€197,004 EEA Grants for cultural entrepreneurship

Consultanță fonduri nerambursabile antreprenoriat cultural portofoliu ILIGRA finanțare aprobată EEA Grants RO-CULTURA CALL02

Cultural entrepreneurship at the Teleki Estate

Funder | Programme

EEA Grants - RO-CULTURA - Ministry of Culture

Main topic

entrepreneurship, arts and culture

Funding approved

€197.004

2020

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Bucharest, Gornești Mureș county, Romania and Bergen, Norway

Within the EEA Grants 2014–2021 programme, this project highlights how non-repayable funding for cultural entrepreneurship can be effectively used. The project illustrates a well-structured approach to accessing EEA grants, focused on developing the music sector and diversifying the client’s funding sources. The initiative was built around the cultural events organised at the Teleki Estate, with the aim of creating new opportunities for cultural entrepreneurship.

Strategic consultancy for non-repayable funding in cultural entrepreneurship

Our involvement began with the stage of validating the funding opportunity, where we analysed the client’s objectives and aligned them with the specifics of the EEA Grants programme. At the same time, we monitored the identified funding line from its early stages through to the official launch of the call for proposals. This approach enabled the strategic preparation of the application.

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A defining element of the project was the support provided in identifying and building the partnership. As a result, a distinctive collaboration was developed with an organisation from Norway, which brought added value through its approach. This partnership contributed to shaping a strong proposal, aligned with the programme’s objectives and the real needs of the beneficiary. It also reinforced the European dimension of the project and increased its overall relevance.

Drafting and approval of the funding application

The process of preparing and drafting the funding application was carried out in close collaboration with the client, aiming to naturally develop existing activities and expand them within a coherent intervention framework. The project focused on developing cultural entrepreneurship across several dimensions:

organisation of events
creative initiatives
strengthening existing activities.

The result of this process was the approval and contracting of the project, confirming the quality of the strategic approach and its contribution to the development of the cultural sector.

Our Consultants’ Experience in Numbers

Over 20 years of winning and implementing projects from multiple funding sources

20>5mil€

Projects implemented

Up to 20 projects implemented in parallel, with total budgets exceeding €5 million

>1000%

ROI for our strategic partners

Total value of non-reimbursable funding won in 3 years

20+

Countries and Regions

Experience with partners in over 20 countries and across all national development regions

Testimonials

Together, performance becomes possible.

The success of our clients’ projects is no coincidence. Their own words best capture how we transform ambitious goals into tangible results.

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“Thank you, and same. Part of what I loved most about working with you was how your experience as an entrepreneur was evident. You have a powerful way of speaking succintly, and being very on point for what the team needs to think about (that we might not have been thinking about). :) I deeply respect your opinions and I really hope we can collaborate again.”

Consulting and support for startup and operational management

President and Chief Research Officer of a global company

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"Just to let you know we had a digital meeting with the Norwegian Culture Council today in order to learn more about the situation [Ed: concerning the grant application]. You should be proud to learn that your application was one of only 13 that were successfully approved from 80 applications!”

EEA Grants funding approved

Festival Director, Norway

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"More good news for today! :) After a year and a half of waiting, the longest ever, but definitely worth it :) Thank you once again for all your help. Do you happen to know what the next steps are for signing the contract and getting the project started?"

Circular Economy Financing approved

President of a Sustainable Development Association

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"Great news! :) We won the funding. It was a brilliant team effort, and I’m so glad we could collaborate on this application. You mainly saw the interaction with me, but I had a whole team behind the scenes helping out with contributing data, drafting content the endless paperwork, scanning, and the final submission. Today we celebrate; tomorrow we get to work! :)"

City Hall Environment funding approved

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"Even though we work remotely, and we’ve been working this way for a while now, we want to thank you sincerely for standing by us and providing such invaluable support. It is remarkable how quickly you mobilised and how much you helped us launch a completely new programme for us in this context [Ed. note: the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic]."

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Owner

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"The project's goals have been successfully attained. We were highly satisfied with the outcomes and with the efficient, constructive manner in which both the project activities and our collaboration unfolded."

Social economy study tour for a Brazilian delegation

President of an Environmental Foundation

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"I want to thank you on behalf of the whole team for your guidance during the application process. Having your constant support and dedicated involvement made all the difference, especially as this was our very first submission. Though it was an anxious journey at times, we successfully passed every milestone, and we hope this marks the start of a long-term partnership."

NGO Digitalization Approved Funding

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