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1. Access to information

2. Access to capital

Access to information

Young entrepreneurs in Denmark have access to information from a range of actors:

• Student incubators connected with education institutions (Studentervæksthuse)
• Municipal business services: The municipal business services are the main entrance to the promotion of business. The services cover information and counselling for entrepreneurs and enterprises
• Regional incubators (Væksthus) offer specialised counselling and feedback
• The Begingrowth (startvækst) offers information regarding legal regulations when starting a new business
• Innovation Fund Denmark has launched an entrepreneurial guideline with information on funding, application process, etc.
• Innovation Fund Denmark, the Danish Growth Fund, and the Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship offer guidance on programmes, funding, and applications
• The Danish business centres across the five regions offer information, courses, and mentoring for young entrepreneurs

Access to capital

The Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship provides microgrants to young/student entrepreneurs and project grants to education institutions (see section 3.8).

The Danish Growth Fund offers capital and competences to young entrepreneurs in the form of:

• Loans for entrepreneurs
• Guarantees
• Venture capital

Danish enterprises and entrepreneurs have access to a large number of public funding at the national, regional, and European levels.

National funding programmes for entrepreneurs in Denmark

• MADE Demonstrationsprojekter
• BIO-VALUE SPIR SMV 
• Mikrolegat 
• Iværksætterpilot
• InnoBooster
• ErhvervsPhD-ordningen
• EUDP
• ELFORSK
• MUDP

Regional programmes for entrepreneurs in Denmark

The North Denmark Region

• Nordjysk Lånefond

The Central Denmark Region

Future Food Innovation

The Region of Southern Denmark

European level

• Eurostars
• Nordic Innovation