Today, at 13:00, the submission of electronic funding applications for the new new entrepreneurship program for 1,900 beneficiaries, aged 30 to 55, with an emphasis on the digital economy, begins. The application deadline is Friday, December 1, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

As the Public Employment Service (DYPA) states in its announcement, the action concerns the strengthening of new businesses, which have been created from 01/01/2022 to 16/10/2023 by former unemployed, aged 30-55, in all Regions of the country, except for Attica and the South Aegean.

The grant amounts to 14,800 euros and is paid as follows:

  • 1st installment of 4,000 euros, after the approval of the financing application,
  • 2nd installment of 5,400 euros, after the end of the first semester from the start or from the date of establishment of all the terms and conditions of eligibility for inclusion in the program and
  • 3rd installment of 5,400 euros, after the end of the second semester from the start or from the date of establishment of all the terms and conditions of eligibility for inclusion in the program.

Those interested submit a funding application exclusively, through the State Aid Information System (SSIS), at https://www.ependyseis.gr.

The budget of the program amounts to 28,120,000 euros and is co-financed by the Greek State and the European Social Fund, within the framework of the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation-EPANEK 2014-2020.

The process, methodology and application evaluation criteria are described in detail in the Public Call.

For more information, those interested can visit the address: https://www.dypa.gov.gr/proghrammata-anoikhta.