{"id":19898,"date":"2026-01-14T12:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/modernization-of-small-business-in-western-greece-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:13:48","slug":"modernization-of-small-business-in-western-greece-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/en\/modernization-of-small-business-in-western-greece-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernization of Small Business in Western Greece 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19898\" class=\"elementor elementor-19898 elementor-16739\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c0a7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c0a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991e18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"991e18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8216;Modernization of Small Business in Western Greece 2025&#8217; Action is funded within the framework of the aforementioned program. It falls under Specific Objective 1.3 &#8216;Enhancing the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and creating jobs in SMEs, inter alia through productive investments (ERDF)&#8217;. Through this Action, the aim is to support businesses in the Region of Western Greece, prioritizing sectors of the Regional Smart Specialization Strategy of Western Greece. This is achieved by supporting existing micro and small enterprises for the development and dissemination of new technologies, their technological transformation, scale-up, extroversion (with emphasis on both global value chains &#8211; GVC, and the promotion of high-tech products), and the promotion of the dual transition, i.e., digital transformation and the circular economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497a610 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"497a610\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888bd3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"888bd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_2026-01-14_104604_result-1024x194.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_2026-01-14_104604_result-1024x194.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_2026-01-14_104604_result-300x57.webp 300w, https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_2026-01-14_104604_result-768x146.webp 768w, https:\/\/kariotis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_2026-01-14_104604_result.webp 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002d3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002d3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"uvc-type-wrap-8313\" class=\"uvc-type-wrap vc_custom_1708331323764 ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-left uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-264659964069674e8d536ab\" data-ultimate-target=\"#uvc-type-wrap-8313\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:32px;\"}\"><strong><span id=\"typed-264659964069674e8d536ab\" class=\"ultimate-typed-main fancytext-typewriter-background-enabled\">Who is it for<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div>Existing small enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003\/361\/EC<\/div><div>\u200bExisting enterprises are considered those that have completed at least one (1) full fiscal year before the date of electronic submission of the funding application.\u200b<\/div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><div><strong>Almost all sectors of activity are eligible:<\/strong><\/div><div>Freelancers, Scientists, Architectural Activities, Medical and Health Activities, Manufacturing Activities, Wholesale \/ Retail Trade, Food Services (Restaurants, cafes, etc.), Gym Facilities, Hairdressing, Barbershop, and Beauty Center Activities, etc.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div> <\/div><h5 id=\"uvc-type-wrap-6775\" class=\"uvc-type-wrap vc_custom_1744804744030 ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-left uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-156237075169674e8d53995\" data-ultimate-target=\"#uvc-type-wrap-6775\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:32px;\"}\"><strong><span id=\"typed-156237075169674e8d53995\" class=\"ultimate-typed-main fancytext-typewriter-background-enabled\">Area of Application<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Region of Western Greece: Prefectures of Achaia, Ilia, Aetolia-Acarnania.<\/p><\/div><\/div><h5 id=\"uvc-type-wrap-1363\" class=\"uvc-type-wrap vc_custom_1744805196614 ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-left uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-145117410469674e8d54a61\" data-ultimate-target=\"#uvc-type-wrap-1363\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:32px;\"}\"><strong><span id=\"typed-145117410469674e8d54a61\" class=\"ultimate-typed-main fancytext-typewriter-background-enabled\">Eligible Expenses<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Indicative categories of eligible support expenses are:<\/p><ul><li>Buildings, facilities, surrounding area, Accessibility<\/li><li>Accessibility improvement<\/li><li>Basic or other equipment<\/li><li>Software<\/li><li>Certifications<\/li><li>Product\/Service Design<\/li><li>Corporate Identity \u2013 Business Promotion \u2013 Exhibitions<\/li><li>Business Plan<\/li><li>Indirect costs<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><h5 id=\"uvc-type-wrap-8403\" class=\"uvc-type-wrap vc_custom_1753877018331 ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-left uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-429312861269674e8d54cc9\" data-ultimate-target=\"#uvc-type-wrap-8403\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:32px;\"}\"><strong><span id=\"typed-429312861269674e8d54cc9\" class=\"ultimate-typed-main fancytext-typewriter-background-enabled\">Application Budget<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>From <strong>\u20ac5,000 to \u20ac120,000<\/strong> as follows:<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong> Scientists &#038; Freelancers <strong>\u20ac5,000 to \u20ac10,000<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>B.<\/strong> Small Investments <strong>\u20ac5,000 to \u20ac40,000<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>C.<\/strong> Medium Investments <strong>\u20ac40,001 to 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