Gauzatu, the Basque Government's boost for investment by companies of the future

28/05/2013
Diego Gutiérrez
Gauzatu, the Basque Government's boost for investment by companies of the future

The call for applications opened yesterday, until 5 July 2013, for the SPRI Gauzatu-Industria programme, with the aim of promoting the creation and development of technology-based and/or innovative SMEs.

26MM€ on very advantageous terms

The aid to be granted in the form of repayable advances may amount to up to 35% of the investment eligible for support, with a maximum of 120,000 euros per job created and a limit that in no case may exceed the sum of 1,500,000 euros. The publication in the BOPV can be consulted at:  http://www.lehendakaritza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r48-bopv2/es/bopv2/datos/2013/05/1302451a.pdf

«Las condiciones de este programa son de lo mejor para una empresa que tenga un programa de inversión en el medio plazo. El programa es flexible y te da 3 años para realizar las inversiones comprometidas. Debe ir ligada con la creación de empleo. Tanto los tipo de interés como los plazos de devolución son muy beneficiosos para la pyme» señala Diego Gutierrez (ABRA INVEST) SME corporate finance expert.

In 2012, more than 40 companies were beneficiaries.

From the analysis of last year's list of beneficiaries (2012), several companies stand out for their amount, being from a wide variety of sectors. For example, Kiro Robotics 1.5 million belongs to the Mondragón group and is dedicated to medical devices for oncology. The company http://www.itcs-group.com/en/home.htm , dedicada a las tecnologías de la información, también recibió casi 1,5MM€. Un referente en la industria como Matz-Erreka, S. Coop., también obtuvo casi 1,4MM€, dedicándose a actividades como puertas y elementos de fijación y plásticos de precisión.

Possibility of facilitating private financing

«Animaría a presentar la solicitud a las empresas que tienen dificultades financieras y se estén planteando la introducción en su accionariado de inversores privados. La obtención de esta financiación blanda y en buenas condiciones, puede ayudar a que terceros inversores entren, al suponer una inversión menor y la posibilidad de acceder a recursos baratos y a largo plazo», indica Diego Gutierrez.

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