Funding is perhaps the most important factor in the success, improvement and growth of a business, whether it is being set up or already operating. In recent years, rapid technological development and the liberalisation of markets have produced a large number of alternative tools and financial solutions. Knowing these tools is a major advantage for a business owner.

Funding programmes are essentially a form of external financial support, aimed at existing and new businesses that want to develop new technologies and innovations, modernise their production, produce new products or services, increase their production capacity, and so on.

We provide the knowledge and skills needed to support an organisation or business of any kind through every stage of a co-funded project — from planning to completion and making the most of its results — so as to take advantage of the project funding opportunities offered by the European and national programmes of the current programming period.

  • We look for Calls for Proposals.
  • We design and write proposals so that they stand out against the competition.
  • We analyse key aspects of the proposal evaluation process to make proposals stronger.
  • We prepare Technical Project Sheets, covering how the actions are organised and implemented, schedule monitoring, progress reports, checks on the eligibility of expenses, etc.
  • We offer the support you need to put your ideas into practice and carry out your plans, which bring European added value to our shared goals.
  • We help you build up the funding criteria, which concern: accounting and tax guidance and support, the proper/lawful operation of the business, the viability of the investment, the experience of the business's shareholders and employees in the field of the investment, the degree of innovation the proposed investment plan introduces, environmental protection, energy saving and the new jobs created by the investment, among others.

As consultants in planning and managing funding programmes, we have the knowledge to develop core financial/investment solutions based on each business's particular needs.

In more detail,

  • We identify the business's financial needs and the tools, methods and techniques of financial planning and management consulting that apply to it.
  • We interpret the business's financial needs and develop proposals for its financial planning and management.
  • We support sound proposals on how to plan and manage a business's finances.
  • We implement and monitor European and national programmes in organisations and in existing or new businesses (coordinating and organising actions, tracking the physical progress of the project, communicating with partners and funding authorities, drafting interim and final reports, monitoring the financial side together with the accounts department).
  • We study and submit funding proposals related to the activities of the organisation and of businesses of all sizes and kinds (freelancers, sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, EPE, IKE and SA companies, social cooperative enterprises, associations, for-profit and non-profit private-law entities).
  • We gather the necessary documents, plan, write and submit the application/funding file, and then follow the procedures for implementing your investment plan under the subsidised European programmes.
  • We keep you continuously and reliably informed about subsidised programmes.
  • We assess your company's potential and present the most suitable subsidised programmes to you.
  • We draft and submit a carefully prepared investment proposal, giving you a better chance of approval.
  • We take responsibility for implementing projects, strictly keeping to the necessary timetables.
  • We contact you immediately about any changes affecting your grants.
  • We ensure the grant is processed smoothly and without obstacles.
  • We monitor the funding at every stage of the subsidised programme's activities.

See also

For support with ESPA and for the financial check of an investment, see also:

ESPA consultant in Heraklion: from the file to the payout

Business viability study in Heraklion

Financial forecast and business plan in Crete

Επίσημη πηγή: ΕΣΠΑ 2021-2027 (espa.gr)