Support in creating and growing your business

Expert consultations, training, and support programs that transform your ideas into a competitive and thriving business. No matter if you have a large corporation, a small artisan business, or just an ambitious idea.

Business digitalization and innovation

Test your idea. Assess your businesses against similar organisations in the EU. And prepare a personalised action plan for driving digitalization and innovation in your existing or future company.

  • Assessment of your business needs and digitalization plans
  • Digital Maturity Assessment developed by the European Commission
  • Digitalization roadmap and a clear action plan
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Guidance on EU and state funding

Your compass for attracting state and EU funding — information on various types of funding, recommended EU and state-funded programs to apply to, and useful resources for more detailed information

  • Available for any existing or aspiring entrepreneur free of charge
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Support in creating and growing a business

VDA-administered state and EU funded projects and events to help you create a new company or innovate the existing one.

  • Training
  • Grant allocation
  • Events, networking, and knowledge exchange
  • Information on collaboration opportunities with other business support organisations
  • Prototyping, technical consultations, and coworking at the DARE
  • Support in establishing cooperation with Latvian diaspora entrepreneurs
  • Business sector analysis
  • Promotion of social entrepreneurship
  • Disability inclusion at work

Current support programs

Co-creation space DARE

A place to turn ideas into prototypes, rent and test production equipment for your business and learn new skills in workshops.

Circular Economy makerspace

The CircularEconomy Makerspaces project brings together users of shared and collaborative spaces, promotes the circular economy, and fosters the development of sustainable products….
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Support for digitisation

Vidzeme centre for digital innovation centre EDIC and EU project “Digital Accelerator of Latvia (DAoL)”, which aim to improve residents’ digital skills and promote digital transformation of businesses and public institutions. The projects aim to improve people’s digital skills and to promote the digital transformation of businesses and public administrations.

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Zīle

Funding and support programs ZĪLE INOVĀCIJĀM and ZĪLE START for starting, developing, and introducing innovative solutions and new products to the market.

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News

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Initiatives and events

An afternoon with the mayor

The aim of the “Afternoon with the Mayor” events is to promote the involvement of entrepreneurs and raise awareness about activities in Valmiera Municipality. …

The art of being an entrepreneur

An annual event that helps entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to launch diverse, creative, and innovation-driven companies.

Co-creation space DARE

A place to turn ideas into prototypes, rent and test production equipment for your business and learn new skills in workshops.

Co-creation space DARE

A place to transform your ideas into working prototypes; rent and test manufacturing equipment; acquire new skills through creative workshops, and meet like-minded individuals.

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Business forum “Māksla būt uzņēmējam”

An annual event that helps entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to launch diverse, creative, and innovation-driven companies.

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