SMB IT subsidies, how to find something realistic
Subsidies for IT exist, but the application often costs more time than freelancers expect. For SLIM, MIA and Vamil you need solid groundwork and realistic expectations.
Try this first
- 1Start at rvo.nl or kvk.nl for current schemes for your sector and company size, and check the application window, which is often limited.
- 2Look at SLIM if you invest in IT-related training, not at hardware purchases.
- 3For hardware investments look at MIA and Vamil, those run through your tax return and require the asset to be on the Milieulijst.
- 4Have your accountant or tax advisor review the conditions, because errors in the application can trigger clawback later.
- 5Keep invoices and specifications of the subsidised investment per the scheme rules, often retention up to five years with proof of use.
- 6Be realistic, a subsidy of a few thousand euro easily costs you two days of application and reporting work.
When to bring us in
If the subsidy is large enough to bring in a specialist, do it. Vectel can provide technical grounding for the application but defers to a dedicated subsidy advisor for the fiscal and legal side.
See also
- First IT setup as a freelancer, what do you actually needNot everything at once. One laptop, a mailbox on your own domain, a password manager, a backup. That covers the first year.
- Hiring your first employee, what IT to arrange before day oneLaptop, account, mailbox, access to the right folders. In that order, not all of it at 9 a.m. on day one.
- Moving to a new office, IT checklistInternet and power have the longest lead times. Plan at least three months out, not three weeks.
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