Project Description

Entrepreneurship Incentive System

Portugal 2030

This support is aimed at SMEs in the northern region, with innovative projects that value knowledge, technology or creativity. With a 75% grant, up to a maximum of 500.000 euros, this opportunity aims to support companies in the start-up phase, fostering the creation of new businesses and sustainable growth in the region.

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Support Status

Open

Financing

Up to 75% Lost Fund

Territory

North

Eligible Entities

SMEs

Entrepreneurship Incentive System

Portugal 2030

This support is aimed at SMEs in the northern region, with innovative projects that value knowledge, technology or creativity. With a 75% grant, up to a maximum of 500.000 euros, this opportunity aims to support companies in the start-up phase, fostering the creation of new businesses and sustainable growth in the region.

Download the Infosheet

Support Status

Open

Financing

Up to 75% Lost Fund

Territory

North

Eligible Entities

SMEs

Incentive Conditions

  • Investments aimed at creating new companies and new businesses that are the result of R&D projects, or that have a strong knowledge valorization component, including in technology and creativity-intensive areas.
  • NUTS II North.
  • *The location of the project corresponds to the establishment where the investment is located and where the company’s regular activity takes place.
  • 75% grant (maximum 500,000 euros)
  • Minimum: 100,000 euros;
  • Maximum: 3,000,000 euros.
  • Micro and small companies.
  • *ENI and EIRL are not eligible.
  • Criteria:
    • The product/service that is the focus of the application must have a maturity level of 8 or 9, according to the TRL/MRL scale (Technology Readiness Levels/Manufacturing Readiness Levels).
    • Be a start-up company, no more than 3 years old from the start of its activity and no less than 6 months old from the launch date of this Notice;
    • Contribute to the creation or maintenance of at least one qualified job (level VI or higher) in the territory of the NUTS II Norte region;
  • Direct Costs::
    • Tangible assets, including the acquisition of machinery and equipment, directly attributable costs to place them in the location and conditions necessary for them to be able to function, as well as, the acquisition of computer equipment, including the software necessary for its operation;
    • Intangible assets, including the acquisition of national and international patent rights, licenses, technical knowledge not protected by patent, and standard software or software developed specifically for a given purpose;
    • Other investment expenditure, including expenditure on the intervention of certified accountants or statutory auditors in validating expenditure on payment requests, engineering services, studies, diagnoses, audits, marketing plans, and architectural and engineering projects;
    • Indirect costs (5% of the Total Cost).
  • In cases duly justified by the objective of the operation, operations may also include the construction of buildings, remodeling works and other constructions.
  • *Expenditure on the construction of buildings, remodeling works and other constructions may not exceed 35% of the operation’s total eligible expenditure (determined during analysis), a limit to be applied when the operation is decided and closed.

Incentive Conditions

Investments aimed at creating new companies and new businesses that are the result of R&D projects, or that have a strong knowledge valorization component, including in technology and creativity-intensive areas.

NUTS II North.
*The location of the project corresponds to the establishment where the investment is located and where the company’s regular activity takes place.

75% grant (maximum 500,000 euros)

Minimum: 100,000 euros;
Maximum: 3,000,000 euros.

Micro and small companies.
*ENI and EIRL are not eligible.
Criteria:
The product/service that is the focus of the application must have a maturity level of 8 or 9, according to the TRL/MRL scale (Technology Readiness Levels/Manufacturing Readiness Levels).
Be a start-up company, no more than 3 years old from the start of its activity and no less than 6 months old from the launch date of this Notice;
Contribute to the creation or maintenance of at least one qualified job (level VI or higher) in the territory of the NUTS II Norte region;

Direct Costs::
Tangible assets, including the acquisition of machinery and equipment, directly attributable costs to place them in the location and conditions necessary for them to be able to function, as well as, the acquisition of computer equipment, including the software necessary for its operation;
Intangible assets, including the acquisition of national and international patent rights, licenses, technical knowledge not protected by patent, and standard software or software developed specifically for a given purpose;
Other investment expenditure, including expenditure on the intervention of certified accountants or statutory auditors in validating expenditure on payment requests, engineering services, studies, diagnoses, audits, marketing plans, and architectural and engineering projects;
Indirect costs (5% of the Total Cost).
In cases duly justified by the objective of the operation, operations may also include the construction of buildings, remodeling works and other constructions.
*Expenditure on the construction of buildings, remodeling works and other constructions may not exceed 35% of the operation’s total eligible expenditure (determined during analysis), a limit to be applied when the operation is decided and closed.

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