Category10 benefits
Grants for businesses and the self-employed in Greece
Subsidies and tax relief for businesses and the self-employed.
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e-EFKA reduced contribution category for new self-employed people (first 5 years of insurance)
Self-employed people with less than 5 years of insurance can choose the special category, paying €150.46 instead of the €250.77 of the 1st category (2026 amounts). The choice is made online at e-EFKA and lasts until the 5 years are completed.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
TEPIX III Microfinance Fund (Microloans up to €25,000, No Collateral)
Microloans of €3,000–25,000 without collateral for very small businesses and self-employed people with at least 1 year of activity, with an emphasis on women's entrepreneurship.
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)
EU exchange programme: new or aspiring entrepreneurs spend 1 to 6 months working with an experienced entrepreneur in another country and receive a monthly grant towards travel and living costs. You apply through a local contact point in Greece.
Body: Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή — Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
Under review(2)
This information has not been checked by us yet — please confirm it at the official source.
HDB Loan Guarantee Funds for Businesses and Self-Employed
Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, self-employed professionals and start-ups that want bank lending at a lower interest rate/with lower collateral through a state guarantee
Under review
LEADER/CLLD – Community-Led Local Development for Rural Residents
Residents of rural/mountain areas who want to set up or modernise a very small business (agritourism, processing, services) outside the strictly agricultural sector
Body: Υπ. Αγροτικής ΑνάπτυξηςUnder review
Ended(5)
Rounds that have closed. Kept for reference; they no longer accept applications.
«Ξεκινώ Επιχειρηματικά» (Start a Business): Self-Employment Grant for Higher-Education Graduates (ESPA)
An ESPA grant for university graduates (first degree after 1/1/2016) who set up a new small or micro business: EUR 13,000 (EUR 21,000 for a company) for 18 months of operation, and up to EUR 15,000 more for one new job. Applications for the 2026 round closed on 30/6/2026.
Body: Γενική Γραμματεία ΕΣΠΑ — Πρόγραμμα «Ανταγωνιστικότητα» 2021-2027Ended
Save-Change Appliance for Businesses (energy-efficiency equipment grant for enterprises incl. sole traders)
You have a business (sole proprietorship or legal entity), active, with a Greek tax number (AFM), set up by 30/06/2024.
Body: ΥΠΕΝ (Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης και Ανθεκτικότητας)Ended
DYPA €14,800 start-up grant for unemployed new self-employed in the Scale Up-RRF pilot areas
A €14,800 grant in three instalments for registered unemployed people aged 18-60 who set up a new business in the Kastoria, Achaia, Serres or Rhodes regional units or in Perama, Keratsini-Drapetsona and Salamina. A Recovery Fund pilot; the last application round closed on 17/11/2025.
Body: ΔΥΠΑ — Δράση Επιχορήγησης Επιχειρηματικών Πρωτοβουλιών (ΝΕΕ) σε επιλέξιμες περιοχές Scale Up-ΤΑΑEnded
Green Agritourism (Recovery Fund)
Subsidy up to 50% for SMEs and large agritourism enterprises via Recovery Fund. For businesses, not individuals.
Ended
Digital Tools for SMEs
New applications have closed. Only the completion and payment of already approved actions remains active, until 30/11/2026.
Body: Ψηφιακά Εργαλεία ΜΜΕ — επίσημη σελίδα προγράμματοςEnded