The SME internationalization support call 2024-25 offers Emilia-Romagna businesses the opportunity to expand into foreign markets through non-repayable grants. Part of the ERDF Regional Program 2021-2027, the call aims to strengthen the competitiveness of companies by facilitating access to new sales channels, particularly digital, and improving their global presence.
Projects aiming at the’expansion to up to two foreign markets and making use of consultancy and participation in maximum 4 fairs In the target countries.
The regional grant will be awarded on a non-repayable basis:
However, the regional contribution may not exceed:
The EC Regulation 1407/2013 of December 18, 2013 on aid applies to the contributions under this notice. de minimis.
Applications must be submitted via application Sphinx 2020 starting at 12 noon on January 13, 2025, until the hours 4 p.m. Feb. 13, 2025.
The Region, in order to monitor that the need for grant applications does not exceed the ceiling of financial resources allocated for the financing of the investments provided in this call, will proceed to the early closure of the said window upon reaching a number maximum by 400 questions presented.
For more information, please see the official announcement page on the official website of the Emilia Romagna Region.
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Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises based in Emilia-Romagna can participate. Also admitted are aggregations of SMEs, such as ATI, ATS or business networks, provided that all the participating companies are located in the region. The call is part of the FESR Regional Program 2021-2027 and aims to strengthen competitiveness in foreign markets.
The grant contribution is equal to 60% of the eligible expenses for companies participating in a single form, up to a maximum of 40,000 euros. For ATI, ATS and networks, it rises to 70%, with a ceiling of 140,000 euros. The value cannot exceed these limits under any circumstances.
The call funds expansion projects in up to two foreign markets. Companies can use consultancy services and participate in a maximum of four trade fairs in the target countries. The goal is to facilitate access to new sales channels, particularly digital ones, and improve the companies’ international presence.
The application is submitted online via the Sfinge 2020 application. The window opens at 12:00 on January 13, 2025, and closes at 16:00 on February 13, 2025. The Region may close the window before the deadline if it reaches the maximum number of 400 submitted applications.
The Region closes the submission window early when the number of applications reaches 400. This is intended to prevent the need for contributions from exceeding the allocated resources ceiling. For this reason, it is advisable to submit the application in the first few days of opening, without waiting until February 13, 2025.
Yes, the contributions under the call are subject to Regulation CE 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on de minimis aid. Therefore, companies must take into account other de minimis aid already received, because the scheme sets overall limits on public aid of a lower amount that can be used by the same company.
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