The repayable advance support can be used to cover several eligible costs:
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:40 am
6. Start-up Finance
Grants of up to €400,000 are available in Malta, unless the business is an innovative business, in which case the potential grant increases to a maximum €800,000.
The following criteria apply:
the company (following an evaluation by an external expert) must be producing/developing new products/services/processes which are substantially improved OR
Research and development costs represent at least 10% of the firm’s operational costs, in at least one of the three preceding years, or, in the case of a start-up, in the audit of the fiscal year, preceding the grant.
This ‘grant’ is offered as a repayable advance, unless the company is interested panama mobile database in taking part in the ‘Accelerator Programme’, please speak to Dixcart Malta for further information:
Co-investment in payroll costs: to finance up to 75% of the full-time employees’ salaries.
Co-investment linked to private equity: equivalent to 50% of the increase in share capital from unrelated parties, universities or non-profit research centres or related enterprises. The increase in share capital needs to occur following approval by Malta Enterprise, and not later than twelve months from acceptance of the advance. Disbursements can occur in tranches, linked to milestones established in the initial business plan.
Support in relation to working capital: up to €200,000, increasing to up to €400,000 in the case of innovative companies.
Support for the procurement of tangible and intangible assets: Malta Enterprise may award up to 75% of the costs to procure; machinery, equipment and amortizable, intangible assets. Intangible assets must not exceed 50% of the total investment and are defined as being limited to the procurement of; patents, licences, and know-how.
Grants of up to €400,000 are available in Malta, unless the business is an innovative business, in which case the potential grant increases to a maximum €800,000.
The following criteria apply:
the company (following an evaluation by an external expert) must be producing/developing new products/services/processes which are substantially improved OR
Research and development costs represent at least 10% of the firm’s operational costs, in at least one of the three preceding years, or, in the case of a start-up, in the audit of the fiscal year, preceding the grant.
This ‘grant’ is offered as a repayable advance, unless the company is interested panama mobile database in taking part in the ‘Accelerator Programme’, please speak to Dixcart Malta for further information:
Co-investment in payroll costs: to finance up to 75% of the full-time employees’ salaries.
Co-investment linked to private equity: equivalent to 50% of the increase in share capital from unrelated parties, universities or non-profit research centres or related enterprises. The increase in share capital needs to occur following approval by Malta Enterprise, and not later than twelve months from acceptance of the advance. Disbursements can occur in tranches, linked to milestones established in the initial business plan.
Support in relation to working capital: up to €200,000, increasing to up to €400,000 in the case of innovative companies.
Support for the procurement of tangible and intangible assets: Malta Enterprise may award up to 75% of the costs to procure; machinery, equipment and amortizable, intangible assets. Intangible assets must not exceed 50% of the total investment and are defined as being limited to the procurement of; patents, licences, and know-how.