SMEs

English Edition | 22.09.2024 | 09:36

Greek SMEs Digital Readiness Rising ‘Slowly but Surely’

The Digital Readiness Index, created for the first time in 2020, tracks the level of digital maturity of SMEs based on their adoption of 10 key digital tools and systems

English Edition | 08.02.2024 | 20:14

Greece Announces Subsidies for SMEs to Improve Energy Efficiency

The details of the program were pre-published by the Ministry of Environment and details of the application period are expected to be announced soon

English Edition | 18.10.2023 | 13:04

Recovery Fund: Resources for digital development of Greek SMEs increase to 145 million

Resources for the digital development of SMEs increase to 145 million - The aim is to cover all approved investment projects

English Edition | 05.05.2023 | 14:56

Hellenic Development Bank: The distribution of the 4 new Programs for small and medium enterprises begins

The new co-financing programs available immediately

English Edition | 11.09.2022 | 17:55

OT at TIF – Sec. Gen. of Public Investment and NSRF: The amount directed to SMEs is “astronomical”

Funds exceeding 12.5 billion euros were directed SMEs, said the Secretary General of Public Investment and NSRF

English Edition | 11.09.2022 | 11:06

Professional Chamber of Athens prez. : For the first time no measures were announced for SMEs at the TIF

The president of the Professional Chamber of Athens warns that if measures are not taken immediately, thousands of SMEs are at risk of being locked out

English Edition | 27.07.2022 | 09:26

Hellenic Development Bank: Affordable loans for 100,000 SMEs

The Bank disbursed 8.4 billion euros, through 41,000 new loans, in the last two years

English Edition | 15.07.2022 | 12:15

“Greece 2.0”: Resource absorption tops 1.2 billion euros

About 700 projects are in the processing stage and the finalization of the applications from interested investors is expected soon

National Bank: SMEs remain on a growth trajectory

English Edition | 16.06.2022 | 12:00

SMEs are highly resilient

SMEs maintain their growth orientation amid heightened global uncertainty

English Edition | 15.06.2022 | 15:49

EBRD extends support for SMEs in Greece

Extension of the "SME Pre-listing Support Program" of the EBRD and the Athens Stock Exchange

English Edition | 06.06.2022 | 13:05

Greek SMEs: Limited investments in new technologies

The trends of digital transformation at the level of very small and small enterprises

English Edition | 06.06.2022 | 12:25

Small and Medium Enterprises: Extra tax bonus for green, digital and energy investments

The measure is applied for the period 2023-2025

English Edition | 24.05.2022 | 10:40

Minister of Tourism: Tourism breathes life to SMEs

Mr Kikilias highlighted the direct interconnection of the tourism product with all sectors of economic activity

English Edition | 16.05.2022 | 11:16

Tax relief: Bonus for mergers of small and medium enterprises, professionals and farmers

Beneficiaries, criteria and conditions

English Edition | 10.05.2022 | 11:23

Greek Banks: 37% drop in new loans to SMEs in the first quarter of 2022

New loans amounted to 1.02 billion euros from 1.36 billion euros in the corresponding period last year

English Edition | 10.02.2022 | 12:15

National Bank – 5 billion euro loans to small and medium-sized enterprises with 70% guarantee

The program benefits from support from the EGF Guarantee Facility, implemented by the EIF, with the financial support of Member States contributing to the EGF.

English Edition | 03.11.2021 | 15:21

New measures – Rage and frustration in retail and food service

Unfair competition and informal lockdown without support measures are talked about by shopkeepers and caterers at a critical time for retail - Warning about bankruptcy

English Edition | 25.10.2021 | 08:22

Small and Medium Enterprises – The big dilemma of partnerships or shutdowns

The pressure of competition from multinationals shows the only way for their survival, which is none other than mergers

English Edition | 19.10.2021 | 14:28

Chamber of Crafts of Thessaloniki requests support for small and medium enterprises to avoid bankruptcies

The Chamber of Crafts of Thessaloniki requests the taking of measures for additional support of SMEs and households, which due to covid-19 are still in financial difficulties

English Edition | 09.09.2021 | 13:59

Greece – 36.7% of SMEs face the fear of being shut down

The percentages of enterprises that have restricted and/or no liquidity remain high, as well. Specifically, 4 out of 10 small and very small enterprises (42.4%) have cash available for a maximum of one month. In fact, 1 out of 5 enterprises (21.4%) has no liquidity at all

English Edition | 20.08.2021 | 16:06

CUCG – PCCI- A favorable financing climate is needed for 820,000 SMEs

Creating a favorable financial climate to support the approximately 820,000 SMEs in Greece should be a key goal of government, banks and entrepreneurship. This was pointed out at their meeting today by the president of the Central Union of Chambers, Giannis Chatzitheodosiou and the president of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the […]

English Edition | 02.06.2021 | 14:37

ECB survey: Bank lending in Greece is an uphill battle – One in five applications rejected

According to the survey, 22% of loan applications submitted by SMEs in Greece are rejected, while this percentage in the EU is only 8%