The Action aims to strengthen and support the export orientation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country and concerns the support of investment projects that aim at the exploitation and development of modern technologies and the upgrading of the products produced, the services provided and their activities in general. The purpose of the Action is to improve the competitiveness and extroversion of enterprises, their integration into international value chains and the strengthening of the international presence of their products, through their participation in trade fairs organized outside Greece in the European Union and in third countries.
It is mandatory to achieving an increase in exports of the aided enterprise [in relation to the amount of its exports in the base year (tax year 2024)] in an amount at least equal to 70% of the public completion expenditure, which must be achieved no later than three years from the completion of the operation.
Existing Small, Very Small and Medium Enterprises, which prior to the date of electronic submission of the funding application:
When submitting the funding application, it must be demonstrated that at least the twenty-five percent (25%) of the Private Participation of the proposed budget is secured with equity.
For the formation of the budget of the investment projects to be financed in the Action, the following basic categories of eligible expenses are:
Additionally, expenses are supported for:
a) salary costs of newly hired personnel,
b) indirect costs