SME Internationalization - Individual Operations
Total budget: 32 million euros
This incentive aims to support business training operations
that target the internationalization of business models through the adoption of more advanced business strategies, which increase the capacity for integration into global value chains. In this Incentive, there is a clear focus on operations that propose to produce tradable and internationalizable goods and services, within the framework of broader production chains and value chains that generate greater added value, contributing to strengthening the export orientation and external competitiveness of the Portuguese economy
Covered actions
- Knowledge, prospecting, and presence in external markets
- International Marketing
- Online presence and e-commerce
- Creation and international promotion of brands
- Organizational innovation related to commercial practices or external relations
- Quality and specific certification to the external markets:
Eligible expenses
- Salary costs for hiring qualified human resources, including base salary and mandatory social security contributions by the employer;
- Costs incurred for participation in fairs and exhibitions abroad, including space rental, stand construction, and its operation;
- Costs of specialized consulting services provided by external consultants, which do not constitute an ongoing or periodic activity, nor are related to the normal operation of the beneficiaries, including expenses for the intervention of certified accountants or statutory auditors in validating the expenditure of payment requests, costs associated with the certification of products, processes or services, costs of designing and registering new trademarks, costs associated with domiciliation and subscription of applications, adherence to electronic platforms or inclusion in directories and search engines;
- Other costs of specialized consulting services provided by external consultants, including expenses oriented towards incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles into companies with a view to adopting environmental, social and corporate governance practices, including, namely, services related to audit processes and obtaining certifications of systems, services and products in the environmental area, such as obtaining the Eco-label and Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS);
- Other expenses related to the internationalization promotion, including prospecting and attracting new customers and promotional actions carried out in external markets.
Geographical areas
Some regions of Portugal (North, Center, Lisbon, Alentejo, and Algarve)
Total budget available
32 million euros
Minimum total eligible expense
200 thousand euros
Operations' duration
24 months
Nature of beneficiary entities
Small and Medium sized companies
Financing rate
40% of the eligible investment in the form of a non-refundable incentive
The maximum incentive to be granted per operation is 315 thousand euros, except for investments located in the NUTS II region of Algarve.
Specific condition
Register an individual export (international turnover) of more than 200 thousand euros in the pre-project year
Deadline date to present applications
- Phase 1: until 30/09/2024 (5pm)
- Phase 2: until 30/12/2024 (5pm)
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