Eurobank Direktna this year again joined the Program of Support to Small Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in Equipment Procurement in cooperation using the Secretary of state for Economy, the expansion Agency of Serbia and the “Serbia and also the EU – Equipment for Economy” project financed by the EU. The aim of this program is the improvement of economic environment and provision of working equipment for small enterprises.
“Support towards the sector of small enterprises is one of our strategic goals, especially in altered market conditions when everyday business challenges are only growing. That is why once again this year, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and also the Development Agency of Serbia, along with the support from the project “Serbia and the EU – Equipment for Economy” we've chose to function as the key support to smaller businesses and entrepreneurs wishing to improve their businesses and supply their clients the perfect products and services”, said Dusan Mihailovi'c, part of the Executive Board in Eurobank Direktna.
The grant amount qualifies to some legal entity in line with the quantity of employees, and the total Support Program budget comes down to cca RSD 3.1 billion. Legal entities are entitled to a grant in the quantity of 25% of the net value of the production equipment procurement, while client participation is only 5%. The amount of the grant ranges between half a million and 5 million dinars, but, whatever the amount, the financial framework includes participation of Eurobank Direktna loan within the quantity of 70%.
Eurobank Direktna implements this program of Support to Small establishments in Equipment Procurement, targeted at enhancing competitiveness of legal entities, improving their business internationalisation, and technological production processes, supporting employment, increasing revenues and improving conditions for financing of small enterprises and entrepreneurs.