Business Innovation Program Food

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70 committed LIOF colleagues help your company grow with advice, a solid network and financing, to strive for a smarter, more durable and healthy Limburg.

Who is it for?

The Business Innovation Programme Food supports start-ups and existing SMEs that want to make a powerful contribution to the food transition with their ideas. Within five modules, you will find answers to important questions that will ultimately form the basis for a sound business case. More than 80 companies have already successfully participated in the programme. Participants are diverse, including agriculture and horticulture, the food processing industry, data and technology companies, logistics service providers, and many others.

What does BIPF offer?

A step-by-step method in which we train you to get started with your vision, customer, product and impact at the right time and in the right way.
Five plenary theory sessions at a central location in the Netherlands, during which you will receive feedback from the trainers, coaches and other participants.

Practical assignments to prepare for and complete each module.
Valuable one-on-one guidance from a business development specialist at your local regional development agency (ROM).
A conclusion with a 100-day plan, so that you can continue to work on specific goals even after the programme has ended.

What do we expect from you?

and what's in it for you?

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We ask for a minimum commitment of 0.5 FTE per participating company during the ten weeks that the programme runs. This means that your company will be asked to contribute an average of 20 hours per week. Attendance at the sessions (five times on a Wednesday morning), including completion of the associated assignments.

What's in it for you?

A significantly higher chance of success in turning an idea into a sustainable revenue model.
A sharp focus on prioritising attention, time and money in the start-up phase.
Thorough knowledge and insight into who and where your customer is and what their revenue model is, clear communication of your idea or business, insight into the right partners, and a concrete step-by-step plan for the next phase of growth.
A useful and educational cross-pollination between other participating companies that are also active in the agri-food sector.
A valuable contribution to a more sustainable and healthy economy.