Business Size

Micro Enterprises

116 Programs
Small / micro enterprises are defined as enterprises that employ fewer than 50 employees and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed €10 million.

Programs

Closed
Launched: 06-05-2026

Start a Business (Xekino Epicheirimatika): 100% Grant of up to €36,000 for Graduates

The Start a Business programme (in Greek «Ξεκινώ Επιχειρηματικά», Xekino Epicheirimatika) is part of the Operational Programme “Competitiveness 2021–2027” under ESPA. Its purpose is to activate human capital. More specifically, it aims to strengthen self-employment and to develop new business initiatives that contribute to higher employment. The programme is aimed… Read More

Deadline
30-06-2026
Subsidy
100%–100%
Closed
Launched: 18-05-2026

NSRF (ESPA)

Epicheiro Sterea (Central Greece): Subsidy of up to 75% for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The “Epicheiro Sterea” action (in Greek «Επιχειρώ Στερεά», “Doing Business in Central Greece”) is part of the Regional Programme “Central Greece” 2021-2027, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and national funds. The strategic goal of the action is to finance investment plans that fall exclusively within one of… Read More

Deadline
18-09-2026
Subsidy
70%–75%
Investment
+€30.000 - €800.000
Closed
Launched: 31-03-2026

NSRF (ESPA)

“MADE IN GREECE”: New ESPA Programme for Supporting Manufacturing SMEs

MADE IN GREECE The “MADE IN GREECE” subsidy is the new ESPA 2021–2027 action supporting small and medium-sized enterprises with funding of up to 55%. The action “MADE IN GREECE”, part of the “Competitiveness 2021–2027” Programme, aims to strengthen domestic production in key sectors of the Greek economy by increasing… Read More

Deadline
02-06-2026
Subsidy
50%–55%
Investment
+€100.000 – €400.000
Expected

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery (Attica)

Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery The action “Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery” aims to strengthen activities in the priority sectors of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy, as defined for the Region of Attica (Regional Extensions), by supporting investment plans… Read More

Subsidy
50%–65%
Investment
+65000000
Closed
Launched: 08-05-2025

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for Existing Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”)

Support for Existing Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”) The action “Go Green” aims to support existing micro and small enterprises operating on small Greek islands (population of up to 3,100 inhabitants). Its goal is to stimulate the local economy through… Read More

Deadline
10-07-2025
Subsidy
70%
Investment
+20.000.000,00€
Closed
Launched: 08-05-2025

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for the Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”)

Support for the Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”) The Action “Go Green” is part of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) 2021–2027 framework and aims to stimulate entrepreneurship on small Greek islands with a population of up to 3,100… Read More

Deadline
10-07-2025
Subsidy
70%
Investment
+30.000.000,00€
Expected

NSRF (ESPA)

Pre-Announcement: “Export Orientation of SMEs” Action

The Programme The Action entitled “Export Orientation of SMEs” will be implemented with resources from the “Competitiveness” Programme of ESPA 2021–2027 totalling €200 million. It targets the strengthening and support of the export orientation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Greece. The action seeks to encourage investment plans aimed at… Read More

Subsidy
40%–60%
Investment
+200.000.000 €
Closed
Launched: 16-12-2024

Recovery and Resilience Fund

Digital Tools for SMEs B’

Digital Tools for SMEs B’ – The Programme The purpose of the Programme “Digital Tools for SMEs B'” is to enhance the digital maturity of small and medium-sized enterprises across a broad range of economic sectors. Through the Programme, participating businesses can receive support in order to: Modernise their production,… Read More

Deadline
09-05-2025
Subsidy
80%–90%
Investment
+42000000
Closed
Launched: 16-10-2024

Recovery and Resilience Fund

Grants for Diving Tourism

The programme “Grants for Diving Tourism” aims to promote the underwater environment through the creation and upgrading of diving/submarine parks, and to exploit the comparative advantages (natural and cultural) of Greece in accordance with sustainability principles, while improving the country’s overall tourism offering by enhancing its diversification and developing special-interest… Read More

Deadline
20-12-2024
Subsidy
60%–100%
Investment
+6200000
Closed
Launched: 21-10-2024

DYPA (Public Employment Service)

Creation of New Jobs (NJP) for Unemployed Persons in RIS3 Strategy Businesses in the Region of South Aegean

Within the framework of the action “Creation of New Jobs (NJP) for Unemployed Persons in RIS3 Strategy Businesses in the Region of South Aegean”, the employment of unemployed individuals with higher formal qualifications in businesses operating in the South Aegean Region is supported. The purpose of the action is the… Read More

Deadline
17-01-2025
Subsidy
100%–100%
Investment
+47.200€
Closed
Launched: 25-09-2024

NSRF (ESPA)

Priority Application of Mainly Non-Technological Innovations by Enterprises under the Regional Dimension of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy

The Action “Priority Application of Mainly Non-Technological Innovations by Enterprises under the Regional Dimension of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy” includes innovative interventions for reorganising the production and/or administrative functions of the Region’s enterprises, such as changing the production process (production lines, reorganising the sales system and/or the internal operation… Read More

Deadline
05-12-2024
Subsidy
70%–70%
Investment
+60.000-400.000€
Closed
Launched: 16-09-2024

NSRF (ESPA)

Sales Promotion and Export Development (North Aegean Region)

The action “Sales Promotion and Export Development” is financed within the above programme under Specific Objective 1.3: “Strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including through productive investments”, aiming to support the activities of priority sectors of the Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) through… Read More

Deadline
14-11-2024
Subsidy
50%–50%
Investment
+60.000-300.000€