The Andalusian Innovation and Development Agency has launched several grant programs aimed at SMEs and large companies to support industrial development, improved competitiveness, and the digital transformation of Andalusian businesses. These are non-refundable grants of between 30% and 50% for SMEs and between 15% and 25% for large companies.
SMEs
The call for proposals aimed at SMEs, published in the Official Gazette of the Andalusian Regional Government (BOJA) on July 17, seeks to incentivize productive investment and advanced services to improve competitiveness and strengthen the Andalusian productive sector, with the goal of boosting economic growth and creating stable, high-quality employment. It also aims to promote innovation and technological development in companies, advancing towards Industry 4.0; improve the organizational structure of SMEs; and support their digital transformation.
The vast majority of projects that SOLTEL develops for its corporate clients are eligible to be included in this call for proposals, and therefore to receive aid, in many cases up to 50%, given that this call is based on a non-competitive process.The lines of credit available for SMEs are:
Line a. Creation of economic activity
a.1) Entrepreneurial projects.
a.2) Small Business Projects.
a.3) Medium-sized Enterprise Projects.
Line b. Improvement of business competitiveness
b.1) Investment projects for the improvement of competitiveness promoted by SMEs.
Line c. Job creation
c.1) Projects that generate a high level of employment.
Line d. Advanced services
d.1) Projects for the incorporation of advanced services for business management
d.2) Business revitalization initiatives
d.3) Technical support for the implementation of business cooperation projects in Andalusia.
Line e. Digital transformation of SMEs
e.1) Advanced service projects for the digital transformation of SMEs.
Large company
The call aims to encourage productive investment and advanced services to improve competitiveness and increase the Andalusian productive fabric in order to boost economic growth and stable, quality employment.
It is aimed at large companies in the industrial sector, activities included in the CNAE codes:
- Section B. Extractive industries (except NACE codes 5 and 6).
- Section C. Manufacturing industry (except NACE codes 12 and 19).
- Several CNAE codes from other sections: 38 and 39 (waste management); 61, 62 and 63 (ICT); 71, 72 and 74 (professional, scientific and technical activities); and 95 (repair of computers and communication equipment).
The open lines are:
Line a. Creation of economic activity
a.4) Projects of large industrial companies (creation of a new industrial establishment).
Line b. Improvement of business competitiveness
b.2) Investment projects for improving competitiveness in large industrial companies.
The vast majority of projects that SOLTEL develops for large companies are eligible for this funding opportunity, although they should be complemented by other planned investments and therefore receive funding of up to 25%, given that this funding opportunity is non-competitive. Furthermore, in the case of large companies, the subsidy requires job creation.
The calls for proposals cover a wide variety of investment concepts, and we highlight below the most relevant ones for the competitiveness improvement line:
- ICT Equipment
- General industrial equipment
- Specialized software licenses
- Consulting, engineering
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