Business Creation and Development

The objective of this measure is to position rural areas to provide economic activity of sufficent mass to attract people to live and work in these areas.

Examples of activities that can be supported include:

• Selected investment in small rural enterprise space.

• Provision for a range of assistance types for start-up enterprises and the expansion of existing enterprises including the adoption of new technologies.

• Development of innovative products and activities.

• The provision of a range of assistance types for adding value to local products, including support for business networks, collective marketing, local branding initiatives, improved quality and the development of artisan processing facilities.

• Utilisation of local ICT capacity, for example centralised online processing of micro enterprise administrative activities, will also be supported.

• Actions to foster rural entrepreneurship particularly combined with support for small-scale research, analysis and development.

Activities that are not eligible for grant aid include:

• Manufacturing and services sector.

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