The action concerns the “Support for Unemployed Individuals to Establish a Business in RIS3 Strategic Sectors” (Action ESO4.1.d). The objective of the Action is to support unemployed individuals in undertaking professional activities related to their field of expertise in sectors included in the Smart Specialisation Strategy in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
Online application start date: Monday 04/03/2024 at 09:00
Online application deadline: Tuesday 14/05/2024 at 15:00
Minimum grant amount per business plan: €10,000
Maximum grant amount per business plan: €50,000
Funding rate: 80% – 100% (provided that personnel costs covering at least 1 Annual Work Unit (AWU) are included)
Action budget: €5,000,000
The public expenditure of this call is financed by National Resources and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) under the Regional Programme “Eastern Macedonia and Thrace” 2021–2027 (RP EMTh 2021–2027).
Beneficiaries:
Businesses to be established:
a) After the publication of the call (28-12-2023).
b) Whose shareholders/partners/owners have been unemployed and registered in the unemployment registers of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) for at least three months prior to the publication date of the call, i.e. since 28-9-2023, and up to the submission of the funding application. This category also includes self-employed professionals holding a professional licence who have not been practising a liberal or other profession (i.e. have not registered a business activity) for three months prior to the publication date of the call and up to the submission of the funding application.
c) Which will operate exclusively under Activity Codes (KAD) related to their field of expertise (degree or qualification) and included in the eligible Activity Codes listed in ANNEX 3: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES (KAD) – RIS3.
Eligible Expenditure
| 1 | Personnel costs |
| 2 | Equipment, Means of Transport and Instruments Costs |
| 3 | Costs for Buildings, Land, Facilities and Surrounding Areas |
| 4 | Service Provision Costs |
| 5 | Operating Costs |
| 6 | Software Costs |
| 7 | Publicity, Promotion and Networking Costs |
| 8 | Indirect Costs (e.g. electricity, fixed-line and mobile business telephone services, water supply, heating and other shared expenses) |
Maximum duration for completion of the physical and financial scope of the project: The implementation period of the approved business plans must not exceed twenty-four (24) months from the date of approval of the evaluation results.
Application Submission Procedure The funding application is submitted electronically and exclusively through the Integrated State Aid Management Information System (OPSKE), using the standardised Funding Application Submission Form available in OPSKE (ANNEX 2: INDICATIVE ELECTRONIC FUNDING APPLICATION SUBMISSION FORM). Funding applications for which all mandatory fields in OPSKE have not been completed cannot be submitted or proceed to the next stage. When submitting the funding application, the potential beneficiary of the Action is required to complete all of the following steps:
- Complete the relevant fields of the application form in OPSKE, as presented in ANNEX 2: INDICATIVE ELECTRONIC FUNDING APPLICATION SUBMISSION FORM,
- Attach to OPSKE the supporting documents required to be submitted electronically along with the funding application,
- Finalise the funding application so that it becomes available for processing at the next stage. The funding applications that have been definitively submitted, as evidenced by the electronic submission (finalisation) date and time recorded in OPSKE, will be evaluated comparatively.
