Every advice from i4m is qualified for a refund through the SME-wallet. Find out more about the procedure to subscribe for a SME-wallet.
What ?
The SME-wallet is the simplified successor of the BEA-grants. With this support-measure from the Flemish government services that facilitate management of your company can be paid for, including advice and training from In4Matic.
Via a user-friendly interactive web application (with electronic wallet) you can ask for subsidy and pay for projects.
For whom ?
For self-employed, liberal professionals and SME’s who meet the conditions.
How much ?
The Flemish government subsidises 50% of your invoice for advice and training, with a maximum of €2.500 per year for advice, €25.000 per year for strategic advice and €2.500 for training.
The minimum project amount is €100 (with the exception of strategic advice, for which the minimum is €10.000). A project can exist out of 1 or more advices. You can submit more than 1 project a year. You can’t pay the VAT with the SME-wallet.
Procedure :
- Are you using the SME-wallet for the first time? You must first register. More information on how to do this can be found here .
- Are you already registered on the website of the SME-wallet? En wenst u de kmo-portefeuille aan te wenden voor een adviezen die door In4Matic wordt georganiseerd? Do you wish to use your SME-wallet for advice provided by In4Matic? Then you can submit your subsidy application, for which you need to follow the next steps:
1. Enrol correctly and on time (i.e. at least 3 weeks in advance) for one of our advices, by Emailing us at info@i4m.be, and specify that you wish to pay for it with the SME-wallet. Clearly list as well:
- Subject: SME-wallet
- Advice, date and price
- Contact details
- Invoice details: Firm name, legal form, address and VATnr#.
Undersigned declares in addition:
- To transfer the VAT on the account of In4Matic, within 15 days after the corresponding invoice has been received.
- To transfer the own part of the SME-wallet before the start date of the advice, To transfer the payment immediately after the paying up by the Flemish government.
2. Subsequently you will receive an invoice by Email to confirm your enrolment, including the participation fee of the training.. Within 15 days you need to pay the VAT directly to In4Matic.
3. After the invoice has been received and after payment of the VAT, you can submit your subsidy application on the website www.kmo-portefeuille.be, accounting for 50% of the participation fee (VAT excl.). Please use our authorization number for advice: “DV .A108990” and for Strategic advice: DV .S108991. For your application to be accepted, please submit this not later than 30 calendar days after enrolment and 14 calendar days after the advice.
4. After receiving the VAT, In4Matic will confirm the application that you submitted on www.kmo-portefeuille.be .
5. By e-mail you will be requested to transfer 50% of the participation fee (VAT excl.) onto the SME-wallet. Transfer this on the account number of Sodexho, which in turn will transfer the amount on your electronic wallet. Please do this not later than 30 calendar days after your application was confirmed by the website www.kmo-portefeuille.be.
6. The Flemish government will transfer the other 50% of the participation fee (VAT excl.) onto your electronic wallet (this happens immediately and automatically, this step won’t take time).
7. Your electronic wallet now contains 100% of the participation fee (. VAT excl.). Via the pay-button of the SME wallet you will pay the amount owed to In4Matic.
8. Approximately a week before the start of the advice, you will receive an email with practical information and agreements.
Additional information
For additional information about SME-wallet have a look on www.kmo-portefeuille.be.







