There are many opportunities put in place by the Tuscany Region to support Tuscan companies that want to invest in innovation or those who want to open a start-up.
This starts with the Regional Operational Programme (ROP) of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014-2020. All open and implemented calls for tenders: http://www.regione.toscana.it/porcreo-fesr-2014-2020
Going into detail, the Region of Tuscany offers several calls for proposals that offer contributions and facilities to businesses, professionals and people who offer zero-interest financing for innovative start-ups and new businesses, loans and microcredit for investments in new technologies, contributions for research and development to micro and SMEs and large enterprises.
For information: http://www.regione.toscana.it/-/imprese-incentivi-per-start-up-nuove-tecnologie-ricerca-e-sviluppo
As far as new technologies and innovation are concerned, the Tuscany Region is launching calls for proposals to support innovative investments in the industry and services sector (trade, tourism and services) until resources are exhausted: http://www.regione.toscana.it/-/nuove-tecnologie-e-innovazione-i-bandi-por-fesr-per-le-imprese
To view all the open calls on the Sviluppo Toscana platform: www.sviluppo.toscana.it
On the Cantieri4.0 website you can find calls for tenders and incentives relating to digitisation, new technologies and the specific skills of Industry 4.0.
For information: www.cantieri40.it
In addition, as part of the Giovanisì project, the Tuscany Region supports young entrepreneurship through regulatory instruments and calls for proposals that promote the birth of youth start-ups, support entrepreneurial projects of innovation and internationalization, reward young people who intend to set up an agricultural enterprise and facilitate the start-up of new activities by young professionals.
For information: https://giovanisi.it
