Submission Start Date: 6 May 2026, 15:00

Submission End Date: 30 June 2026, 15:00

The Action supports self-employment and the development of new entrepreneurial initiatives that contribute to increasing employment. Specifically, newly established and start-up businesses are funded to support their operation for a period of up to 18 months.

Total Budget: €70,000,000.00

Regions: The entire Greek territory, with a distinct budget allocation per Region as follows:

• €55,000,000 for Less Developed Regions: North Aegean, Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Western Greece, Crete, Western Macedonia, Ionian Islands, Central Greece, and Peloponnese.
• €15,000,000 for Transition Regions: Attica and South Aegean.

Regulation: De Minimis Regulation (EU) 2023/2831

Eligible Beneficiaries

• Start-up and newly established small and very small enterprises operating throughout Greece.
• Beneficiaries must have obtained their first university degree from a Higher Education Institution (University/Technological Educational Institute) after 1 January 2016.

Maximum Grant Amount

• €13,000 for Sole Proprietorships (lump-sum grant)
• €21,000 for Partnerships / Multi-shareholder Companies (lump-sum grant)

Additional unit cost funding of €15,000 per Annual Work Unit (AWU) for the creation of a new job position.

Eligible Costs

• Operating Expenses (indicatively: business premises rent, fixed and mobile telephone bills, water supply, heating, utilities, etc.)
• Third-Party Service Costs (indicatively: legal, accounting and consulting services, business plan preparation and monitoring, etc.)
• Promotion, Networking and Trade Fair Participation Expenses
• Consumables Procurement
• Equipment Procurement / Equipment Leasing / Fixed Asset Depreciation
• Beneficiary’s Social Security Contributions (entrepreneur/partner)
• Salary Costs for New Job Position(s)

Key Eligibility Requirements

For Start-up Enterprises:

• Eligible enterprises are those established after the submission date of the Funding Application and no later than 365 days from the electronic notification date of the final approval decision.
• Applicants must commit to operating exclusively under eligible NACE activity codes throughout the implementation period of their business plan and until the final payment of the grant.

For Newly Established Enterprises:

• The business commencement date must fall between 1 January 2025 (date of registration with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue – AADE) and the date of submission of the Funding Application.
• Enterprises must operate exclusively under eligible NACE activity codes from their establishment date and throughout the implementation period of the business plan until the final payment of the grant.

Income Criteria

The individual income of the most recent available tax year must not exceed €30,000. If the prospective beneficiary/partner is a dependent family member and is not required to submit a tax return, the family income of the most recent available tax year will be examined and must not exceed €75,000.

You may contact us at +30 2106145400 for further information and/or the submission of a funding application under the above schemes.