{"id":7648,"date":"2022-11-15T12:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/13th-amendment-of-the-call-to-action-strengthening-tourism-smes-for-their-modernization-and-the-quality-upgrade-of-the-services-provided\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T08:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T08:13:54","slug":"13th-amendment-of-the-call-to-action-strengthening-tourism-smes-for-their-modernization-and-the-quality-upgrade-of-the-services-provided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/13th-amendment-of-the-call-to-action-strengthening-tourism-smes-for-their-modernization-and-the-quality-upgrade-of-the-services-provided\/","title":{"rendered":"13th amendment of the Call for Proposals for the Action: support to tourism SMEs for their modernisation and the qualitative upgrading of the services provided"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13h-tropopoihsh-ths-drashs-enishysh-touristikon-mme-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The thirteenth (13th) amendment of the Call for Applications for Funding Applications for Business Plans under the Action: <strong>support to tourism SMEs for their modernization and the qualitative upgrading of the services provided<\/strong> by EPANEK has been published. According to the amendment, the final verification request for all beneficiaries of the Action can be submitted within 60 calendar days from the end date of the implementation of their investment plans. See more information about the action <strong>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antagonistikotita.gr\/epanek\/news.asp?id=1507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>\n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The program aims <strong>to strengthen the investment plans<\/strong> of <strong>existing very small, small and medium tourism businesse<\/strong>s of all sectors for:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>modernisation of<\/strong> their <strong>infrastructure <\/strong>and <strong>operation<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>their quality upgrade and enrichment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the upgrading and certification of the offered products and services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The aim <strong>is to improve their position<\/strong> in the <strong>domestic and international tourism market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3C0;&#x3C1;&#x3BF;&#x3CB;&#x3C0;&#x3BF;&#x3BB;&#x3BF;&#x3B3;&#x3B9;&#x3C3;&#x3BC;&#x3CC;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3B4;&#x3C1;&#x3AC;&#x3C3;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3B5;&#x3BD;&#x3AF;&#x3C3;&#x3C7;&#x3C5;&#x3C3;&#x3B7;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;&#x3C1;&#x3B9;&#x3C3;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3CE;&#x3BD;-&#x3BC;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;\"><strong>Budget of the Action: support to tourism SMEs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The Action&#8217;s budget amounts to <strong>110,000,000 euros.<\/strong> It is co-financed <strong>by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/factsheets\/el\/sheet\/95\/el-fondo-europeo-de-desarrollo-regional-feder-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">European Regional Development Fund<\/a> (ERDF) of the European Union and by national resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3AF;&#x3C9;&#x3BC;&#x3B1;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3BC;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C7;&#x3AE;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/established-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Existing<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_size\/very-small\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">micro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_size\/small\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_size\/medium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medium-sized<\/a> enterprises<\/strong> active <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/tourism-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/tourism-en\/\">tourism<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Existing businesses that keep B&#8217; and C&#8217; category books, which until 31.12.2015 have closed two or more management years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New businesses that do not fall into the above category of existing ones and have been established until 31.12.2015.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>They are subsidized for investment projects of 15,000 euros up to <strong>150,000 EUR<\/strong> provided <strong>not exceed the total turnover of the company&#8217;s tourism activities in 2015<\/strong> or the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand euros (150,000 euros), <strong>if the turnover is<\/strong> greater than <strong>150,000 EUR<\/strong> and cannot be less than fifteen thousand euros (15,000 euros). It is clarified that in case the business has a mixed activity, then only the turnover of tourist activities will be taken into account.<\/p>\n\n<p>The funding covers <strong>40%<\/strong> of the eligible costs and is increased by <strong>10%<\/strong>, reaching <strong>50%<\/strong> in the case of recruitment of new staff.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3B3;&#x3BF;&#x3C1;&#x3AF;&#x3B5;&#x3C2;-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B9;&#x3B4;&#x3CC;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C3;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;\"><strong>Subsidy categories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Buildings, facilities and surroundings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Machinery \u2013 Equipment<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equipment and Installations for environmental protection &amp; energy &amp; water saving<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development &amp; Certification of quality assurance &amp; environmental management systems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wage costs of employees (existing and\/or new staff)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software and Software Services<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Means<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monitoring of the implementation of the Investment Plan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Studies\/market research<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promotion<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espa.io\/epidotisi\/arrange-a-call\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The thirteenth (13th) amendment of the Call for Applications for Funding Applications for Business Plans under the Action: support to tourism SMEs for their modernization and the qualitative upgrading of the services provided by EPANEK has been published. 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