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“SEEDS”
Sustainable and Effective
Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
INTERREG IIIB - CADSES
INTERREG III Initiative
• Strand A: Cross-Border Cooperation
• Strand B : Trans-National Cooperation
• Strand C: Interregional Cooperation
INTERREG III B Programme
• Alpine Space
• South West Europe
• Archimed
• North West Europe
• Atlantic Area
• Caribbean Space
• Baltic Sea Region
• CADSES
• Acores - Madeira Canarias
• Northern Periphery
• Reunion
• North Sea Region
• Western Mediterranean
INTERREG IIIB - CADSES Programme
Transnational cooperation involving national, regional
and local authorities aims to promote better
integration within the Union through the formation
of large groups of European regions
CADSES
Priority 1:
Promoting Spatial Development Approaches
and actions for social and economic
cohesion
Measure 1.1 Supporting Joint Strategies for spatial
development and actions for implementation
The SEEDS project
aims
to build and test a coherent framework for
planning and implementing joint sustainable
strategies and actions for the
internationalisation of SMEs
in the CADSES
OBJECTIVES
Carry - out analysis in the participating areas
Establish joint reflection groups involving as many as possible
of each participating territory’s relevant actors and lay down
strategic and operational objectives concerning trans-territorial
sustainable SMEs’ development in the areas involved.
Develop and implement a coherent framework for establishing
and operating effective transnational partnerships to promote
SMEs’ sustainable development.
Reinforce and further develop the partners’ existing structures
for creating and network skilful units to support sustainable
SMEs’ development and joint cooperation in the CADSES.
Partners (1)
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BIC of Attika (GR)
ACSMI (GR)
ETAT (GR)
ETAKEI (GR)
ELKE (GR)
Association of Balkan Regions (GR)
ETBA SA (GR)
DIPEK (GR)
ITD DIMITRA (GR)
Partners (2)
10. ELKEDE (GR)
11. Region of Eastern Macedonia – Thrace (GR)
12. Alba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture (RO)
13. Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BG)
14. Open Society Club (BG)
15. ARC fund (BG)
16. Region of Puglia (IT)
17. Tecnopolis CSATA (IT)
18. Region of Veneto (IT)
Partners (3)
19. Provincia di Treviso (IT)
20. IRECOOP (IT)
21. BIC Frankfurt - Oder (DE)
22. Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DE)
23. CLUJ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RO)
24. District Administration of Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
25. Social Entrepreneurship Center (BG)
26. Industrial Association Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
Project Duration
Starting Date: 01 - 11 - 2003
Expiring Date: 31 - 10 - 2006
36 Months
Extension 6 months
31 – 5 - 07
Target Areas
Greece
Attika,
Central Macedonia,
East Macedonia-Thrace
Bulgaria
Sofia,
Veliko Tarnovo
Italy
Puglia,
Veneto
Romania
Bucharest,
Alba-Iulia
Cluj
Germany
Frankfurt – Oder
TARGET GROUPS
Entrepreneurs and SMEs
especially from three critical economic sectors that have
been selected to be the Pilot Sectors of the project:
Food and Drinks,
Textile and Clothing,
Leather and Footwear
BENEFICIARIES
Local and Regional Authorities
Organisations, Institutions and other Actors
(related to economic, spatial, sustainable development)
Policy makers and the scientific community
(related to target sectors)
Organisations-Structures supporting entrepreneurship
(industrial parks, technology parks, incubators etc.).
Entities representing SMEs (Chambers, Trade Unions etc.).
ACTIVITIES
Diagnosis-analysis of the current situation in the territories
concerned
identification of the perspectives for sustainable joint SME’s
development
Elaboration of innovative tools to support planning and
implementation for sustainable joint SME’s development
Design and establishment of the CADSES International
Entrepreneurship’s Support Centers and of their virtual
network (International Entrepreneurship Support Network)
ACTIVITIES
Elaboration and implementation of a pilot SMEs’ Internationalisation
plan for enterprises of 3 sectors
(Food/Drinks, Leather/Footwear, Textile/Clothing)
support of selected SMEs for developing sustainable joint business
activities
Dissemination activities
Elaboration of Exploitation Schemes: Creation of permanent
infrastructure to facilitate and support sustainable SMEs’
internationalisation in the SEEDS territories
EXPECTED RESULTS
Methodology for strategic planning of SMEs internationalisation
Establishment of 9 Units to Support sustainable entrepreneurship
and internationalisation in the CADSES (I.E.S.Cs).
Support 45 SMEs of the 3 project’s Pilot Sectors, to conclude and
start-up viable transnational business cooperations
Organising of sensitisation, training, promotion and dissemination
events
Mobilisation of important actors of the target areas
EXPECTED EFFECTS
EU Member States
a. enrichment of existing structures for SMEs
b. promotion of the SMEs internationalization activities
c. SMEs access to information about the countries of the CADSES
Non EU Countries
a. improved Structures for SMEs, access to transnational
cooperation and high-level expertise / know-how
b. enhanced prospects for attracting investments and exploiting
business opportunities
c. perspectives for a more harmonized and sustainable SMEs
development in the CADSES
The SMEs sector in Greece
The role of the SMEs in the financial and social development is important.
(neither the national economies nor the international economy could exist
without the SMEs)
About the 92% of the enterprises in the EU are very small and family
businesses which employ up to 10 people whilst 6% are medium-sized
enterprises
In Greece, enterprises employing 50 persons and below form about 99,55% of
the total number of enterprises and they employ 74% of the work force of the
private sector
The SMEs sector in Greece
The role of SME's in the national economy and employment
SMEs provide 70% of the new jobs
the main business model in Greece is and it will remain the micro
enterprise which employs less than 10 persons
the number of SME's in Greece exceeds much 733.000 (up to 100
employees), very few enterprises with more than 100 employees
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The SMEs sector in Greece
53,7% do not employ any salaried workers (enterprises of self–
employed people in which members of their family also work)
43,8% employ from 1 to 9 salaried workers
2,2% employ from 10 to 49 salaried workers (the majority of the
enterprises of this category employs less than 20 people)
0,3% employ from 50 to 249 (average employment of 100,9)
Investing in Greece
New Investment Law
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES LAW 3299/2004
Greece offers a wide range of generous and competitive
investment incentives to the international business
community.
Investing in Greece
The Incentives Law is applicable to enterprises having business activities in
the following sectors:
Primary (e.g. greenhouses, animal farms, fisheries etc.)
Secondary (e.g. manufacturing, energy etc)
Tertiary:
- tourism (hotel units, conference centres, marinas, thematic parks, golf
courses, development of mineral springs, thalassotherapy centres,
health tourism centres, centres for training-sports tourism etc).
- other services (e.g. applied industrial research laboratories, commercial
centers, software development, supply chain services, logistic centers
etc.)
Investing in Greece
the Country is divided into four zones
ZONE D: Includes the border line zone of the continental part of Greece, the
islands and the Prefectures of Xanthi, Rodopi and Evros.
ZONE C: Includes the Lavrion Zone of Attica Prefecture, as well as the regions,
the prefectures or parts of prefectures of the State which do not fall within the
territories D’, B’ and Α'.
ZONE Β: Includes the I.B.E., the Langada region and the area west of the river
Axiosin Thessalonica Prefecture as well as the Trizinia region of Attica
Prefecture.
ZONE Α: Includes the Attika and Thessalonica Prefectures, except their parts
which fall into the other zones.
Investing
DIVISION
in
INTO
Greece
ZONES
Investing in Greece
INCENTIVES ON OFFER
a1) Cash grant, which covers part of the expense for the investment project
a2) Leasing subsidy, which covers part of the payable installments relating
to a lease which has been entered into for the use of new mechanical
and other equipment
b)
Tax exemption. This incentive involves exemption from payment of
income tax on non distributed gains for the first 10 years following
completion of the investment, through the creation of a tax exempted
reserve
c)
Cash grant for the expenses of wages relating to the employment
created by the investment
Investing in Greece
Cash grant and/or leasing subsidy
An additional 5% is applicable in investment proposals in case of:
Business located in Industrial Zones, Establishment, enhancements of 4 or 5 stars Hotels,
Transformation of traditional buildings to hotels, Modernization of hotels characterized as traditional
buildings, Installation of tourist enterprises in regions characterized as “Regions of Tourist Growth”,
Businesses that operate less than a year
Investing in Greece
APPLICATION
Supporting documents
(a) Feasibility study
(b) Evidence of payment of the required dues
(c) Any additional supporting documents according to each case
Detail Information
Interbalkan and Black Sea Business Centre
154, Egnatia Str.,
GR- 546 36
Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel. +30 2310 282313
Fax. +30 2310 291107
E-mail : [email protected]
URL : www.dipek.gr