Scheme Plan to support New Business Activity
01.
Beneficiaries
- Youth aged 18 to 29 (i.e., those who have completed their 18th year and have not yet reached their 30th year on the date of proposal submission).
- Men aged 30 to 50 (i.e., those who have completed their 30th year and have not yet reached their 51st year on the date of proposal submission).
- Women aged 30 to 55 (i.e., those who have completed their 30th year and have not yet reached their 56th year on the date of proposal submission).
- Must be unemployed or salaried employees on the date of proposal submission.
- Must not have been engaged in entrepreneurial activity for at least six (6) months prior to the date of proposal submission.
02.
Eligible Expenses
DIRECT EXPENSES – Actual Cost
- Equipment
- Special Facilities
- Buildings – Construction / Expansion
- Buildings – Renovation / Refurbishment
- Buildings – Purchase
- Advertising Promotion
INDIRECT EXPENSES – Calculated Cost
- Other Expenses – Flat rate of 7%, calculated on the total of eligible direct expenses.
03.
Funding Percentage
Maximum eligible total budget for the application: €120,000
Minimum eligible total budget for the proposal: €10,000Public Funding Percentage:
- Category (A) (18-29 years old): 70%
- Category (B) Men 30-50 years old: 60%
- Category (C) Women 30-55 years old: 60%