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Argentum's EU Green Deal Strategy : Advancing Innovation in Four Key Projects

Our true, long-held belief in visionary solutions for a sustainable future made us incredibly excited when we heard about the submission of essential consortia grant offers as part of the European Union Green Deal endeavor from the team at Argentum. To this end, we submitted four significant proposals on January 26th, 2021, just before the conclusion of the last major call of Horizon 2020, which touched on several topics involving more than 100 participants from 27 countries across two continents. Our consortium includes various partners ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to research institutes, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and private companies, all driven by a common goal: making the world greener and more sustainable. Transparent & Accessible Seas: Towards a Digital Twin of the Ocean The seas are transparent and accessible, with a vision of creating a digital twin of these environments,” is one of our flagship proposals. This project ...

How to Avoid Proposal Deadline Stress

Running a business according to deadlines is one of Argentum’s primary practices that shapes and organizes its workloads while determining timetables. They could even seep into our out-of-work hours if they are not properly managed, leading to more strain. Nevertheless, deadlines constitute what pushes this firm ahead, particularly when dealing with diverse projects at the same time, due to their presence, which would aid in dealing with difficult tasks in proposal preparation as well as submission. Ideally, proposals should be produced some days before written documents are submitted. It prevents misunderstandings within clients about limits on a website engine that may operate differently using different browsers, such as Google Chrome and Firefox, thereby providing much-needed breathing room within the company whenever required. However, anticipating everything is not an easy process since there are unexpected distractions between one contract request and another, which complica...

Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, and EU Funding : A Crucial Link to Our Future

The development of mankind has heavily relied on water over the years. History indicates humanity's dependency on rivers, lakes, and oceans through time immemorial, since the most ancient communities formed near antique riverbanks to distant islands in vast seas where people could communicate due to the different cultures present. These natural resources sustain our lives and foster our prosperity even today. Oceans, rivers, lakes, and seas are not just places where we can admire beautiful scenery; these are the providers of life-long opportunities important for subsistence as well as future growth. Nonetheless, their health is increasingly endangered by numerous global threats. Therefore, Horizon Europe by the EU is making significant progress towards safeguarding these crucial ecosystems. The bond between human beings and bodies of water has several dimensions and distinctions; it’s complicated in nature as much as it is profound. For some people, it means peace during vacatio...

The Added Value of Grant Writing for Acquiring Private Equity Funding

When you start to write a proposal for grant-making funds, you will, without much doubt, realize that the benefits are more than just getting money. It arms your firm with priceless information, instruments, and links that all work towards enhancing its structure. Each grant application submitted sharpens your ability to convey the essence of your organization—the reason behind its existence, how it operates, and what distinguishes it from others in the industry. Such clarity greatly assists you when securing private equity later on, so that you become well equipped and properly oriented. The continued application for numerous grants helps in enhancing the company’s armory, thereby increasing its market positioning value as well as making it unique while maintaining its competitive edge. This article will discuss the gains from this process and how it improves the readiness of the business for private equity fundraising. Enhancing technological readiness Once your product or servi...

How to Avoid Proposal Deadline Stress?

At Argentum Consultants , we're so focused on meeting deadlines. They form the basis for us to run our business on plans, workloads, and timetables, and even after work hours sometimes. Therefore management of time is done poorly by them. While stressful at times, deadlines do move your business forward. It would be hard to run and prepare multiple bids otherwise. The Importance of Deadlines A deadline is a sword that has two sides. It may greatly cause stress and skyrocket anxiety levels, but it is necessary for the efficient and timely completion of projects. Deadlines give teams direction and make everyone feel the necessity to not only do well but more so to do it very well in their best performance. To us at Argentum Consultants , meeting deadlines goes beyond task finalization; it also involves coming up with highly professional proposals that may attract funding or promote creativity. Proactive proposal completion The best time to finish proposals is days ahead of ti...

The Importance of National Funding in Your Company's Development Strategy

In a lot of cases, Argentum Consultants can be said to encounter a precarious condition whereby the customers want to invest in EU funds on a competitive basis, such as the EIC Accelerator, while disregarding some basic domestic ways of easy accessibility. Oftentimes, national innovation agencies have myriad non-equity funding strands useful for every organization’s financing blueprint. We are going to have an in-depth discussion of the top five reasons why adopting national funding is able to greatly increase your grant portfolio and eventually influence the progress of your organization. 1. Flexible Funding Schemes An essential attribute of national funding is that it is, by nature, flexible. These come in the form of 100% grants, all the way to long-term loans, and can cater for various financial requirements. The amount of money that is there for funding fluctuates from meager government grants of €10,000, which are for provisional purposes, to considerable amounts of up to €...

Unlocking Innovation with the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator

Securing the right funding in the landscape of research and innovation can be a game-changer for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs, and scientists; hence this European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme is a game changer in the Horizon Europe project, which represents the biggest European funding scheme for research and innovation. The EIC Accelerator has a budget of €10.1 billion for the period from 2021 to 2027. Its principal objectives are to support innovations that will lead to new markets coming along with high returns on investments and which will have significant impacts on society. The program is more than a money giver; it is an active way of leading high-risk projects involving business acceleration services mixed up with program managers who follow up regularly and ample funding possibilities. Understanding the EIC Accelerator Programme The EIC Accelerator is an essential constituent connected with the Horizon Europe platform, which, in ess...