Open competition: “Innovation of start-up SMEs Phase II”

Status

Open
As of 14/12/2018
Until 29 June 2020

Call type

Open call for proposals (grants)

Area

Entrepreneurship

Applicants

Micro-entrepreneurs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Value of the tender

150.000.000,00 kn

Fund

European Regional Development Fund

Programme

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020

Business competitiveness

Summary

The Permanently Open Call for Proposals will be implemented under the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014. Priority 3 "Business Competitiveness" - 2020; Investment priority 3d "Supporting the creation of the capacity of SMEs to engage in the growth process in regional, national and international markets and innovation processes"; Specific Objective 3d2 "Improved innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises".

The call is intended for start-ups of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with the aim of encouraging them to successfully launch products and services with growth and export potential that are new to the market, with a focus on radical innovation and significant improvement in the commercialization of products and services. This Call will foster the innovation of start-ups to introduce innovations that result in a product/service that is new to the market.

Eligible applicants: micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Total allocation: 150.000.000,00 HRK

Minimum grant amount: 150.000,00 HRK

Maximum grant amount: 1.400.000,00 HRK

Project proposals will be submitted through the eFondovi system between 15 February 2019 at 11:00 a.m. and 29 June 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Tender documentation can be found Documentation

 

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Step Ri calls on small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the service development programme

Rijeka, 4 February – The University of Rijeka’s Step Ri Science and Technology Park has launched a public call for expressions of interest to participate in the 6-month programme of interactive workshops, education and counselling focused on the development of services in manufacturing companies.

The program is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises that want to complement their offer with innovative services and raise the value of their products, which can result in higher income, lower business risk, more favorable cost structure, higher offer value and entering new markets.

The small and medium-sized enterprises participating in the programme will:

  • have expert support in developing new services
  • undergo a structured and clearly defined programme of workshops, education and counselling;
  • develop new services that will be a supplement or complete substitute to the existing product offering
  • improve your business with the use of your own human resources, in a short period of time and with minimal investments and additional costs.

Participation in the programme is free of charge, i.e. companies will receive non-financial (de minimis) aid worth HRK 19,200 per company, and the number of participants is limited.

Companies wishing to participate are expected to:

  • participation of a team of experienced employees (minimum 2 persons);
  • a high level of engagement of team members with the support of high management during the execution of the program;
  • integration of the newly created offer (combinations of existing products and newly created services) into the existing business and its commercialization in domestic and foreign markets.

Program lasting from 6 months will be implemented April-September 2019 within the THINGS+ project co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg Central Europe programme.

Information presentations will be held:

  • in Rijeka 21.02.2019
  • in Zagreb 22.02.2019

More information on informational presentations: http://www.step.uniri.hr/things-plus-informativna-prezentacija/

More information, as well as the full text Public call for expressions of interest for participation in the pilot activities of the THINGS+ project can be found on the web link http://www.step.uniri.hr/portfolio/things-plus/ where also information on the application process can be found. Applications are open until March 15, 2019.

 

Contact:

Mario Vukelić

T: +385 (0) 51 265-976

M: +385 (0) 91 784 5991

e-mail: mario.vukelic@uniri.hr

web: www.step.uniri.hr

COMPETITION OF THE TOURIST ECONOMY - Public call for projects

The Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with the Tourism Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2020 and its action plans and national programmes related to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, is publishing a public call for proposals for projects – Competitiveness of the tourism economy.

The objectives of the call are to improve the offer of small family hotels, sustainable development, green tourism and the development of special forms of tourism (health, cultural, cyclotourism, nautical, congress, rural).

In addition to the main objective of increasing the attractiveness and competitiveness of Croatian tourism, the Programme should also contribute to achieving the following strategic objectives of tourism development:
 improving the structure and quality of accommodation
 new employment
 Realisation of new investments
 Increase in tourist spending
 the development of tourism in underdeveloped areas
 prolonging the season until year-round tourism

Public call date
28 January 2019

Deadline for submission of applications
by 1 March 2019

Applications to the public call may be submitted by:
 Small business entities (non-public companies, crafts and cooperatives)
 farms and family farms – family farms

More details about the Call can be found at the following link: https://mint.gov.hr/javni-pozivi-11414/11414

[INSPIRATION] Call for Tenders in Simple Procurement for Escape Factory Concept Design Services

Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. within the project INSPIRATION under the Cooperation Programme INTERREG V-A Slovenia Croatia for the programming period 2014-2020 and the approved project ID number SLO-HR 366 from the European Regional Development Fund, announces a call for tenders in the simple procurement procedure for services of creating the concept of the escape experience from Escape Factory.

More details on the call at the following link: Invitation to submit a tender in a simple procurement procedure