By Ministerial Decree of 18 September 2017, the Ministry of Economic Development published the terms and operational procedures for accessing the Internationalisation Vouchers.

PURPOSE: The initiative provides a non-repayable grant in the form of a voucher for SMEs looking to expand into international markets by engaging a specialist (a Temporary Export Manager or TEM) to research, design, and manage processes and programmes for foreign markets. Companies must engage a service provider selected from the official list, which will be published by 20 December 2017.

The deadline for selecting accredited companies to provide internationalisation support services to beneficiary SMEs will also be reopened, replacing the list from 1 September 2015.

Parties interested in being accredited on the list of Temporary Export Manager companies must submit their application between 10:00 on 16 October 2017 and 16:00 on 31 October 2017.

Le imprese potranno presentare la domanda in via telematica a partire dalle ore 10:00 del giorno 28 novembre 2017. Ma, già a partire dal 21 novembre 2017, sarà possibile compilare on line la domanda.

For further information, please visit the Ministry's website.