Who is it aimed at
The measure is intended for small businesses that intend to initiate or develop investment plans with technological content in the territory of the Puglia Region.
The incentive can be requested by businesses of the following types:
- Regularly established and registered in the registry of Innovative Start-ups established under the provisions of D.L. October 18, 2012, no. 179, converted into Law no. 221 of 12/18/2012
- that have incurred research and development costs representing at least 10% of the total operating costs in at least one of the three years prior to the grant of the aid or, in the case of a start-up without previous financial data, in the ongoing financial year's audit, as certified by an external auditor, or can demonstrate through an evaluation carried out by an external expert that they will develop new or substantially improved products, services, or processes compared to the state of the art in the relevant sector in the foreseeable future and that entail a risk of technological or industrial failure;
- that have received recognition of the Seal of Excellence (a pilot initiative of the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Program).
Aid Structure
Contribution Non-Repayable Fund with Repayable Loan
Type of Investment
- Investment Expenses
- Operating Costs
Investment expenses" related to the following categories:
- Machinery, production plants, various equipment, and furnishings;
- Expenses in intangible assets related to investments in software, technology transfer through the acquisition of exploitation licenses or patented or non-patented technical knowledge
Operating costs related to the following categories:
- Employees under an employment relationship of subordination;
- Leasing of real estate;
- utilities
- Insurance policies;
- Rent and subscriptions for access to databases, software services, cloud services, information services, hosting, domain registration, search engine optimization services, purchase of online advertising space
- Marketing, Keywords Advertising, Social, Brand Awareness e Reputation;
- Customization services for websites
- Consultancy services in the field of innovation;
- Support services for innovation;
Form and Intensity of Incentives
Incentive up to €200,000.00, equal to 80% of eligible investments.
The TecnoNidi measure provides for the granting of the following incentives:
- An assistance in the form of a fixed asset grant, not exceeding €200,000.00, equal to 80% of eligible investments, consisting of:
- a grant equal to 40% of the total eligible investments;
- a repayable loan equal to 40% of the total eligible investments.
- An incentive in the form of operating support, not exceeding €80,000.00, equal to 80% of eligible operating expenses
repayable loans and direct grants rimborsabile e della sovvenzione diretta.
The maximum amount of the grant and repayable loan will remain unchanged if, during the implementation of the investment program, there are increases in the overall expenditure, even if they result from modifications or changes to the investment program
If the company makes investments for an amount lower than that eligible for the incentives, the incentive will be recalculated, and the resulting reductions in incentives will be charged to the grant portion. If the expenditure reductions exceed the grant portion, the additional reductions will be charged to the repayable loan portion.
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