{"id":61081,"date":"2025-05-13T13:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T11:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbiconsulting.eu\/?page_id=61081"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:13:06","slug":"progress-key-innovation-extroversion-and-sustainable-development-in-the-region-of-central-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hbiconsulting.eu\/en\/progress-key-innovation-extroversion-and-sustainable-development-in-the-region-of-central-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Progress Key: Innovation, Extroversion and Sustainable Development  in the Region of Central Macedonia&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Action aims to support existing businesses in the Region of Central Macedonia to enhance their extroversion and competitiveness, reduce their environmental footprint and introduce technological and organizational innovation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TERMS &amp; CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An enterprise can apply for the Action if it meets the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must have at least <strong>two (2) complete closed fiscal years<\/strong> prior to the date of online submission of the funding application.<\/li>\n<li>Must have an eligible &#8211; based on the Call for Proposals &#8211; SIC in which it was substantially active (Main SIC or SIC with the highest revenues) during the last closed financial year (<strong>2024<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Operate legally with the appropriate licensing document.<\/li>\n<li>Be registered in the Register of Beneficiaries.<\/li>\n<li>Provide evidence of the availability of funds to cover at least 25% of the total costs of the investment project.<\/li>\n<li>Provide evidence of the availability of the investment site in case the investment project involves the construction\/expansion of a building.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to ensure that until the completion of the investment and depending on the type and nature of the operation, it will provide access for people with disabilities to the buildings, services and electronic environments of the company.<\/li>\n<li>To commit that if the investment project concerns the tourism sector (SIC 55), the accommodation in which the investment will be carried out must be classified in a higher star or key category at the completion of the project than it was at the time of the application for funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BUDGET \u2013 IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD \u2013 RATE OF AID<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum possible budget: 25.000,00\u20ac \/ Maximum possible budget: 500.000,00\u20ac<\/li>\n<li>The duration of the Action is twenty-four (24) months from the date of publication of the Decision of Inclusion of each project.<\/li>\n<li>The aid rate for all investment projects is 50% of the subsidised budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"586\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><strong>Category of Expenditure<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"454\"><strong>Subcategory of Expenditure<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><strong>Expenditure on Equipment, Means of Transport &amp; 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