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\"\"Microloans financed using funds from the Fund of Funds will be available at even more relaxed terms. Financing is now available to companies and self-employed that have registered no longer than 5 years ago. The administrative requirements for proving the eligibility of costs financed with the loan under the financial instrument have also been relaxed. The loans are granted for the acquisition of tangible and non-tangible assets intended for developing and expanding business, as well as to cover other costs relating to the core business, including occupational training of workers or the entrepreneur.\u00a0 There is now an opportunity for granting small loans up to BGN 5000.<\/span><\/p>\n

The modification comes as yet another step by the FoF to support business against the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public resources earmarked for micro-lending with shared risk amount to BGN 23.9 million and come from OP Human Resource Development 2014\u20142020 which is co-financed by the European Social Fund. The funds reach the enterprises via three financial intermediaries: SYS Credit,\u00a0MicroFund and First Investment Bank (FIB).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The European Commission has launched a \u20ac5 million call for strategic alliances to help the European Union\u2019s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) maximise their use of new technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

This call for proposals aims to contribute to the Commission\u2019s COVID-19 recovery package by establishing strategic alliances between tech-savvy SMEs and the traditional SMEs facing the need to adapt to the post-crisis economic environment, focusing on the benefits of adopting advanced technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants must be legal entities and shall be representatives of industry, research community, and technology providers, for instance: cluster organisations, technology centres, SMEs. The projects shall specifically contribute to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n