Our business support — NVBB Nederland

The programme

Four offers, depending on your situation

We offer modules that keep recognising the efforts of women and men artisans, through short, practical advisory projects designed to deliver a usable result quickly. Inclusion, sustainability and links with the local ecosystem are part of every project. The programme is organised into four offers.

01

Support SMEs in their digital journey

We help SMEs in all sectors choose and use affordable digital tools that improve sales, control, efficiency and resilience, and make decisions based on reliable data.

Map business processes and set realistic digital priorities.
Introduce accounting, stock management, customer relationship, online sales, payment or cloud tools, and artificial intelligence where it adds real value.
Train staff and support step-by-step implementation.
Use simple dashboards and data for decisions.

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In practice: websites and online shops, audits of existing shops, custom management tools, data collection with ODK and KoboToolbox, online payments and shipping, hosting and maintenance.

02

Grow digital businesses

We support SMEs and ICT businesses to grow revenues, run their operations to international standards, manage cyber risks and use customer data and artificial intelligence responsibly. We give particular attention to businesses led by women or young people, and to rural businesses.

Market research and total, serviceable and obtainable market analysis.
Value-based selling, marketing and image building.
Market validation with sector clients.
Climate-friendly, circular and resource-saving digital solutions.

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Positioning towards investors and other funding bodies.
Privacy and data handling basics.
Identifying responsible applications of artificial intelligence.
Links with other SMEs, universities and public partners.

03

Artificial intelligence and advanced technology advice for agriculture, health and education

We help identify responsible artificial intelligence and advanced technology solutions that solve a clearly defined operational or service problem. We prioritise affordable solutions, chosen according to user needs, available data, technical feasibility and measurable value.

Assess readiness across data, infrastructure, skills, governance and investment capacity.
Identify sector use cases such as precision farming, clinical decision support or adaptive learning.
Develop the business case, the solution requirements and the criteria for choosing partners or vendors.
Design and test pilots with users, sector experts and local technology firms.

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Advise on responsible artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, bias and sector regulation.
Prepare implementation, funding and scale-up roadmaps, with management training and key performance indicators.

04

Strengthen incubators and start-up support

We help incubators, accelerators and university hubs improve programme quality, mentor networks, governance and financial sustainability. We connect start-ups to sector expertise, real clients and wider business ecosystems, and improve access for women and young people to digital entrepreneurship, skills and markets.

Design mentor networks and train coaches.
Mentor the incubator's management team towards a regional or national programme.
Strengthen operating models, services and revenue options, so the incubator remains viable once its initial grants end.
Track results and build alumni and partner networks.

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Connect with SMEs, corporates, universities and public partners in the Netherlands.
Run market validation with sector clients.

Formats: bootcamps, hackathons and workshops.

Students and start-ups: entrepreneurial mindset, business modelling, value proposition, ideation, innovation leadership, pitching, start-up culture, building the founding team, branding.
Incubator teams: managing and financing an incubator, team and ecosystem building, working with policymakers, entrepreneurs and staff, selecting ideas, training trainers and mentors.
University staff: curriculum development, finance infrastructure, ecosystem and local context, intellectual property policy.
Policy and ecosystem: building ecosystems, grant development, monitoring tools, impact measurement.

How it works

From the request to the project

You describe your project
The five-step form: your business, your two priority needs, the pack, your goal and your commitment.
We review your application
Our team checks that the support fits your need and replies by e-mail.
You pay online
Nothing to pay before approval: you receive a secure link, by card in euros or by Mobile Money in FCFA. The invoice follows by e-mail.
The project starts
Short projects, with weekly follow-up and a usable result quickly.

Our packs

Fixed prices, paid in one go

You choose your pack in the form; you only pay once your application is approved.

Solo

Pack Eclosion

690,00 € excl. VAT · 834,90 € incl. VAT Africa: 180 000 FCFA

For a person starting their project solo (prototyping).

Support tailored to projects in the ideation or launch phase. Includes offer definition, basic structuring and product prototyping.

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Popular

Pack Expansion

1 750,00 € excl. VAT · 2 117,50 € incl. VAT Africa: 450 000 FCFA

For companies wishing to move to wholesale sales and structure their growth.

Support for growing companies wishing to develop production capacity, access new markets and structure operations (legal, HR, financial).

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Premium

Pack Elite

3 600,00 € excl. VAT · 4 356,00 € incl. VAT Africa: 1 000 000 FCFA

Individualized consulting with direct return on investment (export, new markets).

High-end support with individualized consulting. Targeted at mature companies seeking to export, reach new international markets or raise funds.

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Our principles

Four principles shape every project

Social inclusionWith a focus on women and young people.
Environmental sustainability
Ecosystem thinkingConnecting businesses, training, funders and public bodies.
Enabling skillsIn finance, marketing, operations, business planning and digital skills.