Which grants are available for circular businesses?

Both Turkey and the EU provide various types of grants for entrepreneurs, governments and financial institutions.

European Union

Funds

There are many funds that support social entrepreneurs in the development or expansion of a circular product or company. In addition to the funds, there are also investors and crowdfunding platforms that can offer a solution. The network Social Enterprise NL has grouped these services for “Circular and sustainable production” in their Finance Tool.

INTERREG

INTERREG invests in innovative and sustainable solutions for Europe and is intended for governments, universities, businesses, development agencies, non-profit organizations and NGOs.

More information on the RVO website on INTERREG

Horizon 2020

The Horizon 2020 program of the European Union focuses on making the economy and society more sustainable.

More information on the RVO website.

Eurostars

Eurostars is a subsidy for international market-oriented R&D and focuses on innovative SMEs that are cooperating with partners in other countries. Under certain conditions other organizations may also participate in Eurostars projects. The aim of Eurostars is to encourage faster development and growth of small businesses by shortening the time-to-market for these new technologies and reducing the risks.