Should you seek assistance when applying for EU funding and, if yes, which consultant should you choose?

Whether you need help when applying for a specific EU tender or not, you will get the best answers from the ones who have already applied for at least one such co-financing project. There must be someone you know who has already received EU funding. He or she will tell you firsthand if the tendering procedure was complex and if you can do it yourself, without engaging the EU funding experts. If you decide you need assistance in choosing one among a large number of experts in the market, we suggest you check their knowledge, experience and the results they have achieved in the first place. Therefore, after you decide to apply for a specific tender, ask for as many quotations as you can get from different experts for the preparation of tender documentation and the submitting of the application.

How to check if someone has experience in business? When asking for a quotation, be free to ask for the resume(s) of the expert(s) and/or the references relevant for your project that you can easily check. The achieved results of the experts speak for themselves. The procedure of submitting the project application can be rather complex and the implementation of the project following the approved co-financing takes a lot of time and resources, so make sure you have the right person monitoring the entire process. Arrange a meeting, meet the expert, discuss about the quotation, the project and tender conditions. Ask about everything you want to know in order to be certain you have found the right person that will facilitate and simplify the procedure for you, not complicate it.