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EIT Food legal and accounting support for early-stage entrepreneurs

Up to EUR 2 500 to start-ups from Southern and Eastern Europe to cover the costs of legal and accounting services.

Application deadline: 30 September 2020

EIT Food knows that the legal and financial hurdles of start-up life can be very challenging. In fact, recent statistics demonstrate that a failure to manage finances well and address legal issues are responsible for around half of all start-up failures.

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To help brilliant agri-food start-ups avoid these difficulties, EIT Food offers up to EUR 2 500 to early-stage entrepreneurs to help with specific legal and accounting challenges.

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The grants are available for early-stage agri-food start-ups from Eastern and Southern Europe. The selected companies will receive up to EUR 2 500 to reimburse the costs of the services such as company incorporation, intellectual property protection, trademark and permit registration, accounting and other costs.

The application deadline for the program is 30 September 2020 with new applications being evaluated every two months. Start-ups are encouraged to apply early due to the limited amount of grants.

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