Businesswomen wishing to promote the company’s products on foreign markets have the chance to obtain grants of up to RON 1 649 000 under Component III of the Women in Business Programme – ‘Support for growing companies’. Companies active in the market for more than 2 years, export oriented or exporting oriented, are eligible at this stage.

The component provides financial support for Contest based investments to improve business processes, R & D, innovations, access to foreign markets and complementary business development services to maximise export potential.

The money can be used to purchase technology equipment and business development services, including the certification of products/services. The financial support constitutes 70 % of the total value of the investment project.

For participation in Component III of the Programme, the company will meet the following eligibility criteria:

a) It is classified as a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise under the terms of Law No 179 of 21.7.2016;

b) Created and managed by the woman (founder (s), co-founder (s) with other wife (s), associates, administrator), citizen of the Republic of Moldova;

c) In the event of changes in the composition of the founders, the undertaking that is the founder will be eligible, having obtained this status at least 2 years before the date of application to the Programme;

d) Record positive economic indicators for the last year of management according to the financial statements;

e) The scope of activity of the enterprise with which it applies to the programme is practiced in the last 24 months;

f) The company manager has experience of at least 12 months in the area covered by the Programme;

g) An undertaking registered under one of the following organisational and legal forms:

1. Sole proprietorship/sole proprietorship;

2. Limited liability company;

3. Production cooperative;

h) It is planned to increase turnover and/or number of employees in the next 18 months by expanding the market for sales, export and innovation;

I) At the date of application, no debts to the national public budget are recorded.

Companies created and managed by women, which have been active on the market for more than 2 years, can participate in the competition; make a profit in the last 2 years of activity; the scope of activity of the undertaking applying the Programme has been in place for at least 24 months; the company manager shall have experience of at least 12 months in the field of activity to which the Programme applies.

Concept notes are recorded online: https://arcg.is/1y5m5a

Deadline: 9 December 2020, 18: 00

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