| MicroSTARS Microloans | |||
| Name of responsible organization: Business and Cultural Development Center (KEPA) | |||
| Venture Website: www.microstars.gr | |||
| NATIONAL OR LOCAL | Local | ||
| Starting year | 2017 | End year | – |
| NPO that provides Microloans as well as Entrepreneurial One-to-One Consulting and online Seminars. Specifically, it provides microloans to micro/small companies (in collaboration with Cooperative Bank of Karditsa & Pancretan Cooperative Bank), as well as Individualized Counselling Support (4-5h per client) plus E-Learning, free of charge. MicroSTARS has supported 45 new mSMEs or Personal Companies. |
What kind of activity does this measure finance?
| Creation of new businesses | YES |
| Strengthening of existing businesses | YES |
| Specific investments – specify type (i.e. innovation, research, environmental transition, hiring, internationalization, purchase of goods) | All sectors. Have supported 350 new mSMEs or Personal Companies. |
| Training activities | NO |
| Other (specify) | NO |
What type of financing is it?
| Low-interest loan (indicate the repayment time and, if present, the requirement for collateral) | Micro-loans from 1.000€ up to 12.500€, IR 7,47-8,60%, duration up to 5 years and payout up to 2 years after. |
| Non-repayable grant (indicate the percentage of non-repayable fund) | NO |
| Tax credit | N/A |
| Other (specify) | N/A |
How does the activation of the measure work?
Financial entity of the measure (indicate the resources allocated)
| Overall amount | N/A |
| % facilitation for each recipient | Ν/Α |
| Minimum amount that can be financed | N/A |
| Maximum amount that can be financed | Ν/Α |
| Origin of financial resources (European, State, Regional authority, Municipal authority, other) | Private Donors, CSR programmes and AFI’s partners, support financing of beneficiaries |
Type of funded social structure (indicate if belonging to a specific category is required in order, to access the measure)
| Female | Over 50 | Unemployed (specify any type) | Disadvantaged groups (specify type) | Youth (specify age range) | Other (specify) | |
| Individual | ||||||
| Company |
Does the measure provide for accompaniment and training or only financial support?
| Financial support + accompaniment/training | NO |
| Only Financial support | NO |
Is the measure considered a good practice and as such replicable in other national and / or international contexts?
| YES | Yes, it is a good practice |
How many initiatives have been financed in the last 3 years and for what economic amount?
| Number of initiatives: 350 new businesses | Total economic amount: N/A |
