Start-up grant assistance
Help preparing your start-up grant application
We prepare business plans, financial forecasts and agreed application texts using the information you provide. We can also review documents you have already written. You check and approve the final material and submit the application yourself.
What is the start-up grant?
The Finnish start-up grant (starttiraha) is discretionary financial support to help cover an entrepreneur’s personal living costs during the early stages of full-time entrepreneurship. It is not investment funding paid to the company or a business loan.
Your local employment authority decides whether to award it. Bravo Digital is an independent business offering document preparation; we do not award the grant or represent the authority.
You normally need to submit your application before starting full-time business activities, including when moving from part-time to full-time entrepreneurship. Check the procedure for your situation with your employment authority before you start.
Read the official English-language guidance from Job Market Finland and Suomi.fi (City of Helsinki).
What we can prepare
We agree the exact scope before work begins. You can order a set of documents or only the parts you need. The plan, forecasts and application texts use the same information so that the figures and assumptions are consistent.
Business plan
We describe your business idea, customers, products or services, pricing, sales approach, costs and how the business will be organised, using the information you provide.
Profitability forecast
We estimate the revenue needed to cover expected fixed and variable costs and achieve your intended result.
Sales forecast
We set out expected sales volumes and prices to show where your projected revenue comes from.
Financing plan
We estimate start-up investment, working capital and funding needs, and set out the proposed sources of finance.
Application texts and document review
We can write agreed sections of the application or check drafts you have already prepared. Corrections and additional information requested by the authority are agreed separately.
For business planning and pricing outside an application, see our business plans and financial forecasts service.
How the process works
- Tell us about your proposed business, the help you need and any material you have already prepared.
- We agree the scope and price, and confirm the information we need from you.
- We prepare or review the agreed documents using your information.
- We go through the material with you and make the agreed changes.
- You check and approve the final information and submit the application to the employment authority yourself.
Applications for an extension
We can help compile and assess actual sales and cost information, update plans and forecasts, and prepare supporting explanations for a start-up grant extension application.
The documents needed depend on your situation and the employment authority’s instructions. Extension work is agreed and priced separately. It is not automatically included in an initial assignment.
Questions and answers
Can you prepare the business plan and forecasts?
Yes. We can prepare the business plan, profitability and sales forecasts, financing plan and agreed application texts using your information. We agree which documents are needed before work begins.
Can I order just one forecast or a document review?
Yes. You can order an individual forecast or a review of your existing documents. Any revisions or additions are agreed separately.
What information do you need from me?
Tell us about your business idea, products or services, customers, competitors and plans for finding customers. For the forecasts, we need your prices, expected sales, costs, planned purchases and proposed financing. Send any existing drafts too. We clarify the details at the start.
Will you submit the application for me?
No. You check and approve the material, then submit the application yourself through the employment authority’s application channel. Our contact form is an enquiry about a paid service, not a grant application.
Can you help with an extension application?
Yes. We can help update financial information, plans and supporting documents. The scope and price are agreed separately; extension work is not automatically included in work on your initial application.
Will using Bravo improve my chances or guarantee approval?
We help prepare clear documents with consistent figures and assumptions. We cannot promise that using our service will improve your chances or lead to approval. The employment authority makes the decision, and approval is never guaranteed.
How much does the service cost?
This is a paid service. Request a quote for the documents or review you need. The price depends on the scope and what you have already prepared. We confirm the work and price before starting.
Request a quote
Tell us about your business idea, the documents you need and what you have already prepared. We will confirm the scope and price before work begins.
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