Young and social entrepreneurs of Tatarstan will receive grants of up to 500 thousand rubles under the national project

As part of the implementation of the national project "Small and Medium Enterprises and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives", social and young entrepreneurs of Tatarstan can receive grants of up to 500 thousand rubles from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Social entrepreneurs whose organization is included in the list of social enterprises can count on receiving a grant. There are 153 such organizations in the republic.

State subsidies are also available to young entrepreneurs under the age of 25. At the same time, both individual entrepreneurs and founders of enterprises - individual entrepreneurs and legal entities founded by persons under the age of 25 (inclusive) can receive funds. If we are talking about a legal entity, then at the time of applying for a grant, the entrepreneur must own at least 50% of the share in the authorized capital of the enterprise.

It will be possible to direct the received funds to expenses related to the implementation of business projects - rent or repair of premises, purchase of equipment, payment of utilities and other business purposes.

The amount of co-financing of the project will be determined based on the results of the assessment of the members of the competition commission and will range from 100 to 500 thousand rubles. At the same time, an entrepreneur can receive a subsidy provided that at least 25% of his own funds are invested in the project.

It should be noted that throughout the year the Ministry of Economy of the region conducted training on the development of social and youth entrepreneurship with the involvement of experienced mentors and specialists. The result of the training programs was the inclusion of socially oriented businesses of the republic in the list of social enterprises and the registration of more than 60 new SMEs.

Applications are accepted by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan from September 14 to October 13, 2022 on working days at the address: Kazan, st. Petersburg, 28.

You can also apply for a grant at the additional branch of the "MFC for Business" at the address: Kazan, st. Petersburg, 28, by appointment on the website of the "State Services of the Republic of Tatarstan".