The Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development has published a tender for the implementation of the intervention 75.01. Setting up of young farmers.
Financial allocation
The total amount of funds available is 50.000.000,00 EUR, and the intensity of the public aid is 100 % total eligible costs.
The amount of public support is fixed and amounts 75,000.00 euros.
Eligible applicants
Young farmers who are holders/responsible persons in:
the Family Farm
crafts for which agriculture is the predominant activity registered in the trade register
a company whose principal activity is agriculture according to the National Classification of Activities (Section A, Section 01, groups 01.1 to 01.6 inclusive) is registered in the Register of Business Entities maintained by the National Statistical Office (excluding companies whose founders and owners are bodies governed by public law).
Eligibility conditions
the young farmer is registered in the Farmer's Register as the holder/responsible person of the holding,
the agricultural land of the beneficiary’s holding must be registered in ARKOD (LPIS);
the animals on the beneficiary’s holding must be entered in the Unified Register of Domestic Animals in accordance with national legislation,
the holding for which the young farmer draws up a business plan in his/her capacity as holder/responsible person is of an economic size ranging from EUR 10,000 SO to EUR 100,000 SO at the time of submitting the aid application.
Deadline for submission of applications
Applications are received from 24 February 2025 at 12:00 by 4 April 2025 at 12:00 hours.
More information is available here, and for the preparation of the project application, please contact us here.
On 15 January 2025, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) opened applications for WIPO Global Awards.
Awards are awarded to excellent start-ups and SMEs using intellectual property; (IV) to foster economic growth and social impact. The competition is intended for companies located in at least one of the WIPO Member States and is open until 31 March 2025.
Who can apply?
You can apply start-ups (start-ups including spinouts from universities), small and medium-sized enterprises. Applications are welcome from companies from all sectors – technology, fashion, health, agriculture, design, etc. – that use any form of IP (copyright, trademarks, patents and geographical indications) to improve their performance and overall development.
One of the most important conditions for applying for the competition in the case of SMEs is that they should be the holder of one registered/protected IP right, and in the case of start-ups and university spinout companies that they must have at least one application for registration/protection of one intellectual property right and/or they are the holder of at least one registered/protected intellectual property right.
What are the benefits for the winners of the award?
Global recognition: Invitation to the award ceremony during the WIPO Assembly in Geneva, July 2025.
Tailored mentoring: Personalised mentoring to improve IV strategies, achieve new business goals and access funding opportunities. The aim is more than just the prize itself, and it refers to the empowerment and development of the winners of the prize.
Special acknowledgments: This year, the award for the best female entrepreneur and the best young entrepreneur will also be presented.
More information, including the application process, can be found on the WIPO Global Awards.
As part of the project 3DoP (Optimisation of Production by 3D Printing) in which the Rijeka Development Agency Porin is the only Croatian partner, has been published Public call for small and medium-sized enterprises development or commercialisation of innovative products or processes using additive manufacturing technologies;. The competition will be open to interested parties. Direct access to resources, experts, services and technological solutions developed by project partners, which will enable the creation of new business opportunities and attract investment.
Interested parties will play a key role in the commercialization of innovative technological solutions developed through the project, and there is also an opportunity to strengthen the role of additive technologies in Croatia and at the level of the entire European Union.
Through the project, the partners operating within the 3DoP consortium have developed a number of technological solutions in the field of additive technologies as well as numerous services that support the further development of the manufacturing industry at the European Union level.
By participating in a public call interested Businesses get a chance Yes:
test advanced solutions in real world conditions;
work with project partners to develop new ideas;
get access to finance to support innovation;
make use of tailor-made mentoring and technical support to improve business.
Technical and non-technical services
Within the public call, companies with innovative ideas and projects can choose between technical and non-technical services.
Technical services they include 8 technical solutions covering various manufacturing technologies in the areas of 3D printing of metals and polymers, automation and electronics, but also innovation in the dental industry. On the other hand, Non-technical services These include the opportunity to test and validate the most advanced 3D printing technologies developed within the project, to work directly with partner companies to develop complementary solutions and launch innovative projects, support in finding financing opportunities and tailor-made education for the market launch of AM technologies.
Collaborate, test, innovate!
Services available to selected companies are highly specialized and completely free: once the application is submitted, and accepted, the selected companies will receive, in addition to technical services, additional support in the form of mentoring and counselling by the project's expert partners on various aspects of their concept.
The benefits for businesses are multiple:
Validation and testing: testing technical solutions in real world conditions to identify potential market segments;
Cooperation: cooperating with other innovative companies from the European Union to develop complementary solutions and launch new projects;
Identification of financial opportunities: finding public and private financial resources to support innovation efforts;
Personalised coaching: using technical guidance and training to make informed investment decisions and review the business plan and funding strategies.
Log in by 4 February 2025 and seize the opportunity to innovate and grow your business!
Optimization of production through advanced 3D technology
3DoP is a project that aims to support industrial growth and innovation through cooperation between regions of European macro-regions.
Through collaboration with 33 partners, 3DoP offers A wide range of advanced 3D printing and support solutions for manufacturing companies within the European Union. Our role is to provide 3D printed metal molds for injection molding of plastic parts with integrated electronics because the possibilities of our metal 3D printing are ideal for this application. We can produce moulds with internal cooling channels needed for quick cooling of injection moulded plastic parts.
The project is designed to remove barriers – high costs, the need to improve quality, the lack of automation and the need for better digital integration that hamper the widespread uptake of this technology by SMEs.
The innovative approach of the project includes:
creating an integrated framework for the innovation and investment ecosystem;
The Ministry of the Economy has published a call for grants ‘Support to enterprises for the certification of products and the implementation of management systems’ (Reference number: PK.1.3.04) under the Competitiveness and Cohesion Programme 2021-2027.
Subject of the public call
Providing support to SMEs to increase international competitiveness conformity assessment and certification of products, services or processes; in accordance with the requirements of internationally recognised standards or certification schemes.
Purpose of the public call
Facilitate access to the international market and increase the competitiveness of SMEs-is achieved through the achievement of the applicable level of internationally recognised standards and standards, as well as management systems, which demonstrate the level of quality and safety in the exchange of goods and services and contribute to customer confidence.
Financial allocation
The maximum grant amount that can be awarded to each project is: 150.000,00 EUR, and the minimum grant amount that can be awarded to a specific project is EUR 3,000.00.
Aid intensity
The maximum aid intensity is up to 75% eligible costs for micro and small enterprises, i.e. up to 55% for a medium-sized enterprise.
Eligible applicants
The applicant must be a legal or natural person who is micro, small or medium-sized entrepreneur.
Eligible activities
Certification of products, services, processes i.e. assessing the conformity of a product with a given standard; or specification
Management system certification investing in the preparation, implementation and certification of management systems (quality or business processes or services) according to the requirements of internationally recognized standards for management systems or in the field of services (ISO) or according to the requirements of market-recognised certification schemes (such as FSC and/or PEFC certifications, BRC standards, KOSHER, HALAL, EU Ecolabel certificate (acceptable cost of preparing studies for the EU Ecolabel certificate), etc.).
Eligible costs
The eligible direct costs under the product conformity assessment procedure shall include:
costs of preparing the required technical documentation;
costs of translation of technical documentation into a foreign language;
costs of conformity assessment of products, services, processes (testing, inspection, certification, measurement, calibration) by an accredited conformity assessment body;
the costs of the conformity assessment procedure for products, services, processes and the issuance of conformity documents by an accredited conformity assessment body.
The eligible direct costs under the management system deployment and certification process shall include:
costs of advisory services necessary for the implementation of the management system that will enable the acquisition of the certificate;
costs of training staff necessary for the implementation of the management system which is/are the subject of the project proposal;
costs of certification of the business process and quality management system by an accredited body.
Indirect costs incurred in the implementation of the project are also eligible:
purchase costs (purchase) of standards;
costs of promotion and visibility of the project;
the costs of implementing horizontal activities;
the costs of preparing a project proposal.
Deadline and method of submission of applications
The project proposal shall be submitted through the eCohesion system from 4 February 2025 at 11 a.m. The deadline for submission of project applications is 31.12.2026 to 12.00.
More information is available here, and for the preparation of the project application, please contact us here.
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