In today’s business landscape, innovation, sustainability, and qualification are essential pillars for success. To help your company grow and strengthen, there are strategic incentives that can make a real difference for your business.
- Support for Job Creation in Micro and Small Enterprises – Centro 2030
- Qualified Entrepreneurship Associated with Knowledge – Centro 2030
- Incentives for the Circular Economy – Centro 2030
- Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
SUPPORT FOR JOB CREATION IN MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES – CENTRO 2030
- Funding for companies investing in innovation and modernization of their processes.
- Non-repayable grants and advantageous credit lines.
- Support for digitalization projects, automation, and new business models.
Who can benefit?
- Companies investing in new technologies, digitalization, and optimization of production processes.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Micro or small enterprises, excluding sole proprietors and one-person companies;
- Applicants must not have been registered as workers for at least six (6) months prior to the application.
Eligible Expenses:
- Support for job creation through business expansion activities;
- Entrepreneurial initiatives targeting unemployed individuals.
Funding rate: up to 85%
QUALIFIED ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWLEDGE – CENTRO 2030
- Support aimed at micro and small startups in the Centro Region for business promotion and creation.
- Encouraging innovation, improving research and development (R&D) capacity, and strengthening business integration in the scientific community.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Micro or small enterprises established for up to five (5) years;
- Must not have undergone mergers and acquisitions or profit distribution operations;
- Must have one (1) full-time employee with a qualification level VI or higher.
Eligible Expenses:
- Purchase of equipment and machinery necessary for operations;
- Acquisition of software and other technological resources;
- Costs related to consultancy, engineering services, marketing plans, and architectural projects.
Funding rate: up to 75%
Maximum funding per company: €500,000.00
INCENTIVES FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – CENTRO 2030
- Promotion of circular economy and efficient use of resources;
- Promotion of sustainable practices, reduction in raw material consumption, and waste recovery through innovation and ecodesign projects.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the NUTS II Centro region;
- Projects contributing to the transition to a circular economy;
- Companies must have a regularized tax and social security situation.
Eligible Expenses:
- Purchase of machinery and equipment contributing to the circular economy;
- Expenses related to software, patents, and licenses linked to circular innovation;
- Consulting and engineering services for the development of sustainable solutions.
Funding rate: up to 60%
Maximum funding per company: €200,000.00
DECARBONIZATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Promotion of energy consumption reduction and greenhouse gas emission cuts;
- Promotion of renewable energy use and adoption of efficient technologies.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Companies of any size;
- SMEs are especially targeted by this support.
Eligible Expenses:
- Costs associated with the replacement or upgrading of equipment to more efficient options;
- Expenses for integrating renewable energy sources;
- Costs related to organizational innovation and training linked to sustainable practices.
Funding rate: 100%
