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Connected 2023 call for proposals: receive up to €10,000

Connected 2023 call for proposals: receive up to €10,000

Finally, a really interesting grant that can give your business a big boost.

Soon there will be the opening of the Call for Connected 2023 which, starting Jan. 31 will lend a strong hand to many of the enterprises that are enrolled in the CCIAA of Milan Monza Brianza Lodi.

If you are an opportunity-conscious person and your company wants to increase turnover and derive new profits then you really cannot miss this opportunity. In today's market to survive, you have to target new markets, develop effective digital strategies, and you have to be able to follow trends and available technologies. 

For this reason, the Milan Monza Brianza Lodi Chamber of Commerce has made available to SMEs in its territorial district the Connected for the Year 2023 call with the aim of providing a grant To encourage the development of Digital strategies for promoting companies in new markets. The contribution can come from up to 10,000 euros.

Now you are probably asking yourself the following questions:

Who can apply for the Connected 2023 call?

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in all economic sectors with the following characteristics:

  • have Registered office in the territory of the CCIAA of Milan, Monza Brianza and Lodi
  • Are in good standing with the payment of the annual chamber fee
  • possess A multilingual website active and created after 01.07.2022
  • possess At least one of the following digital channels:
    - Multilingual e-commerce;
    - Company page on an international marketplace;
    - one or more corporate social pages, which must mandatorily be the object on which the budgeted digital marketing activities will be carried out.

Not firms that have been awarded a grant under one of the Calls may be considered eligible for assistance:

  • Grants to MPMIs for digital export development - Year 2019;
  • Grants to MPMIs to develop Digital Strategies for Global Markets Year 2020;
  • Grants for the Development of Digital Strategies for Global Markets - CONneSSi Year 2021;
  • Grants for the Development of Digital Strategies for Global Markets - CONneSSi Year 2022.

All enterprises that have been admitted to the grant by Chamber of Commerce measure on one of the Calls listed above and listed in art. 3 of the Notice are considered “assignees,” regardless of whether or not they have completed the project and received the corresponding grant. Exceptions are only those enterprises that have renounced the contribution within the deadline established by the Notice (equal to 20 calendar days from the date of the notice of allocation), which will not be considered assignees.

What are the eligible expenses of the Connected 2023 call?

Eligible expenses are all those expenses that are eligible and related to business expansion in international markets through digital services such as:

  • Digital Marketing activities to plan and implement a strategy aimed at increasing the company's visibility: Content and Social Media Marketing, Display Advertising, Email Marketing, Couponing, Blogging (for a maximum of €6,000.00);
  • Promotion and advertising campaigns to improve the visibility of the company's presence on search engines (Google Ads), social platforms (Facebook Ads) and/or marketplace (Amazon Advertising) (for a maximum of €8,000.00);
  • Interventions aimed at improving organic search engine rankings (SEO, SEM) to optimize the website (for a maximum of 6,000.00 €);
  • Live Streaming Commerce To organize and implement online sales activities at live streaming on online channels (such as Instagram, Facebook, Amazon Live, Taobao Live, we Chat, Lazada).

 

What are the constraints I have to meet?

Among the constraints, in order to be eligible for the measure is the following mandatory participation in the Digital Export training course (4 hours total) disbursed free of charge by Promos Italy by July 2023.

Is there a spending minimum for the Connected 2023 Call for Proposals?

Le minimal expenses shall amount to at least € 5.000. The maximum contribution will amount to € 10.000 e is assigned based on some simple parameters to be checked together.

How to apply to the Connected 2023 call?

All expenses must be incurred on or after 01/31/2023 and concluded within 240 days of the granting of the facility.

Please note that the application for access to the Connected 2023 Call for Proposals grant must be submitted electronically starting on January 31, 2023, until the available funds are exhausted, but no later than March 13, 2023.

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Why should you turn to Octagona?

If you really want to participate in the call, receive the grant and expand your business to increase turnovers and derive profits then find out the 3 reasons why you should turn to Octagona.

Speed of action

In order not to miss the opportunity and get there before the funds are exhausted, it is necessary to move now, without waiting. Speed, however, should not come at the expense of quality and accuracy. We are used to working on projects, meeting deadlines, and we know how to speed up just when we need to thanks to our really knowledgeable consultants.

International knowledge of markets

The grant is crucial but so are the results and guarantees of success that you need to look for. Octagona has been successfully dealing with Internationalization and Digital Export for over 20 years. Our core business is creating strategies and bringing them to fruition also thanks to our super reliable partners.

Specific knowledge of all Digital Export tools

The call for proposals funds activities such as: Content and Social Media marketing, Display Advertising, Email marketing, Couponing, Blogging, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Amazon Advertising, SEO, SEM, photo or video shoots, fees on Amazon, Alibaba, Ebay, etc.

If you got lost in the names you just read then you should know that we will take care of supporting you first in creating the strategy and then in choosing the tools and partners to accomplish what we will have defined together.

Find out what we can do for your company's Digital Export:

 

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What to do now?

Imagine the great competitive advantages that a digital expansion strategy can bring to your business and at the same time become aware that not doing so means falling behind and taking many risks. 

Apply for the Connected 2023 Call: contact us by sending an email to octagona@octagona.com or by calling us at 059 9770184 And grow your business abroad.

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