Applications for the operation are now open:

Building 2030 – Small Businesses – Support for business investment to strengthen competitiveness, fostering the reorientation of the productive fabric towards more innovative, sustainable, knowledge- and technology-intensive models, promoting the creation of added value, external competitiveness and the valorisation of endogenous resources, as well as the creation and upskilling of employment

Application Period:

• Phase 1 – Until 30/06/2026

• Phase 2 – By 31/07/2026

• Phase 3 – Until 31/08/2026

• Phase 4 – Up to 30/09/2026

• Stage 5 – Up to 30/10/2026

• Phase 6 – By 30/11/2026

Appropriation 15 million euros

Geographical Area Covered: Autonomous Region of the Azores

Nature of Beneficiaries: Sole traders, commercial companies regardless of their legal form, complementary business groupings and cooperatives, with tax residence, registered office or a permanent establishment in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, that meet the criteria for micro and small enterprises

Maximum Financing Rate: Up to 70% (ERDF)

Minimum Eligible Investment: 5 million euros

Maximum Eligible Investment: €75 million

Eligible Expenses:

• Construction and rehabilitation of buildings and other constructions directly related to the project

• Procurement of goods and equipment, including associated services (transport, insurance, assembly and disassembly)

• Procurement of land transport equipment, including light goods vehicles (with specific conditions)

• Procurement of information and communication technology equipment

• Software and licence acquisition, including initial website development

• Costs relating to patents and trade marks, including creation, development and registration

• Technical assistance services (quality, environment, safety, production and technological modernisation)

• Services for the preparation of the application process

• Architectural and engineering services associated with the project

• Preparation services for payment claims and intervention of certified accountants

• Studies and reports under the «do no significant harm» (DNSH) principle

Count on CONSULT to prepare your application!