The Action“Support for the establishment of businesses in the Peloponnese Region by unemployed people” was announced.

The Action aims to support entrepreneurship and self-employment by supporting unemployed people to start a professional activity in self-employment space.

Applications start date 02/03/2022 at 13:00

Applications closing date 06/05/2022 at 15:00

Conditions for inclusion

• Unemployed persons aged 18-65 registered with the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) who have an unemployment card valid both on the date of publication of the Call(23/02/2022) and on the day before the start date
  activity at the tax office
• Fulfilled military obligations for male candidates
• Start of activity with an eligible Call ID of business activity.
• Eligible Forms of Business: sole proprietorship, limited or general partnership (Ο.Ε., Ε.Ε., Ε.Π.Ε., Ι.Κ.Ε) association

Grounds for non-inclusion

• Beneficiaries must NOT be employed as employees in the same or another enterprise and must NOT be receiving pension from the date of commencement of activity and for the entire duration of the project
• Ineligible forms of enterprises
  • Franchising, shop in shop, agency network
  • Enterprises active in the fisheries and primary production sector
    production of agricultural products (plant and animal)
  • Associated enterprises

Timetable for action

Beneficiaries are invited to start their activity at the competent tax office after the date of publication of the Call(23/02/2022) andat the latest within two (2) months from the date of adoption of the decision to award the project.

An extension of one (1) month may be granted upon request to the Implementing Agency.

The starting date for the eligibility of expenditure is the date of the start of the activity and the timetable for the implementation of the projects will be twelve (12) months from the date of the start of the activity.

Amount of grant

The grant amount is 14.800,00€ and is paid in three (3) instalments as follows:

1. 4.000,00€ after the start of activity at the competent tax office
2. 5.400,00€ at the end of the first six months from the start of activity
3. 5.400,00€ at the end of the second semester from the start of activity

Eligible expenditure

• Rent of business space
• Water, energy, telephone and heating costs
• Expenditure on third-party fees (legal, accounting, consultancy, etc.)
• Promotion and networking costs
• Beneficiary’s insurance contributions
• Expenditure on the supply of consumables
• Staff salary costs
• Depreciation of fixed equipment

For more information you can contact us at 210 8020555 or [email protected].