The Enterprise Support Incentives are designed to help enterprises meet the challenges of a global economy through networking, business development and improved international competitiveness. These incentives are mainly targeted at enterprises engaged in manufacturing, ICT, biotechnology and other innovative or high value adding activities.

Enterprise Support

This incentive promotes the development of enterprise networks that facilitate collaboration between enterprises to enhance competitiveness. Networking enterprises can work together to develop new products, inter-organisational processes and access new markets.

· More details and Official Guidelines (Business Networks)

· More details and Official Guidelines (Development Networks)

Network Support: Business & Development Networks

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This scheme is intended to facilitate high-value adding projects that are likely to offer a significant contribution to the regional development of Malta through substantial job creation. The scheme may support various activities such as the initial development phase of enterprises establishing an operational base in Malta.

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Business Development Scheme

This incentive will support enterprises to establish business contacts overseas. The assistance will focus on supporting the cost of participating in trade fairs and trade promotion events needed for the launch of a new or existing product in a new market. These trade promotion events include the participation in trade fairs and trade missions.

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Trade Promotion

This scheme is designed to provide enterprises with customised mentoring services that suit their particular requirements. The business advice offered can address a number of areas key to the holistic development and growth of the enterprise. The advisors will support the enterprises in adopting innovation management techniques, improving competitiveness, business development, and start-up projects.

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Business Advisory Services

Enterprises committed to establish a new market or to introduce a new service or product in an existing market will have the opportunity to apply for assistance under this incentive. This scheme aims to facilitate the building of internal capacity within these enterprises so as to reduce the risks of seeking to tap into new markets.  This scheme is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

More details and Official Guidelines

International Competitiveness Grant Scheme