Start of submissions

The period for online funding applications for the action of the ERANEK: Support for the Establishment and Operation of New Tourism SMEs, which aims to strengthen entrepreneurship, starts on 18.12.2017 The establishment of a new business incubator for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the tourism sector The aim is to support the creation of new micro, small and medium-sized tourism enterprises in the tourism sector through the creation of new micro, small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

The Action supports Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that will be active in the tourism sector and will have an eligible investment CAR until the first disbursement of the grant.

The businesses that will be established should operate exclusively in one of the following forms: Enterprises of corporate / commercial character [S.A., Ltd., OE or E.E., P.C., Sole Proprietorship, Social Cooperative Enterprise of Law 4019/2011, Cooperatives, Pleasure Ships Shipping Company (NEPA]).

Eligible activities

• Hotels of category 3 stars and above, with a capacity of 10 to 50 beds (Capacity of hotel accommodation greater than fifty (50) beds, is not a reason for exclusion / rejection of the proposal. However, the part of the investment plan that concerns the capacity of more than fifty (50) beds will be financed with own funds.)
• Tourist furnished houses, at least 3
• Rented furnished rooms – apartments of 3 keys or more, with a minimum capacity of 10 beds
• Hotel tourist accommodation within traditional buildings provided for in P.D. 33/1979
- Organised tourist camps (Camping) of 3 stars and above
- Youth hostels
• Travel agencies
• Alternative forms of tourism (Sports tourism, Maritime Tourism, Rural tourism, etc.)

Please note that the action is for business plans of €25,000 to €400,000 and submissions can only be made online via the website: http://www.ependyseis.gr/mis.

The subsidy rate can reach 50%, in case the investment plan provides for the recruitment of new staff for at least 0.2 SRM of paid employment (It will be checked one year after the implementation of the investment).