The action Strengthening existing RIS3 strategy operations in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Action RSO1.3.b) aims to support very small, small and medium-sized enterprises in the Region. The aid concerns the production of new, innovative or improved products and services, with the aim of strengthening their competitiveness and their better positioning in domestic and international markets.
Existing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which:
• before the date of electronic submission of the funding application, they have at least two (2) fully closed administrative fiscal years2 for the years preceding the date of publication of the Call (i.e. 2022 and 2023),
• are substantially active in sectors of the RIS3 strategy, i.e. they have, during the calendar year preceding the date of publication of the Call, a main CSD or a CSD with the highest revenue in CSD included in Annex 1: Eligible sectors of activity (CSD),
• the operation must concern (investment capital) in at least one of the eligible capitals of Annex 1: Eligible sectors of activity (capital). It is clarified that the enterprise is not obliged to have the investment capital at the time of submitting the funding application, but must have it before the first disbursement.
According to the regulation:
• Personnel expenses
• Equipment, Transport & Instrument Expenses
• Expenditures for Buildings, Land, Facilities
• Expenses for the Provision of Services
• Software Expenses
• Advertising, Promotion & Networking Expenses
• Indirect Costs