The enterprise AGIAKATSIKA EIRINI based in NORTH AEGEAN region has joined the Action “Supporting the Establishment and Operation of New SMEs in the tourism sector” with a total budget of 689 million € (500,6 million € from EPAnEK and 188,4 million € from Regional Operational Programmes). The Action aims at supporting tourism entrepreneurship by establishing new very small, small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector.
The investment’s total budget is 399.967,00€ out of which 199.983,50€ is public expenditure. The Action is co-financed by Greece and the European Union - European Regional Development Fund.
The approved subsidised Business Plan includes expenditures in the following categories:
- Buildings, other facilities and surrounding area
- Machinery, installations and environmental protection equipment along with energy and water-saving equipment.
- Promotion - Participation in exhibitions
- Preparation and monitoring of the implementation of the Investment Plan
Through participation in the Action, the enterprise achieved:
- Competitiveness improvement
- Increase in profitability
- Reinforcing an extrovert business profile
- Market expenditure by adopting new products and services
- Creating better quality products and services
- Increasing productivity and improvement of operational procedures
- Reinforcing entrepreneurship
- Creating or maintaining job positions
The support of EPAnEK proved beneficial, not only for the enterprise but for the competitiveness of the national as well as the local economy.