Heim kommunes næringsfond

Heim kommunes næringsfond is the municipal business fund (kommunalt næringsfond) administered by Heim kommune. The fund's own page explains that it combines the municipality's former business, innovation and hydropower funds, and that its purpose is to "styrke lokal verdiskaping, utvikling av nye arbeidsplasser og økt bosetting" ("strengthen local value creation, develop new jobs, and increase settlement").

The page organises its content under the headings "Næringsfond i Heim kommune", "Vedtekter for næringsfondet", "Informasjon til deg som skal søke", "Utbetaling av tilskudd" and "Starte egen bedrift?".

According to the page, the fund can support market-related activities such as profiling, market research and sales promotion, as well as training and competence development. It also describes support for environmental certification: up to five businesses each year may receive kr 20,000 each towards Miljøfyrtårn (Eco-Lighthouse) certification. The page states that the fund cannot support "ordinær drift (herunder lagerbeholdning) eller aksjekapital" ("ordinary operations, including inventory, or share capital").

On application timing, the page states that "Søknader kan fremmes gjennom hele året" ("applications may be submitted throughout the year"), i.e. the fund operates on a rolling, continuous basis rather than to a fixed deadline. Applications are submitted through the regionalforvaltning.no portal (www.regionalforvaltning.no). The page lists the documentation an applicant should provide: a budget with cost estimates and a financing plan, a description of the project background, and a business plan.

Regarding payment, the page explains that grants are paid in arrears against documentation (reimbursement-based), that up to 75% of the grant can be paid out before the project is completed, and that a payment request must be made within two years of the approval date.

The page names two contacts at the municipality: Næringssjef Roger Kjørsvik (roger.kjorsvik@heim.kommune.no, telephone 916 61 594) and Rådgiver Næring Maren Volden Snekvik (maren.snekvik@heim.kommune.no, telephone 482 97 834).

Beyond the kr 20,000 Miljøfyrtårn contribution, the page does not state an overall maximum grant size, minimum amount, funding rate, or total annual budget for the fund, so those fields are left unset here.