17,000 euros for the creation of a business by unemployed 30-59 year olds with an emphasis on women – Applications until 21/1
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the deadline for submitting electronic funding applications for the new “Enhancement Program of Entrepreneurship for unemployed aged 30-59 with an emphasis on women, with a subsidy of 17,000 euros.
The objective of the action with a total budget of 100,000,000 euros is to promote entrepreneurship, through the creation of new small and medium businesses. Already more than 3,500 applications have either been submitted, or are being processed.
Beneficiaries are registered unemployed in the digital register of DYPA, aged 30 to 59 yearsn. The funding application, which includes a proposal of their business plan is submitted electronically to the Integrated Information System of State Aid (OPSKE) at the electronic address: https://app.opske.gr/.
The duration of the grant is set at twelve (12) months, starting on the start date of the business activity. The amount of support for each new business amounts to 17,000 euros and is paid in three installments as follows:
- 1st installment of 4,600 euros, after the start of activity
- 2nd installment of 6,200 euros, after the end of the first semester from the start
- 3rd installment of 6,200 euros, after the end of the second semester from the beginning
The applications will be evaluated by DYPA in order to select the business proposals that will be included with the comparative evaluation methodology.
The program is frequently financed by the Greek State and the European Social Fund (EKT+) in the framework of the Human Resources and Social Cohesion Program 2021-2027.
For the Public Invitation and detailed information visit: https://www.dypa.gov.gr/active-employment-policies