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Tag: small and medium enterprises

Where do SMEs owe?

Where do SMEs owe? Where do SMEs owe?

By Dimitris Katsaganis The debts of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs to the funds are consistently first in relation to their other debts, such as energy, suppliers and the tax office. In fact, those who owe money to the funds are proportionately more in his sector trade and those who have annual turnover below 50,000 eurosi.e. […]

G. Oikonomou: Financing of 73 million in SMEs with the aim of Smart Manufacturing

G. Oikonomou: Financing of 73 million in SMEs with the aim of Smart Manufacturing G. Oikonomou: Financing of 73 million in SMEs with the aim of Smart Manufacturing

In a new action aimed at “Smart Manufacturing” that is being implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the government representative, Yiannis Oikonomou, mentions with his post on Twitter. “With a plan, the new Action “Smart Manufacturing” is being implemented, providing funding of 73 million Euros to very small, small and […]

The digital transformation of SMEs goes through Vodafone Business and the ‘Digital Tools for SMEs’ program

The digital transformation of SMEs goes through Vodafone Business and the ‘Digital Tools for SMEs’ program The digital transformation of SMEs goes through Vodafone Business and the ‘Digital Tools for SMEs’ program

Small and medium enterprises are undoubtedly the backbone of the Greek economy. However, it is widely accepted that, for the most part, they lag significantly behind large enterprises in terms of their digital maturity, adoption of digital tools and digital skills of employees. The need to bridge this gap was highlighted even more emphatically during […]

Greek SMEs are becoming more and more digital, achieving increased sales and reduced costs

Greek SMEs are becoming more and more digital, achieving increased sales and reduced costs Greek SMEs are becoming more and more digital, achieving increased sales and reduced costs

Progress in the digital maturity of small and medium enterprises was recorded by the research “The Digital Readiness of Small and Medium Enterprises in Greece”, prepared by the Electronic Commerce Laboratory (ELTRUN) of the Athens University of Economics and Business on behalf of COSMOTE. According to the survey data, there is an increase of 10% […]

EIB: SMEs maintain their growth orientation despite increased uncertainty

EIB: SMEs maintain their growth orientation despite increased uncertainty EIB: SMEs maintain their growth orientation despite increased uncertainty

With the war in Ukraine affecting the already strained international markets of energy and raw materials as well as the supply chains, the SME sector continues to surprise positively by showing remarkable resilience. According to a recent survey by the EIB Δι’s Directorate of Economic Analysis, while the blow to Greek companies is proving to […]

FHW-GSEVEE: Significant increase in overdue debts for energy bills in most SMEs

FHW-GSEVEE: Significant increase in overdue debts for energy bills in most SMEs FHW-GSEVEE: Significant increase in overdue debts for energy bills in most SMEs

“Overdue debts for energy bills are showing a significant increase, which indicates the difficult situation in which a particularly high number of small and medium-sized enterprises have found themselves, due to the excessive increase in energy costs.” This is one of the main findings of the semi-annual economic climate bulletin of small and very small […]

At the gates are four emblematic programs of the Recovery Fund

At the gates are four emblematic programs of the Recovery Fund At the gates are four emblematic programs of the Recovery Fund

Of Tasos Dasopoulos Digitization, modernization of the agri-food sector, renewal of the tourism product and energy upgrade for commercial buildings are the programs that will start to be implemented within the month in the form of special subsidies for small and medium enterprises. The Ministry of Finance, from the beginning of the year, dropped the […]

Horizontal extension of the deadline for submission of operating licenses for 12 SME support actions

Horizontal extension of the deadline for submission of operating licenses for 12 SME support actions Horizontal extension of the deadline for submission of operating licenses for 12 SME support actions

A horizontal extension for the beneficiaries of 12 actions to strengthen the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the NSRF 2014-2020, was announced today and the decision is signed by the Deputy Minister of Development and Investment Giannis Tsakiris. The extension concerns the submission of a valid operating license or exemption within six months […]

Loan approvals to small and medium-sized enterprises are increasing

Loan approvals to small and medium-sized enterprises are increasing Horizontal extension of the deadline for submission of operating licenses for 12 SME support actions

By Leonidas Stergiou Barriers to financing may have narrowed and available lending may have increased, but the funding gap for Greek small and medium-sized enterprises has widened, following the pandemic’s full opening up of the economy. This conclusion is drawn from the pan-European SAFE survey conducted every six months by the ECB and the Commission. […]

How digitally mature are Greek small and medium enterprises

How digitally mature are Greek small and medium enterprises How digitally mature are Greek small and medium enterprises

By Matina Harkoftaki The coronavirus pandemic may have highlighted the need for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, which are commonly called the backbone of the Greek economy, in some cases accelerating investment in technology, but even today domestic entrepreneurship seems to be struggling to anticipate developments and integrate technology into its daily activities. […]