Objectives:
Program to support projects with high potential impact that increase business competitiveness through integrated actions that affect innovation, internationalization and investment.
Subsidies:
1. Investment aid in favor of SMEs:
– Investment in tangible assets.
2. Aid for SME consulting services:
– Consultancy services for innovation, investment and internationalization.
3. Aid for SME participation in fairs:
– Participation in trade fairs abroad
4. Aid for research and development projects:
– Experimental development activities and feasibility studies.
5. Aid for process and organizational innovation:
– Activities of innovation in processes and organization.
6. Aid to innovation for SMEs:
– Preparation, validation and defense of patents and other intangible assets.
Each institution may submit one (1) single application. The request shall, therefore, a project basis integral.
If the number of requests for the same company exceeds this limit, the examining body will evaluate only the first application received and automatically reject the remaining applications.
Amount of aid:
Investment in tangible assets 20%(small business) 10% (other SMEs)
Consultancy services for innovation, investment and internationalization 50% (small business) 50% (other SMEs)
Participation in trade fairs abroad 50% (small business) 50% (other SMEs)
Experimental development activities and feasibility studies 45% (small business) 35% (other SMEs)
Innovation activities and organizational processes 50% (peequeña company) 50% (other SMEs)
Collection, validation and defense of patents and other intangible assets 50% (small business) 50% (other SMEs)
Projects that fail to obtain at least 40 points, will be dismissed for not meeting the minimum score to be supported financially.
The aid granted shall not exceed the following amounts per applicant in each of the projects supported entity:
Areas: innovation, investment, internationalization
Two areas 300,000 (small business) 400,000 (medium enterprises)
Three areas 450,000 (small business) 500,000 (medium enterprises)
The minimum eligible base will be 500,000 euros, of which a maximum of 50% will be personnel expenses.
Regardless of the time when the action is developed, it may award the grant to one or more exercises budget.
Application date: Until February 26, 2016.