SPRINT STRENGTHEN entrepreneurship

A smaller project support for you who have a business or want to start one.

Sprint

Strengthen entrepreneurship

Sprint Strengthen entrepreneurship is one of our small project supports. Sprint means just as it sounds – that it goes faster. A Sprint means a smaller support amount, faster decisions, and faster implementation compared to regular leader projects.

What can we apply for?

Sprint Strengthen entrepreneurship can be applied for by existing businesses or individuals intending to start a business. To apply for support, your project must lead to one of the following:

  • Start of a new business
  • Development of an existing operation that generates increased employment or employment
  • New products or services

How much can we apply for?

You can apply for investments that have a total budget of up to approximately 80,000 kronor including VAT. 

Co-financing

You apply for support for 50% of the costs you have in the project. The remaining 50% is covered by you.

An example: If the project has a total budget of 50,000 kronor, you apply for 25,000 kronor in support and cover the remaining 25,000 kronor yourself.

You CANNOT apply for support for:

  • Ongoing operating costs 
  • Already initiated activities or those that can be carried out without support
  • Investments. An investment is a physical or intangible asset with a purchase price over 24,000 SEK excluding VAT and which has a lifespan of more than three years.

If your application is approved

If your application is granted, we will write an agreement that regulates the implementation and conditions for the disbursement of the support. We need a current company signature certificate from your organization – remember to attach this with your application.

About the support

Support level: 50% of the costs in the project

Co-financing: You who apply need to co-finance the project with 50% of the total costs. 

Apply: May 29 to August 24

About the project

Sprint Strengthen Entrepreneurship
The project is about offering small and fast project support as a complement to our regular project support.

External actors can apply for support to carry out practical and concrete participation activities. The participation activities should contribute to goals and indicators for the intervention area Strengthen entrepreneurship.

Project period
Start spring 2026

Project owner
Leader Gästrikebygden Locally Led Development
Intervention area

Strengthen entrepreneurship

Project purpose
To contribute to the achievement of the leader area's development strategy within the intervention area Strengthen entrepreneurship. A key to this is to involve entrepreneurs and small business owners in the development work.

Project goals
At least five participation activities to strengthen entrepreneurship have been carried out in the leader area.

Each completed participation activity and its results must be reported with a separate final report.

About funding
Approved leader support
400,000 kronor
Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
Rural Development Fund