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Smart&Start Italia | Invitalia The incentive for the start and development of innovative start-ups Smart&Start Italia is the incentive managed by Invitalia and promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy that supports the creation and growth of innovative start-ups with high technological content in all the Italian Regions.
The goal is to stimulate a new entrepreneurial culture connected to the digital economy, valorise the results of scientific and technological research and encourage the return of “brains” from abroad.
innovative start-ups of small size, established for no more than 60 months and enrolled in the special section of the Companies Register; teams of natural persons who want to set up an innovative start-up in Italy, even if resident abroad, or foreign citizens in possession of a “start-up Visa”; foreign companies that want to set up at an office in Italy.
The requirements that qualify an enterprise as an “innovative start-up” are indicated in art. 25 of Italian Decree-Law no. 179/2012. To learn more about the requirements, consult the site startup.
registroimprese. it . Smart&Start Italia finances business plans having a financial entity between € 100,000 and € 1.
5 million , to be used for the purchase of investment goods and services, to support personnel expenses and corporate function costs.
The entrepreneurial project must possess at least one of the following characteristics: have significant technological and innovative content; be oriented towards the development of products, services or solutions in the field of the digital economy, artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things ; focus on the economic valorisation of the results of public and private research.
Interest-free financing of 80% of the eligible expenses. The percentage can rise to 90% if the start-up is comprised entirely of women and/or people under the age of 36, or if the start-up includes a PhD engaged abroad. The start-ups with headquarters in Central-South Italy benefit from a non-repayable contribution of 30%.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.