The Action "Adaptation Plans for Small and Medium Enterprises with a Capacity of 20-50 Annual Work Units (EME)" of the "Competitiveness" Program was pre-published, which concerns the support of small and medium enterprises with a capacity of 20-50 employees (Annual Work Units - EME) for the development and implementation of plans adapting them to the requirements of modern organizational operation and developing the skills of their staff, with an emphasis on "green" management options, digital modernization, extroversion and supply chain management.
Budget: €30,000,000
The Action is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF+) and the Greek State.
Eligible Companies
Existing SMEs, which in the year 2023 had at least 20 Annual Work Units of employment.
Project budget
The subsidized budget of each project ranges from €25,000 to €130,000.
The subsidized budget of the business plan cannot exceed the highest turnover achieved in one of the last three (or less if the company does not have three) management periods preceding the year of submitting the funding application with a maximum amount of €130,000.
Eligible Expenses
- Receiving consultant services (diagnosis of needs, consulting services)
2.Training expenses for the development of "soft" skills of employees
3. Training expenses (with simplified costs – application of unit costs according to EU law)
4. Costs of Certification of learning outcomes (recognized certificates)
5.Salary cost of newly hired employees (1 Annual Work Unit – EME)
The costs of managing business plans are not reimbursed under the Action.
Submission and Evaluation of Funding Applications
Funding applications will only be submitted electronically without the presentation of a physical file of supporting documents through the Integrated State Aid Management Information System (IPSKE). The deadline and method of submission, the required supporting documents, the obligations of the beneficiaries, the evaluation criteria of the applications, as well as the other implementation conditions will be described in the Detailed Call for the Action.
The methodology that will be applied for the evaluation of the Action is the Direct Evaluation.
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