Phase 3: Develop your business model further and commercialise

This scheme provides grants to suppliers developing new products or solutions in close collaboration with one or more committed pilot customers. Pilot customers may be public or private organisations, and the innovation project must have significant commercial potential.

The Environmental Technology Scheme provides grants for the development, piloting and demonstration of new environmental technology. It supports solutions that deliver clear environmental benefits and have commercial potential. The grant helps reduce the financial risk for companies developing environmental technology and enables the adoption of new solutions.

Innovation loans provide favourable top-up financing for profitable development and investment projects when your business cannot secure standard bank financing because it cannot provide collateral for the full loan amount.

Does your business need financing beyond private loans? Low-risk loans are available to businesses that need to finance long-term capital requirements. We offer loans on competitive terms with long repayment periods, tailored to your business needs.

Vekstgaranti skal styrke tilgangen til bankfinansiering for innovative og/eller raskt voksende små og mellomstore bedrifter. Vekstgarantien er en supplerende sikkerhet når bedriftene vurderes å ha betjeningsevne, men ikke kan stille nødvendige sikkerheter for å skaffe seg bankfinansiering. Ved at vi garanterer for 75 prosent av bankenes tap på lånet, kan banken finansiere bedrifter tidligere i livsløpet.

Are you the CEO of an innovative startup? The right mentor can give you access to expertise and networks, helping you build a stronger foundation for success. You will receive 30 hours of one-to-one mentoring.

Are you students at a Norwegian university or university college with a business idea and ambitions to start a company? Have you explored whether there is a need or market for your idea? Have you formed a team that wants to develop it? You can apply for a grant to develop and commercialise your solution.

Our goal is to create value across Norway. That is why we offer dedicated funding schemes for companies in rural areas, with different eligibility requirements.

This course helps you understand, evaluate and develop new and improved business models. We show you how to use the Flourishing Business Canvas for your topic to describe and visualise business models.

Every business needs a competitive advantage to attract and retain customers, enabling sustainable, scalable and profitable growth. We guide you through the key steps you need to take to win customers and build your competitive advantage.

Avoid costly and time-consuming product adaptations. Learn how to identify the requirements for your product or service and how to meet them.