Through the following funds and programs, we help entrepreneurs with advice and financing. But with this we can also strengthen the sectors in Limburg. Would you like to know more? Give us a call. We will gladly help you.
LIOF is the regional development company of the Province of Limburg. We ensure the strengthening of the economic structure and thus the growth of Limburg.
60 committed LIOF colleagues help your company grow with advice, a solid network and financing, to strive for a smarter, more durable and healthy Limburg.
LimburgAgrofood
The agri-food sector in Limburg accounts for employment opportunities of around 35,000 people and 3.500 companies in Limburg and contributes €2.6 billion in added value. That makes the agri-food sector one of the most important sectors in Limburg. We support you in strengthening the competitive position of both your company and of Limburg as an agri-food region. We do this by providing advice, innovation, and business projects and by taking business opportunities.
What can we offer you?
Our team knows the business and relevant actors in the agri-food sector. We gladly share our knowledge and network with you in personal conversations but also through our network-meetings, projects and inspirational sessions. For more information, please go to our event-page or call us!
Be informed!
In the period 2016 till spring 2020 we stimulated many innovations and supported companies by means of our subsidies. However, the program LimburgAgrofood has come to an end and the budgets are exhausted. This means you can no longer submit new applications.
Final declaration
If you wish to submit a final declaration for an Innovation-, Advice- or Knowledge project subsidy, please go directly to the page in question. There you wil find all relevant information:
• Innovation project
• Advice project
• Knowledge project
New programm
Together with the Province of Limburg and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, we are defining a next program which includes new support possibilities. If you want to be informed on this subject, please register here for our newsletter.
Innovative idea?
Do you have an innovative idea or do you have questions on further steps you need to take for the realization of this idea? Please contact us. We support you with our advice and open up our extensive network to you!
Business Opportunities
Chances for your company
With targeted information and substantive workshops we can help you to seize opportunities and grow along with the latest developments in your sector. We aim at specific and promosing themes such as: circularity, vertical farming, safe and healthy food. Visit our event-page for more information.
Advice project
Strengthen the competitiveness of your company
As an entrepreneur you have a lot on your mind. You ask yourself questions like:
How can I analyse my primary business processes?
Who can perform a technical check of the feasibility of my new product idea?
Who can offer support in further expanding and implementing my new business model?
Who can offer support in searching for an appropriate earning model for my product?
Who can suggest new technologies that fit my business?
We can offer you that help within our advice project. You choose an external advisor, we offer you a subsidy to finance the costs. With the external advisor you can strengthen the competitiveness of your company.
Do you seek support for your innovative idea with which you would like to strengthen the competitiveness of your company?
Do you have an innovative idea that you would like to continue to develop?
Do you wish to develop a new service or bring this service to market?
Do you have a plan for an innovation and do you seek support to speed up the start of the development?
Do you have a development plan and a budget for a new product but do you seek financing?
Than we can help you through our innovation project. This project aims at the development and realization of an innovative product or service. You have a plan but seek additional financing. LIOF can contribute by means of a subsidy.
Are you looking for an answer to one of the following questions:
How can you sharpen your value proposition?
How can you find new markets, new customers and/or new services?How can you better understand what your customer values and how you can respond to this?
How to set up a good pricing strategy?
How digital marketing and social media can work to your advantage?
Then our knowledge project certainly offers opportunities for your company. In cooperation with Fontys Hogeschool, Maastricht University and HAS, we have developed a compact process. Together with students, you can acquire refreshing ideas in a short time in order to achieve a strategic improvement.