Informação: Azorean Government invests 6.4 million Euros in support to lines of credit and promotion of exports
The Regional Government has decided to invest 6.4 million Euros in the support to the lines of credit for companies and the promotion of exports, through the signing of contract-programmes with the company Ilhas de Valor and the Society for the Business Development of the Azores (SDEA) for the year 2014. The decision aims to reinforce the support to companies, through a mutual guarantee system. ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government extends Support Programme for Revitalisation of Shops in Urban Centres - Loja +
The Regional Government has decided to introduce some amendments to the Support Programme for the Revitalisation of Shops in Urban Centres - LOJA+ in order to extend its scope and render it operational. The amendments, published in the Official Journal today, will extend the scope of this initiative to a wider range of commercial areas and increase the number of activities deemed eligible for th... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government opens new application period for Investment Fund to Support Entrepreneurship in the Azores
The Regional Government has opened a new application period for the Investment Fund to Support Entrepreneurship in the Azores (FIAEA) until January 14, 2014, announced the Vice-President of the Government. "This Fund is targeted at companies in the early stages of their life cycles - 'early stage', 'startups' and 'spinoffs - which demonstrate a high potential for growth and improvement, either thr... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores extends application deadline for SIDER and "Empreende Jovem"
The Regional Government has decided to extend the application deadline for the incentive scheme for private investment - SIDER and "Empreende Jovem" (Youth Entrepreneurship) by six months.According to the Vice-President of the Government, this decision "avoids a time lag between the closing of the current application period for the incentive schemes and the next period, which is due to start on Ju... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government defines support for Small and Medium Companies as main priority under the new Community Support Framework
The Vice-President of the Government confirmed today in Angra do Heroísmo that the Region will be allocated a financial envelop of 1,546 million Euros under the Community Framework for the period 2014-2020. Sérgio Ávila pointed out that the funds are eight million Euros higher than those granted under the current framework. The government official added that the negotiation of the... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores reinforces ceiling of line of credit "Investe II" to 55 million Euros
The Regional Government has decided to increase the ceiling of the line of credit to support Azorean companies "Açores Investe II" (Azores Invest II) from 50 million to 55 million Euros; the application period runs until December 31. The Vice-President of the Government, Sérgio Ávila, welcomed the "large adherence of companies," which demonstrates "the success and expedience of th... Mais >>

Informação: Employment creation remains "primary goal" of the Government, assures Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government of the Azores stressed on Friday the need to streamline the conditions for the economy to create jobs faster, thus providing a response to the evolution of the number of Azoreans who have entered in the labour market. "I must stress that we have focused our attention on this fact and it reinforces our concern of considering it a priority goal for the Government of... Mais >>

Informação: New private investment projects approved involve investment of 29 million Euros and the creation of 92 jobs
The selection commissions of the Incentive Scheme for Regional Development (SIDER) and "Empreende Jovem" programme have proposed for approval 40 new investment projects that correspond to a global investment of 29 million Euros and the creation of 92 jobs. The approval of these projects represents "a reinforcement of private investment and is also a demonstration of the dynamics of the new inves... Mais >>

Informação: New incentives for companies to be granted in accordance with the jobs created, said Sérgio Ávila
The Vice-President of the Government announced in Horta that "the support to companies in accordance with their capacity to create and promote employment" will be "absolute priority" of the new generation of incentive schemes for the programming period 2014-2020. "The major challenge the Azores face concerns the capacity of private initiative to create jobs," said Sérgio Ávila. The g... Mais >>

Informação: Selection commissions of SIDER and "Empreende Jovem" propose projects over 5 million Euros and 71 new jobs
The Vice-President of the Government of the Azores considered that the growing number of applications submitted by regional entrepreneurs for the various investment support programmes, particularly by young entrepreneurs, is an "encouraging result." "As the Regional Government is undertaking a great effort to promote a series of measures to combat unemployment, including a strong support to inves... Mais >>