How the Chamber of Commerce intends to make our areas increasingly attractive to young people, businesses and investors.

Source: press office Presidency of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso Belluno|Dolomiti

We are extremely convinced, with the Chamber Committee, the Chamber Council, that our territory must remain competitive and must once again become attractive for young people – highlights the President of the Treviso – Belluno|Dolomiti Chamber of Commerce Mario Pozza – This is why we are putting resources, funding and flanking actions in place for the economy of Treviso and Belluno, looking at doing business, women’s business, and young people with job orientation, scholarships and in-company internships. The Chamber of Commerce with Unioncamere Veneto and the Veneto Region is aiming at the issues indicated by the PNRR by the programmatic lines of the chamber system and responds promptly with the call for grants to MPMIs to support the dual digital and ecological transition and the Energy Transition Information Point, a free service active from October 2, 2023.

We want to help Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the double transition, which is understood to be the digital transition and the ecological transition by putting in 800,000 euros, firmly believing in this necessary structural transition in order to remain competitive in the market and be able to look forward to a present facilitated by technology, respecting the environment and embracing the technologies of the future. Companies from the micro to the medium-sized that produce goods and services, implementing industrial processes in line with the ecological approach, using digital technologies, web platforms, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, are companies that invest in the present and project their gaze into the future. This approach, also has a concrete implication for talent, to make our companies certainly more attractive to young people who are entering the world of work or are still studying, but with the goal of working in cutting-edge companies, regardless of their size. And it is precisely this that urges the call aimed at the purchase of capital goods, the acquisition of consulting services in the area of investment in solutions for advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing augmented reality, simulation, cloud, cybersecurity, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, technology solutions. Attention to training is also essential, which is crucial for structural steps of innovation that lead to effective change. To all entrepreneurs I address a particular invitation, which is to safeguard their inventions, their know-how, their contribution to the wonderful brand that is Made in Italy, following the indispensable cybersecurity guidelines that even in our free courses for businesses, top-notch educators are pointing out to us. The technology is also in the great network of Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad, where we have very advanced offices.

For our focus is always on doing women’s business with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Committee, with the Women’s Entrepreneurship 2023 call for proposals and the call for Graduate/Doctoral Theses – “Profiles of Women’s Entrepreneurship,” aimed at meeting the demands of increasingly specialized figures for the challenges of the digitization and sustainability markets.
For young people with the ITS Call, PCTOs (Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation) the placement of young recent graduates in local businesses through the instrument of extracurricular internship and certification of skills.
This will be followed by an update on the upcoming awards of the call for schools and businesses on Corporate Social Responsibility. A common thread in the Chamber’s focus on the humanism of the territories is our support for culture the Mazzotti Youth Prize, The Mazzotti Prize, The Comisso Prize, Carta Carbone Festival, etc.

Call for applications for grants to MSMEs to support the dual digital and ecological transition – Year 2023

Applications must be received – electronically – from Oct. 16 to Nov. 24, 2023 

Presentation and Purpose:
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicrafts and Agriculture of Treviso-Belluno, with the aim of strengthening the dissemination of digital culture and practice, including green-oriented approaches, in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the area, as part of the services offered by Punto Impresa Digitale, has issued a Call for Applications for grants to MPMIs to support the dual digital and green transition – Year 2023.

Who it is intended for:
Facilities under the Call for Applications consist of non-repayable grants granted under Regulations (EU) No. 1407/2013 and No. 1408/2013.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (in short MSMEs) – as defined in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 of August 6, 2008, with registered office and/or local units in the territorial district of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso-Belluno, in good standing with the payment of the annual fee and the communication of the start of activity – can participate.

What are the eligible expenses:
The Call for Application includes two Measures:

• Measure 1: – expenses incurred for the purchase of the capital goods listed in Annexes A and B of Law No. 232 of December 11, 2016, as amended, are eligible;
• Measure 2: 
  • a) – costs incurred for the acquisition of consulting services aimed at the introduction of I4.0 technological innovation technologies are eligible only if they are related to the purchase of capital goods under Measure 1
  • b) – costs incurred for the acquisition of consulting and/or training services aimed at rationalizing the use of energy by enterprises through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, reducing consumption and climate-altering gas emissions are eligible.

Interventions started from 01.01.2023 as well as expenses incurred until the deadline for submission of the application are eligible.

Financial allocation and intervention measures:
The Call for Proposals is endowed with a total fund of € 800,000.00 and provides for the disbursement of grants according to the values shown in the following table:

What is the intensity of the contribution:
The maximum contribution that can be granted to each enterprise will be 50% of the actual eligible expenditure, net of VAT and other taxes and fees.

How and by when to apply:
The Call for Applications is “one-stage,” meaning that enterprises will have to apply for the grant when interventions have been carried out and completed, directly producing invoices for the expenses incurred.

Applications for contributions, to be drawn up using the appropriate forms, accompanied by the documentation specified in the Notice, must be submitted from 09:00 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2023 to 12:00 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2023 exclusively electronically with a digital signature by logging on to http://webtelemaco.infocamere.it, section “E-Gov Services,” within the specific online counter “Contributions to Businesses.”

The IT procedure is described in detail in the manual “Operating Instructions for the telematic transmission of grant applications”, which can be accessed from the link.
Mere telematic transmission can be carried out through an appointed third party, but all documentation must be digitally signed by the legal representative/owner of the enterprise.

Evaluation of applications and admission to the grant:
Applications will be reviewed by the Chamber of Commerce, possibly assisted by experts, including external ones, in order to assess their eligibility both with respect to the subjective and administrative requirements provided for in the Call for Proposals, and with respect to the relevance of the intervention to the Impresa 4.0 themes, as well as to the possession by the suppliers of the requirements.

The evaluation of applications, admission to the Competition and the simultaneous disbursement of the grant will take place in relation to the day of submission of each application.

Energy transition information point
Free service active from October 2, 2023

The Chamber of Commerce of Treviso-Belluno, in collaboration with the investee company t2i, proposes an Information Point dedicated to businesses on energy efficiency issues, aimed at providing an initial orientation on the issues of Green Transition and the development of innovative models of energy production and consumption, such as Renewable Energy Communities.
The service aims to offer information, technical assistance and advice on how to plan investments for the energy transition and the possible impact that the adoption of systems linked to Enterprise 4.0 technologies can allow on the energy-saving front and, more generally, on the sustainability of businesses.

The service, active from October 2, 2023.

ITS call for applications: to receive the ITS Enrollment Scholarship. Applications by 31/12/2023

The budget made available by the Chamber of Commerce for this Call for Applications is €80,000.00. The Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to supplement this budget by means of a special resolution, in the event that resources are exhausted before the closing of the deadline and if additional resources become available.

Regional Call for Female Entrepreneurship (expired March 8, 2023) – Facilities for SMEs and for the first time for female professionals.

Graduate/Doctoral Thesis – “Profiles of women’s entrepreneurship”
expired July 31

Treviso – Belluno. The Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno|Dolomiti has approved the Notice of the Degree/Doctoral Thesis Award – “Profiles of Female Entrepreneurship” proposed by the Committee for the Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship and endowed with a fund of € 6. 000.00 earmarked for 6 prizes, including no. 2 worth € 500.00 for Bachelor’s theses, no. 2 worth € 1,000.00 for Master’s theses and no. 2 worth € 1,500.00 for Doctoral theses.

Recipients of the awards are graduates/residents of the provinces of Treviso and Belluno who, in the period January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2023, have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree or doctoral degree from any domestic or foreign university, addressing or deepening the theme “Women’s contribution to social sustainability within the world of work.”

“B2Youth: caring for others”: Corporate Social Responsibility Ideas Competition – expired –

Competition to stimulate students toward a more caring and sustainable entrepreneurial orientation
The Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno, through the CSR Services – Environment operational unit, has announced the Competition of Ideas to stimulate students throughout the compulsory schooling cycle, towards a more responsible and sustainable entrepreneurial growth and orientation.
Realization of 2 to 5 video – interviews with companies in their area, highlighting the virtuous paths taken and the positive spin-offs these are having.
Students will have to ask the interviewed companies a number of questions aimed at understanding the degree to which they pay attention to sustainability and to others.
The Chamber of Commerce will make available to schools interested in participating in this Competition of Ideas (who request it) a list of companies, previously contacted, willing to be interviewed. This list is in no way binding; schools are therefore free to contact the companies they find most interesting or that they already know.

Eligible to participate in the competition:

• Classes of students from the first to the fifth year for state and peer high schools;
• The classes of students from the first to the fourth year of the CFPs and Vocational Training Schools in the provinces of Treviso and Belluno;
• The classes of students from the first to the third year of the first to the third year for state and peer high schools;
• Classes of students from the first to the fifth grade for elementary school, state and peer schools.

Participation is free of charge and can only be group, class or collective.
Pre-application must be made no later than Friday, December 19, 2022. Failure to submit the pre-accession does not preclude the possibility of competing in this competition.Applications to participate in the Competition, must have been submitted by the deadline of Friday, April 28, 2023, at midnight.

In brief:

• Call for applications for grants to MPMIs to support dual digital and ecological transition – Year 2023
• Energy transition information point Free service active from October 2, 2023
• ITS Call for applications: to receive the Scholarship for enrollment in ITS. Applications due by 12/31/2023
• Degree/Doctoral Thesis Award – “Profiles of female entrepreneurship” – deadline July 31
• Regional Call for Women’s Entrepreneurship (expired March 8, 2023). Facilities for SMEs and for the first time for female professionals.
• “B2Youth: attention to others”: Competition of Ideas in Corporate Social Responsibility – expired –