By Vangelis Dourakis

Professionals and small and medium-sized businesses still have a few days to submit applications in order to secure discount vouchers worth from 630 euros to 1,600 euros, which will allow them to buy their technological equipment cheaper. With these “coupons” tablets, laptops, desktop computers, teleconference systems, as well as – among others – applications for personnel management, sales, etc. can be purchased.

Applications for participation in the second cycle of the “Digital Tools SME B” Program, through which the said discount “coupons” are secured, are submitted to the Program platform https://beneficiary.digitalsme.gov.gr/

Subtitle: The deadline and procedure for submitting applications

The potential beneficiaries have the possibility to submit applications until next Friday 03 January 2025 at 17:00 and connect to the platform with the company’s TaxisNet codes.

Beneficiaries of the Program are existing private companies, which carry out economic activity if:

– They operate in the Greek Territory with a Greek VAT number.

– They are active on the date of submission of the application to participate in the Program.

– They have not received support in a previous round of the “Digital Tools for SMEs” Program.

– They constitute a legal entity (indicative: Limited Liability Company, Limited Liability Company, Limited Partnership or Limited Partnership, I.K.E, Social Cooperative Enterprise, Cooperative) or Sole Proprietorship or are self-employed, and keep simple or double-letter books.

Subtitle: Which professionals can apply

In particular, the beneficiaries of the Program are divided into four distinct categories with different aid rates. More specifically:

– Category 1 includes notaries, who can receive a Voucher worth €1,600 for each member who jointly participates in the business applying for funding, with a maximum eligible expenditure of €2,000 for each member and with an aid rate of 80%.

– Category 2 includes the bailiffs, who can receive a Voucher worth €1,200 for each member who jointly participates in the business applying for funding, with a maximum eligible expenditure of €1,500 for each member and with an aid rate of 80%.

– Category 3 includes small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers operating in affected areas, who can receive a Voucher worth €990 with a maximum eligible expenditure of €1,100 and a 90% aid rate.

– Category 4 generally includes small and medium-sized businesses, individual businesses and freelancers, who can receive a Voucher worth €630 with a maximum eligible expenditure of €700 and with a 90% subsidy rate.

Where are “vouchers” redeemed

For example, with Vouchers, the beneficiaries can acquire digital services and software such as personnel management, sales, customer support applications as well as equipment such as tablets, laptops, desktop computers, teleconferencing systems.

With a total budget of 42 million euros, the “Digital Tools SME B” Program is part of the Action “Digital Transformation of SMEs”, which is implemented with resources from the Recovery Fund.

The purpose of the Program is to strengthen the digital maturity of the country’s small and medium enterprises, which are active in a wide range of sectors of the economy.

It is underlined that special care has been taken for the areas of the Regions of Attica, Central Greece, Thessaly and Peloponnese that were affected by the floods in September 2023.

The implementing body of the Program “Digital Tools of SMEs B” is the Information Society (KtP MAE).