These initiatives offer valuable opportunities to strengthen your entrepreneurial capacities and foster innovation. By submitting a project proposal, you could secure funding to develop projects that will improve your organisational performance or make your value chains more circular.
Theme 1. Strengthening the Organisational and Entrepreneurial Capacities of SMEs in the Social Economy
This theme aims to support social economy SMEs by providing tools to improve their management and develop their organisation. Businesses can access training, coaching, and consultancy services to boost professionalism.
Total budget available: €6 million.
Theme 2. Partnerships for Circular Value Chains Between Traditional Businesses and Social Economy SMEs
This theme focuses on promoting collaboration between social economy SMEs and traditional businesses to strengthen the integration of circular business models. The aim is to facilitate access to new markets for businesses involved in the circular economyThe circular economy is a restorative and regenerative economy. By maintaining the value of the products, materials and resources in the economy through smart product design, repurposing and/or shared use of products, it reduces the extraction of natural resources by using resources already present in the economy..
Total budget available: €2 million.
Join the Information Session
Want to know more? Sign up now via this link for the online information session hosted by EISMEA and DG GROW on 17 October 2024. This event will cover both themes of the calls for projects and provide all necessary information to submit your application.
More Information
Deadline for submitting your project: 10 December 2024 at 5:00 pm.
The full eligibility criteria are detailed on the Commission's website. For more information on the calls and the submission procedure, please consult the official website.
