Grant

SME.DIGITAL 4.0 - Status and Potential Analyses - Tool PA2: E-Commerce, Online Marketing & Social Media

KMU.DIGITAL 4.0 Consulting for status and potential analysis in the areas of e-commerce, online marketing & social media: 80% subsidy up to €400 per tool. Application start 21.05.2024, ongoing until budget is exhausted.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline:
21.05.2024
Application level: Simple
Region: Vienna
Company size: SME
Funding amount: €400
Funding rate: 80 %
Project duration: 1 month

Funding objective

Support for the digital and sustainable transformation of Austrian SMEs through an individual status analysis of their e-commerce, online marketing, and social media activities. The goal is to identify areas for increasing efficiency and ecological optimization and to formulate concrete recommendations for action.

Eligible expenses

  • Consulting costs

Non-eligible expenses

  • Expenses (travel costs)
  • Costs incurred before application submission

Eligible to apply

  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • Commercial self-employment with official GLN
  • SME within the meaning of the EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC
  • Registered office or place of business in Austria

Documents required for application

  1. Online application form
  2. Business license/GLN
  3. Contract confirmation with consultant
  4. Invoice
  5. Proof of payment
  6. Consultation report

Evaluation criteria

  • Relevance to e-commerce potential
  • Sustainability aspects
  • Economic efficiency

Description

KMU.DIGITAL 4.0 – Status and potential analyses in the areas of e-commerce, online marketing & social media is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in Vienna that wish to optimize their digital presence strategies. Funding is provided for consulting financed by the federal government through certified experts – as an 80% subsidy up to a maximum of 400 euros per tool. The analysis usually takes one day and is conducted using a proven checklist to systematically identify strengths, weaknesses, and sustainable potentials of existing websites and webshops. Based on this, concrete recommendations for action to increase efficiency and ecological optimization are offered. Funding requirements include commercial self-employment with official GLN, classification as an SME according to the EU definition, and having a registered office or place of business in Austria.

From May 21, 2024, applications can be submitted online continuously until the budget is exhausted. Key evaluation criteria are relevance to e-commerce potentials, sustainability aspects, and economic efficiency. Required for the application are, among others, the online application form, trade license/GLN, contract confirmation with the consultant, invoice, proof of payment, and consulting report. The maximum project duration is one month. This provides Austrian SMEs with tailored support to develop their web presence in a future-oriented manner and sustainably strengthen their competitiveness.

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