. This programme aims to...

Financial support for self-employed professionals (Bbz)

Are you a freelancer or self-employed professional in the Netherlands and in need of financial support? For instance because you want to start a business while you are on benefits? Your municipality...

Loan for cultural enterprises (Cultuurlening)

Are you a professional artist or do you own a cultural enterprise or organisation in the creative sector? And do you want to invest in your professional future? You can apply for the Cultuurlening...

Microcredit

Are you a starting or existing business owner in the Netherlands and do you need credit to start or grow your company? You may be eligible for a micro credit (Microkrediet, in Dutch) from Qredits....

Paying artists using the scheme for artists

Are you an artist, or do you hire artists for public performances, such as pop stages, theatres, or pubs? Then you can use of the tax scheme for artists (artiestenregeling). The artist is then...

Private business ownership allowance

As an entrepreneur in the Netherlands, you may be eligible for the private business ownership allowance (zelfstandigenaftrek). If so, you pay less tax because you can deduct a fixed amount from your...

Proof-of-concept funding (VFF)

Do you own or operate an established SME, innovative startup or an academic, hbo or TO2 startup in the Netherlands? You can apply for Proof-of-concept funding (Vroegefasefinanciering, VFF). This loan...

Remission of municipal and water authority taxes

Are you as an entrepreneur not able to pay your municipal or Regional Water Authority taxes? You may be eligible for a full or partial remission. The municipality is not obliged to grant remission....

Repaying Corona bridging credit

Credit provider Qredits offered help to entrepreneurs that were hit by the corona crisis. Qredits offered a bridging credit for existing entrepreneurs as well as entrepreneurs who started their...

Repaying Corona relaunch credit for SMEs (TOA krediet)

Credit provider Qredits helped entrepreneurs hit by the corona crisis with a restructuring credit. Entrepreneurs could use this TOA credit (Time Out Arrangement, TOA krediet) to relaunch their...

Repaying the Business loan guarantee corona (GO-C)

Did you take out a loan via the Business loan guarantee scheme for corona (GO-C)? Then you must repay the amount you borrowed. The GO-C was available for companies that had difficulties getting a bank...

Repaying the Reimbursement Fixed Costs (TVL)

Did you receive Reimbursement Fixed Costs (TVL)? And did your turnover exceed your expectations? You may have received more than you were entitled to. If you did receive too much TVL, you will need to...

Repaying the Small credits guarantee for SMEs (KKC)

Did you take out a loan via the small credits guarantee for SMEs (Kleine Kredieten Corona garantieregeling, KKC)? You will have to repay this loan. Do you have to repay? The small credits guarantee is...

Repaying the SME credit guarantee corona (BMKB-C)

Do you use the extended SME credit guarantee scheme for corona (BMKB-C)? Then you must repay the amount you borrowed. Under the BMKB-C, entrepreneurs could borrow money faster and easier during the...

Repaying the temporary emergency bridging measure NOW

Did you make use of the Temporary emergency bridging measure for sustained employment (Tijdelijke Noodmaatregel Overbrugging voor Werkbehoud, NOW)? And did your turnover exceed expectations? Or has...

Repaying the Temporary support for essential costs (TONK)

Do you make use of the tax free Temporary support for essential costs (TONK)? If this benefit was offered to you as a loan, you must repay it. The TONK measure helps you pay for housing costs during...

Repaying the TOGS (Reimbursement for entrepreneurs in affected sectors)

Did you receive support through the TOGS measure? You will only have to repay this if you were not eligible for this tax free reimbursement and the support was wrongfully granted. The TOGS...

Repaying the Tozo (Temporary bridging measure for self-employed professionals)

Did you apply for (and receive) the Tozo loan for business capital? You have to repay this. Did you receive the Tozo income support? You will only have to repay if you received more than you were...

Small businesses scheme (KOR)

Do you run a small business in the Netherlands with a turnover of no more than €20,000 per year? You can choose to take part in the small businesses scheme (kleineondernemersregeling, KOR). If you...

Small projects investment credit (KIA)

Business owners in the Netherlands who invest in business assets, are eligible to claim the small projects investment credit (kleinschaligheidsinvesteringsaftrek, KIA, in Dutch). That means they are...

SME credit guarantee scheme (BMKB)

If you have a business in the Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao, or St. Maarten, and you employ no more than 250 workers (you have an SME), you may be eligible for a guarantee for part of a loan through the...

SME loan

Are you a starting or existing SME business owner (including the self-employed)? Or do you want to take over a company? If you need a business loan, you can apply for an SME loan of up to €250,000....

SME profit exemption

What is the SME profit exemption? The SME profit exemption (mkb-winstvrijstelling) is a tax deduction to your profit. It reduces the amount of your taxable profit. Because of this you will have to pay...

Subsidy for cyber resilient businesses (MCZ)

Do you want to increase your company's digital security (cyber resilience)? Do you have a small business or are you self-employed? You can apply for the My Cyber Resilient Business (Mijn Cyberweerbare...

Subsidy for providing essential medical care to uninsured patients

Are you a healthcare provider and do you provide essential medical care to patients without healthcare insurance? Or are you uncertain about whether a patient is insured? Then you can apply for a...

Subsidy for the transition to circular plastics processing (SOPV)

Do you manufacture plastic products from polymers? Or do you add substances to polymers, such as fillers or additives that give the material specific properties? And would you like to use more...

Subsidy for trials with circular biopolyesters

Does your business make products from (biobased) plastics and would you like to use circular biopolyesters or more of these in your production? Then you can apply for a subsidy to run trials with...

Subsidy Scheme Sectoral Partnerships

Are you a company in the Netherlands interested in focusing more on international Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)? If so, the Sectoral Partnerships subsidy scheme helps you identify and address RBC...

Subsidy Single Market Programme (SMP)

The Single Market Programme is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the goals of the programme is to stimulate SMEs’ competitiveness. The Single Market Programme (SMP) is an EU...

Unemployment benefit (WW) for inclement weather

Do you run a business in the Netherlands and does inclement weather prevent your employees from working? You can apply for a temporary unemployment benefit for them. This is possible during severe...

Unemployment benefit during short-time working

If you run a business in the Netherlands and you have not enough work for your staff due to exceptional circumstances you can apply for a short-time working (werktijdverkorting, WTV) permit. This...

Compensation for eHerkenning costs

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Do you need eHerkenning to file your tax returns via the Netherlands Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) through Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk? And did you buy the Belastingdienst EH3-login tool? You...

Compensation for eHerkenning costs without KVK number

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Did you buy the Belastingdienst EH3 login without chain authorisation to file your tax return with the Netherlands Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) and do you not have a KVK number? You can apply...

Cybersecurity Innovation Fund (CIF-NL)

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Do you have a business and do you want to develop a plan for innovation on a cybersecurity project? You may be eligible for the Cybersecurity Innovation Fund (CIF-NL). When are you eligible? You can...

Maritime innovation projects subsidy

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Does your company work on projects that help make shipping smarter, safer, or more sustainable? You can apply for the maritime innovation projects subsidy scheme. What are the conditions for the...

Reimbursement for damages due to disasters

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Does your company suffer damage as a result of a disaster? You may be eligible for support under the Reimbursement for damages due to disasters Act (Wet tegemoetkoming schade bij rampen, Wts, in...

Retirement reserve

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Since 1 January 2023 you can no longer build up a fiscal retirement reserve (fiscale oudedagsreserve, FOR). The government has terminated the retirement reserve to prevent entrepreneurs from using the...