Category: Public Calls

Opening date of the competition: 18.05.2016.

Applicants: Small and medium-sized enterprises

Subject: improving the business development and technological readiness of SMEs by encouraging investment in the capacities of SMEs, in particular through the construction and/or equipment of establishments;

Purpose: encouraging investments in initial investments related to the establishment of a new establishment, the extension of the capacity of an existing establishment, the diversification of the production of an establishment into products not previously produced by the establishment concerned or a fundamental change in the overall production process of an existing establishment;

Objective: strengthening regional competitiveness through the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and the development of new competences and the creation of new jobs

Eligible applicants are legal or natural persons who are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises according to the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises as set out in Annex I. Definition of small and medium-sized enterprises of Regulation 651/2014.

Eligible activities:

1. Regional aid is granted for an initial investment. Investment costs in tangible and intangible assets are justified and include the following costs:

• Land preparation
• Land clearing
• cost of construction, reconstruction, modernization of buildings, business premises, other facilities and their immediate environment and environment, directly related to the results of the project
• utility contribution, water and energy connection prices, usage permit cost
• Purchase of new machinery, equipment, tools, working vehicles and associated activation, transport, assembly and commissioning costs, if commissioned by the supplier
• assembly costs of equipment and machinery are also eligible if they are shown on the same invoice as the equipment purchased and constitute an integral part of the purchase of the equipment;
• investments in energy efficiency measures, linked to the purpose of the project;
• procurement of project-related measuring devices
• costs of ICT and audio/video solutions (hardware and software) directly linked to the purpose of the project;
• the purchase of patents, copyrights, know-how or other types of intellectual property, if it complies with Article 7 of the Aid Scheme;

2. Aid for advisory services may be granted for the costs of advisory services provided by external consultants which are not linked to permanent or recurrent activities and which include the costs of:

• Project management service
• Public procurement service for the purpose of the project
• service of drafting tender (public procurement) and implementation documents (e.g. execution project)
• audit services for verifying project costs;

3. Aid for participation in fairs may be granted in respect of costs incurred for the rental, arrangement and operation of a stand for the participation of an undertaking in a particular fair or exhibition with a view to presenting a product resulting from an investment for which the aid is granted.

4. Training aid may not be granted for training provided by beneficiaries to ensure compliance with mandatory national standards on training

5. Low value aid may be granted for the costs of preparing tender documents for an investment project, costs related to the implementation of heating and cooling systems and costs related to promotion activities and visibility of the investment project.

Total grant amount for the period 2014-2020 is 867.000.000,00 HRK. The lowest value of support per project is 300.000,00 HRK. The total State aid cannot exceed the threshold of HRK 30 000 000.00.

Deadline for this permanently open Call begins to flow of 1 June 2016 and lasts until 31 December 2016.

If you are interested in applying for this competition contact us at: ivan.kermeci@porin.hr or to a number 051/634-333.

Type of competition: Open call for proposals (grants)

Status: open from 4.5.2016 to 31.12.2019

Area: research, technological development and innovation

Eligible applicant is a micro, small, medium-sized or large entrepreneur. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprise category shall be understood as an undertaking in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 651/2014. A ‘large undertaking’ category means an undertaking which does not meet the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.

Overall objective: development of new products (goods and services), technologies and business processes through increasing private investment in research, development and innovation, and strengthening the capacity of enterprises for research, development and innovation, through improving their cooperation with R&D institutions.

Specific objective: new products and services as a result of research, development and innovation (RDI) activities.

Eligible partners are:
– undertakings and/or research and knowledge-dissemination organisations that contribute their knowledge, resources and research capacities to the implementation of research and development projects. The partnership shall be evidenced by the Partnership Agreement (according to Form 3) between the applicant (potential beneficiary) and the partner;
– those who, in addition to the applicant, contribute with their professional, financial, experiential and administrative capacity to implement, as evidenced by the documentation accompanying the application form and who are not excluded by one of the applicant’s exclusion criteria;
– one that does not have a head office, business unit or branch in the Republic of Croatia and participates in the project with a maximum of 15% the eligible costs of the project. Only one such partner may participate in the project. In this case, the applicant is obliged to describe the reasons why a foreign partner is necessary.

Eligible activities R&D activities (own R&D activities, contract research and collaborative research) and initial investment activities in tangible and intangible assets to strengthen R&D capacity.

Research and development activities shall fall into one or more of the following categories of research and development:
– fundamental research;
– industrial research;
– experimental development;
– feasibility studies.

A project proposal may consist of one or a combination of several eligible categories of research and development.  In the event that the project proposal contains activities relating to different categories of research and development, specific criteria relating to the maximum aid intensity will apply for each of the activities.

Initial investment activities in tangible and intangible assets to strengthen research and development capacity shall only be eligible for undertakings carrying out or planning to carry out their own research and development projects.

Ithe amount of the grant the ERDF allocated under this Permanently Open Call amounts to 748.000.000,00 HRK which is provided on the basis of the OPKK. The mandatory share of national co-financing will be provided by the Beneficiary, which will be verified during the contracting and project implementation process. The minimum value of the aid, i.e. the minimum grant amount that can be awarded per project per individual beneficiary under this Call, is HRK 190.000,00. The maximum value of the aid, i.e. the maximum grant amount that can be awarded per project per individual Beneficiary under this Call, is HRK 56,000,000. PT1 reserves the right not to allocate all available funds under this Call.

The call is held as a permanent open Call for Proposals with the deadline for submission of project proposals by 31 December 2019.

If you are interested in applying for this competition, please contact us at: ivan.kermeci@porin.hr or to a number 051/634-333.

 

The Support Programme of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts is in preparation similar to the Entrepreneurial impulse in 2015, with the addition of three new programmes: women entrepreneurs, target groups of entrepreneurs, Croatian defenders and others.
Significantly more funding has been announced for entrepreneurs compared to 2015, which means a higher number of approved projects.

The competition is expected to be published at the beginning of June, so we are presenting programs to all interested entrepreneurs and craftsmen so that you can start preparing for projects today and get European Union funds for your company.

Enhancing the COMPETITIVENESS OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Total funding: 80.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Micro and Small Entrepreneurs

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: HRK 30,000-500,000

INTENSITY: 75% micro-entities, 60% small entities

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Investment in fixed assets to improve the performance of activities
Investing in more environmentally friendly and energy efficient production and services
Introduction of systems for business improvement and process modernization
Investment in fixed assets that serve to improve the performance of activities
Investing in more energy efficient production and services
Adaptation of the office space for persons with disabilities
Management and protection of intellectual property
Introduction of quality management system, standards and quality signs
Vocational training and education
Marketing activities

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF WOMEN

Total funding: 30,000,000,00 kn

USERS: micro, small and medium-sized enterprises where one or more women own at least 51% women are either registered owners or whose management is managed by a woman;

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: HRK 20,000-400,000

INTENSITY: 85% micro-entities, 70% small entities, 60% Medium-sized entities

ACCEPTABLE ACTIVITIES:

Investment in business projects aimed at strengthening competitiveness and increasing employment
Investing in the development and procurement of new technologies
Investment in scaling up existing production capacities and services
Investing in environmentally friendly and more energy efficient production and provision of services
Introduction of systems for business improvement and process modernization, innovation of existing and creation of new products and services and implementation of organizational or marketing innovations
Office/workshop design
Management and protection of intellectual property, introduction of quality management systems, standards and quality signs
Vocational training and education
Marketing activities
Babysitting services for women entrepreneurs

REVITALISATION OF BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE

Total funding: 5.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Micro and Small Entrepreneurs

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: HRK 25,000-75,000

INTENSITY: 100%

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Arranging and equipping of office space in long-term rentals (state-owned and JLPS-owned business premises)
Adaptation, repurposing and expansion of business premises
Adaptation of the office space for persons with disabilities

HOME FAIRS

Total funding: 4.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Micro and Small Entrepreneurs

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: 5.000,00 to 50.000,00 HRK

INTENSITY: 100%

ACCEPTIVE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Performances at fairs/exhibitions in the Republic of Croatia

Leasing of exhibition space
Decorating, equipping and preparing the stand
Production of promotional material (catalogues, leaflets, business cards)
Costs of transport of exhibits
Costs of inclusion in the fair catalogue
Accommodation costs (at most three-star hotels are eligible)
Transport costs (cost of transport by bus 2kn/km or cost of ticket for other means of transport in the case of air travel – economic class)

START SUPPORT - UPs

Total funding: 18.000.000,00 kn
USERS: micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneur entities that have been registered within a period of 5 years from the date of submission of the application and have not paid profits to the owners;

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

-investing in the further development and/or commercialisation of an innovative product or service;
AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: the maximum amount of aid granted individually is HRK 200,000.

INTENTION: encouraging the development of innovative projects

TRADITIONAL AND ARTISTIC FORMS

Total funding: 3,000,000,00 kn
USERS: crafts, companies and cooperatives that carry out activities in a craft way and manufacture products of traditional and artistic crafts

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: HRK 10,000-100,000

INTENSITY: 100%

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of tools and equipment necessary for the improvement of the production process, except procurement of raw materials and means of transport
Improving working conditions in the workshop
Services of using external entities in product development (testing and testing of the product, costs of acquiring the sign of traditional or artistic craftsmanship, innovations in product design, production of packaging, etc.)
Education/professional training of employees for the purpose of enriching knowledge and skills in traditional crafts

MANUFACTURING FOR FACILITIES

Total funding: 3,000,000,00 kn

USERS: micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs receiving apprentices for apprenticeships

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES: implementation of apprenticeship programmes for shortage occupations in the related trades system

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: 15,000.00 to 150,000,00 HRK

INTENSITY: 80% eligible costs for the payment of average prizes to pupils;

Up to 50% the maximum amount of aid compensation to the mentor;

STIPENDING OF STUDENTS IN COMPETITIONAL LANGUAGES

Total funding: 18.000.000,00 kn

USERS: high school students who are educated in deficient craft professions in the system of related crafts

STIPENDIA MODIFICATION: HRK 750,00 per month per student for the 2016/2017 school year from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 (HRK 9,000.00)

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EXERCISE COMPANIES AND STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCUBATORS 

Total funding: 2.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Primary and Secondary Vocational Schools and Colleges/Faculties

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

-Co-financing of student cooperatives in primary and secondary schools,

-Co-financing of training companies in secondary schools,

-Co-financing of business incubators

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: 20.000,00 to 100.000,00 HRK.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF THE CLASSTER

Total funding: 5.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Clusters (Joint Small Business Entities – Economic Interest Companies, Craft Cooperatives, Limited Liability Companies, Joint Stock Companies)

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: up to 250,000 kuna for clusters in the establishment

Up to HRK 450,000 for operating clusters

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

New technologies
Increasing production capacity, energy efficiency and organic production
Adaptation of the office space for persons with disabilities
R&D
Management and protection of intellect.
Introduction of quality management system, standards and quality signs
Professional Training, Training and Special Education Cluster - Manager
Marketing activities
Justification studies for the establishment of clusters
Preparation and preparation of project proposals (EUSF)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF OBJECTIVE GROUPS OF YOUTH, STARTERS, INVALIDITY PERSONS

Total funding: 20,000,000,00kn

USERS: Micro, Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurs (at the age of 32 – young people, who started their business from 1.1.2015. – Beginners, entities owned by persons with disabilities (civil and military disabled with the decision of the competent institution)

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: HRK 20,000-100,000

INTENSITY: 100%

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of equipment, tools and inventory (excluding consumables, commercial goods and vehicles)
Interior office/workshop design
Drafting a business plan and consulting services for financing the business
Entrepreneurial and IT training, except study costs
Costs of creating a website and promotional material for e-business
Establishment costs (not including initial capital)
Acquisition of patents, licences, specific know-how or unpatented technical knowledge
Advisory services, i.e. intellectual services provided by external consultants, which are not linked to regular running costs and do not have a fixed or periodic cost character.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF CROATIAN BORDERS

Total amount of funds 30.000.000,00 kn

USERS: Entrepreneurs, Croatian Homeland War Veterans, Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurs

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT: $50,000 to $500,000

INTENSITY: 85% micro-entities

70% small entities

60% Medium-sized entities

ACCEPTABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

Modernisation and expansion of existing activities
Introduction of systems for business improvement and process modernization, innovation of existing and creation of new products and services and implementation of organizational or marketing innovations
Office/workshop design
Vocational training and education
Marketing activities
Professional training
Salary costs directly related to the implementation of the project
Other activities in accordance with the Business Plan

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION
USERS: organizers of economic events and events, fairs and other forms of promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and crafts

AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT:

For scientific – expert conferences:

Up to HRK 50 000.00 for a scientific – professional meeting of an international character
Up to HRK 30 000.00 for a scientific-professional meeting of a national character
Up to HRK 20,000.00 for a scientific-professional meeting of a regional character
Up to HRK 10 000.00 for a scientific – professional meeting with a city/local character
For economic manifestations

Up to HRK 140,000,00 for an economic manifestation of an international character
Up to 120.000,00 kuna for economic manifestation of state character
Up to HRK 50,000.00 for economic manifestation of regional character
Up to HRK 20,000.00 for an economic event with a city/local character

For any additional information, please contact: Ivan Kermeci - ivan.kermeci@porin.hr

 

On April 27, 2016, a Public Call for Proposals for Grants was published on the basis of Competitiveness Programme of the Tourism Economy.

Subject of the public call is a grant from the Ministry of Tourism for the development of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship, improvement of the offer of small family hotels, improvement of family accommodation, sustainable development, development of special forms of tourism, and raising the competitiveness of Croatian tourism through:

Measure A – increasing standards, quality and additional supply, business diversification and sustainable development, using new technologies, improving social inclusion, of the following types of catering establishments: Hotels, camps and other types of accommodation facilities, family farm for rural tourism

Measure B – the development of specific forms of tourism;

Measure C – Safety

Measure D – recognisability

The following may apply for a grant: Small business entities (companies outside the public sector, crafts and cooperatives), peasant households (OPG providing catering and/or tourist services), natural persons – private renters Public invitation is open on the day of publication on the Ministry's website and lasts until 31.05.2016.

Read more about the program here.

For more information, call 051/634-339.