OP “Competitiveness and Cohesion” – Building manufacturing capacity of SMEs and investing in equipment

Applications are received: from 11 May 2015 to 31 December 2020

Total amount: HRK 760,000,000

Applicants: Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, craftsmen

Objective of the competition: The development of small and medium-sized enterprises and the development of new competences and the creation of new jobs.

Subject: Improving the business development and technological readiness of SMEs by encouraging investment in tangible and intangible assets, in particular through the construction and equipping of business units.

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 output 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.

Eligible costs are land preparation; deforesting of land; the cost of construction, reconstruction, modernisation of buildings, business premises, other facilities and their immediate surroundings and surroundings; the utility contribution, the prices of water and energy connections, the cost of the use permit; the purchase of new machinery, equipment, tools, working vehicles and the associated activation, transport, assembly and commissioning costs; investments in energy efficiency measures; procurement of measuring devices; costs of ICT and audio/video solutions (hardware and software); leasing of tangible property; the acquisition of patents, copyrights, know-how or other types of intellectual property; advisory services provided by external consultants; participation in fairs and training costs.

For more information, call 051/634-333 (Ivan Kermeci)

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