B.Link

What B.Link does

B.Link (legal entity B.LINK BARCELONA STRATEGIC PROJECTS, S.L.) is a Barcelona-based European funding consultancy founded in 2014 with approximately 10 employees. The firm specializes in advising public administrations, regional governments, NGOs, research institutions, chambers of commerce, and SMEs on accessing and managing EU funds across multiple programs including Erasmus+, LIFE, Interreg, COSME, ENI CBC MED, Horizon 2020, and the Single Market Programme. B.Link has supported 100+ EU-funded projects across sustainable tourism, energy efficiency, biodiversity and climate change, social inclusion, sport and culture, mobility, and business competitiveness verticals, with named clients including Generalitat de Catalunya, CSIC, ACCIÓ, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, IUCN, MEDCities, and Ajuntament de Barcelona.

The firm's service portfolio consists of five core offerings: Advisory Services for European Funding, Project Design Services (proposal formulation), Project Management Services (coordination, monitoring, performance measurement), Training Services (capacity building), and Consulting Services (internationalization strategy and lifecycle guidance). In parallel with external advisory work, B.Link also participates directly as a beneficiary partner in EU-funded consortia such as Regenera4MED (€2.44M, 2025-2027), FACILITA (€1.5M, 2024-2027), BARRIO (€1.96M, 2024-2027), Life REVERTER (€1.74M, 2022-2025), TOURBAN (€1.33M, 2020-2023), and SKATEBOARDING BEYOND (€400K, 2024-2026), spanning Mediterranean and Central/Southeast European geographies.

B.Link operates a sales-led, professional services go-to-market model with quote-based, individually negotiated pricing tied to project scope. Distribution is direct, leveraging consortium partner networks and a multilingual website (Catalan, Spanish, English, French) to generate referrals. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public revenue figures. In 2024-2025 it adopted AI-enabled internal operations through the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce's PYME INNOVA program and digitalization via the Pyme Digital program, funded by the European Regional Development Fund, but does not yet offer AI as a client-facing capability.

Name

B.Link

Legal name

B.LINK BARCELONA STRATEGIC PROJECTS, S.L.

Website

https://blinkbcn.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

B.Link is a Barcelona-based European funding consultancy that advises public administrations, NGOs, research institutions, and SMEs on accessing and managing EU programs (Erasmus+, LIFE, Interreg, Horizon 2020). Founded 2014, the ~10-person firm has supported 100+ EU-funded projects.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. European Funding Consultancy Services: Professional consultancy services for obtaining and managing European funds, including project design, management, training, and advisory services for public and private entities seeking EU funding through programs such as Erasmus+, LIFE, Interreg, COSME, and other European funding mechanisms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

B.Link is a Barcelona-based consultancy firm that helps organizations access and manage European Union funding. It provides advisory, project design, project management, training, and consulting services across EU programs including Erasmus+, LIFE, Interreg, COSME, ENI CBC MED, and Horizon 2020. The firm also participates directly as a beneficiary partner in EU-funded project consortia across sectors such as sustainable tourism, energy efficiency, biodiversity, social inclusion, sport, and mobility.

Product overview

B.Link is a consulting firm specializing in advisory services for obtaining European funding. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their portfolio consists of five interconnected core services: Advisory Services for European Funding (providing expertise on EU funding opportunities), Project Design Services (formulating project proposals), Project Management Services (coordinating and monitoring EU-funded initiatives), Training Services (capacity building), and Consulting Services (strategic guidance on internationalization). The company also participates directly as a beneficiary partner in specific EU projects including Regenera4MED, TASTE, BARRIO, FACILITA, ENACT, SKATEBOARDING BEYOND, BeFuture, LookUp, Life REVERTER, and TOURBAN. B.Link focuses on sectors including sustainable tourism, energy efficiency, biodiversity and climate change, mobility, social sector, sport and culture, and business competitiveness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services for European Funding Expert advisory services helping public and private organizations identify, obtain, and manage European funds from various EU programs including Erasmus+, LIFE, Interreg, COSME, and Horizon 2020.
• Project Design Services Design and formulation of European project proposals tailored to specific EU funding programs and organizational needs, including proposal writing, consortium building, and budget design.
• Project Management Services Comprehensive project management for EU-funded initiatives including coordination, monitoring, reporting, performance measurement, and financial administration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Training Services Educational programs and capacity building for organizations on European funding opportunities, proposal writing, and project implementation methodologies.
• Consulting Services Strategic consulting for organizations on internationalization strategies, EU funding acquisition pathways, and full project lifecycle guidance across diverse sectors.

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Catalan Tourism Board (Agència Catalana de Turisme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Lead partner in Regenera4MED project consortium (2025-2027, €2.44M budget). B.Link coordinates regenerative tourism experiences across 6 pilot destinations in 5 Mediterranean countries.
• Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partner in Regenera4MED project consortium focused on Mediterranean tourism decarbonization.
• Region of Liguria (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Regional government partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• Region of Abruzzo (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Regional government partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• Region of Crete (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Regional government partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Research partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• Corsica Tourism Agency (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Regional tourism agency partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• RERA S.D for Coordination & Development of Split Dalmatia County (Croatia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Regional development agency partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• University of Peloponnese (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Academic partner in Regenera4MED consortium.
• Instituto Valenciano de la Edificación (IVE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Lead partner in FACILITA project (€1.5M, 2024-2027) for public building energy efficiency. Operates Valencia OSS and coordinates consortium.
• AGENEX (Extremadura Energy Agency, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024FACILITA project partner operating Extremadura OSS for public building renovation.
• ESCANcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024FACILITA project partner operating Madrid OSS for public building renovation.
• Ideas for ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024FACILITA project partner providing stakeholder engagement expertise.
• FEDARENE (European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024FACILITA project partner providing European replication and transferability expertise.
• Organizations from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024BARRIO project consortium (€1.96M, 2024-2027) for building renovation with prefabricated industrial solutions. Four pilot sites across Europe.
• Roller Skating Federations of Spain, Germany, SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Nationwide implementing organizations for SKATEBOARDING BEYOND project (€400K, 2024-2026), using skateboarding for social inclusion and gender equality.
• Advance Inspiring Social InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partner in SKATEBOARDING BEYOND project supporting development of innovative social inclusion methodology.
• Lab of Mining and Environmental Technology (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner (€1.74M, 2022-2025) focused on energy efficiency roadmaps to address energy poverty.
• Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisbon, Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium research partner.
• Ekodoma Ltd (Latvia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner for energy efficiency solutions.
• Green Synergy Cluster (Bulgaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner in Central/Eastern Europe.
• Europace FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner focused on building energy efficiency.
• Centro for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES, Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium renewable energy expertise partner.
• Obshtina Brezovo (Bulgaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER pilot municipality in Bulgaria.
• EKPIZO (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner representing consumer interests.
• Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER pilot municipality in Portugal.
• Riga Energy Agency (Latvia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER pilot municipality in Latvia.
• WIT BerrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022REVERTER project consortium partner.
• Barcelona Chamber of Commerce (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Lead partner in TOURBAN project (€1.33M, 2020-2023) for sustainable urban tourism SME support.
• Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project research partner from Germany.
• Estonian Chamber of Commerce and IndustrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project partner from Baltic region.
• Breda University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project academic partner.
• Creative Business Network (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project partner focused on creative business innovation.
• City of Dubrovnik Development Agency (Croatia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project partner from South-East Europe.
• Hungarian Hospitality Employers' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020TOURBAN project partner representing hospitality sector.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ZABALA Innovation Consulting: ZABALA is a Spain-headquartered consultancy specializing in European project advisory and management across Horizon Europe, LIFE, Interreg, and similar programs. Like B.Link, ZABALA operates as both advisor and consortium partner, with a comparable Iberian-Mediterranean client base.
• ttopstart: ttopstart is a European grant consultancy that supports academic, clinical, and public-sector clients in winning and managing EU funding (notably Horizon Europe and related programs). B.Link and ttopstart share the same EU funding advisory business model and project-management service offerings.
• Research Consulting: Research Consulting provides research funding advisory and project management services to universities, research institutes, and public-sector clients across Europe. B.Link and Research Consulting are directly comparable as specialist consultancies focused on helping clients access and manage EU research and innovation funding.
• PNO Consultants: PNO Consultants is a European funding and innovation consultancy that helps public and private organizations access EU grants (Horizon Europe, LIFE, Interreg, etc.). B.Link and PNO share the same core niche of EU funding advisory and consortium coordination across multiple EU programs.

Broad incumbents

• Technopolis Group: Technopolis Group is an established European research and innovation policy consultancy with deep EU institutional relationships. B.Link is a smaller, more focused counterpart operating in the same EU funding and project advisory space across overlapping themes (research, innovation, cohesion).
• IDEA Consult: IDEA Consult is a Belgian research and innovation consultancy providing evidence-based policy advice, EU program evaluations, and project support. Comparable to B.Link in supporting EU-funded initiatives and helping clients navigate EU funding instruments across thematic areas.
• Ecorys: Ecorys is a large international research and consulting company with a strong EU funding advisory and evaluation practice. Comparable to B.Link in helping public-sector and institutional clients design and deliver EU-funded projects across cohesion, environment, and social themes.
• VVA Consulting: VVA Consulting is a European economic and policy consultancy offering EU funding advisory, evaluation, and project management services. Comparable to B.Link in its multi-program EU focus and its support to public bodies across cohesion, regional development, and SME competitiveness themes.
• PPMI: PPMI is a research and policy consultancy that evaluates and advises on EU programs, particularly in employment, education, and social policy. B.Link and PPMI operate in adjacent corners of the same EU funding ecosystem and share similar consortium-coordination capabilities.
• SQW: SQW is a UK-based economic development and social research consultancy with experience advising on EU structural funds and regional development programmes. Comparable to B.Link as a specialist in translating EU funding opportunities into fundable, deliverable projects for public-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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