Identity and Purpose of Action
Support in the form of direct capital assistance, small business is a critical issue. Small businesses, especially those operating in less developed regions of the country, they experience problems and adaptability have fewer growth opportunities against large companies or those operating at the central level.
At the same time, characterized by limited investment implementation, mainly because of the inability to access the financial system, lack of expertise, from failure to extend to expanded markets, and typically face higher costs of production and operation.
The choice of support and development of micro and small enterprises at regional level aimed primarily at stimulating the regional economy, maintaining jobs and creating new ones, aiming to keep the population in these areas and to increase social cohesion.
The Regional Operational programs (ROP) of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007 - 2013 synchrimatodotoyntai by the European Union within the framework of Structural Funds on social and oikonomiki synochi stochefoyn and strengthen the competitiveness of the Greek economically.
This program assisted companies operating throughout the country and intend to implement investment projects in the areas of manufacturing, tourism, trade and services, aimed at:
The modernization of the operation and business management
The modernization of the production process
The upgrading of the quality of service
Ensuring operational business processes with more environmentally friendly
The enrichment, diversification and development of services in tourism
The innovative
The introduction of information technologies
The investment proposals of enterprises which will entachthoyn to thirteen (13) Axes of five (5) Regional Operational Programmes of, publicly enischyontai epichorigisi the opoia comes from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and implemented in implementation of the European Commission communication "Temporary framework for State aid measures in order to support access to finance during the current financial and economic crisis» (2009/C83/01). The total resources made available by the Greek government and the European Union to increase private investment In the frame of the notice referred o This Guide, amounting to 1.05 billion euros (1.050.000.000 €), and broken down by region and Topic under the table in Annex A of the Information Guide.
What is funded
Projects Small and Very Small Enterprises in thirteen (13) Administrative Regions (axes relative to the five (5) Regional Operational Programmes), subsidized budget, which is per module can range from:
i) on 50000-300000 euros (50,000 έως 300.000 €) for the theme "Transformation"
ii) on 30000-250000 euros (30,000 to 250.000 €) for the theme "Tourism"
iii) on 20000-200000 euros (20,000 έως 200.000 €) for the theme "Trade"
iv) on 20000-200000 euros (20,000 έως 200.000 €) for the theme "Services"
Each ypopsifios investor to carry out investment proposal with a budget of more than a maximum budget of the module in which a proposal. In this case, although the excess costs are not subsidized, subject to evaluation and control is all the investment proposal.
For purposes hereof, the Greek territory is divided into two (2) geographic areas, with rates of payment 55% or 65% of subsidized budget, as mentioned above. Specifically, the areas included in each geographical area are presented in Appendix A of the Information Guide.
The aid provided regarding the preservation of jobs and increase business competitiveness to be achieved through targeted actions that contribute to the development of innovation, environmental protection, energy conservation, introduction to new technologies.
The aid provided on the following topics:
a) Topic "Processing": Refers to strengthen competitiveness and innovation of small and micro enterprises in manufacturing
b) Topic "Tourism": Refers to strengthen competitiveness and innovation of tourism small and micro enterprises (tourist accommodation) without increasing their capacity
c) Topic "Trade": Refers to strengthen competitiveness and innovation of small and micro enterprises in the branches of the tertiary sector
d) Topic "Services": Refers to strengthen competitiveness and innovation of small and micro enterprises in the branches of the tertiary sector
Businesses operating in the system of 'franchise »(franchising) and submit a proposal included in the above topics.
The primary production of agricultural products and fisheries sector are excluded from this notice.
The summary of its eligible costs shown in Table 3 information guide.
Eligible combinations of actions and its costs are presented in Table 4 information guide.
Detailed explanations on eligibility of expenditure by category of eligible energy and eligible costs are given in Table 5 of the Guide.
NOT eligible costs:
VAT of any category of expenditure.
EXCEPTION: The VAT is not recoverable by the beneficiary may be considered eligible. Not eligible beneficiary of the tax if he has any way to falling tax revenues under the scheme has been subject to the relevant portion of VAT Tax.
They are also not eligible beneficiary VAT subject to a flat-rate or discount rate.
any expenditure which took place before the pre-publication of this
expenditures for building (construction, modernization of buildings, etc.), a land / property does not belong in full ownership to the potential recipient.
EXCEPTION:
Included in the eligible costs: the costs of building if any concession or lease use or lawful establishment of usufruct over the property for at least eight (8) years. The period of eight years from the date of submission of the investment proposal.
Where the lease or the creation or grant of usufruct use has not been concluded at the time of the investment proposal, submitted a declaration that they produced to take any part of the grant, (interim payment, advance grant final payment), giving use or lease, or establishing legal right to use property for a period of not less than eight (8) years from the date of the investment proposal. Especially for the construction of a building lease shall be fifteen (15) years.
Although the costs are eligible from the date of pre-publication of the notice, prospective investors are advised not to proceed with implementation costs before notifying them of the letter (sent by the EFD) to fund or not the investment proposal (if the financing of investment is crucial for the investor to implement or not the investment).
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