Measure 3.3 IE OP Creating a system facilitating investment in SMEs

Measure 3.3 IE OP Creating a system facilitating investment in SMEs

Institution responsible for acceptance and evaluation of project applications: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

Beneficiary: Business environment institutions (including existing and newly created networks of investors and entities providing consultancy for enterprises) and SMEs.

The activity consists of support to projects related to:

1. Promoting investment readiness through the preparation of prospective and existing entrepreneurs for seeking investors and for the proper presentation of their offers, involving training courses for entrepreneurs on forms and methods of external financing of business activity.

2. Raising awareness of services and benefits offered by networks of private investors, including the networks of business angels, through information and promotion activities (addressed to prospective and existing investors and entrepreneurs).

3. Consultancy services for entrepreneur aimed at preparation of documents necessary to acquire external investor.

4. Establishing cooperation between operating networks of private investors, including the networks of business angels, business incubators, as well as between the networks and risk capital funds.

5. Creation of new and development of existing networks of investors, including networks of business angels.

6. Organisation, development and maintenance of platforms for exchange of experience regarding prospective investment, targeted at prospective and existing investors (conferences, seminars, workshops etc).

7. Creating platforms to match investors with entrepreneurs who seek external sources of share financing.

8. Training programmes, seminars for private investors, including new business angels, on investment in entrepreneurs’ companies, in particular share investment.

Maximum amount of support:   No more than PLN 2 mln for one entrepreneur and for one project.

Measure 3.3 IE OP Creating a system facilitating investment in SMEs