Employment Councilwoman explained that "all projects that have demonstrated that they meet the requirements of the call receive a grant financed by the City Council and FEDER funds."
December 2, 2013 The City Council on Employment and Local Development Council of Lorca, Eulalia Ibarra has reported that "all projects that have demonstrated that they meet the requirements of the first round of grants, funded by FEDER funds and municipal allow you to create new companies and modernize existing in other districts of Lorca and part of the district of San Cristobal. "
Ibarra explained that "have finally been 18 SMEs that once completed by the deadline to complete the documentation, have shown that met all requirements to receive aid under this call, and they will receive a grant, will vary between 30 and 60% of the investment based on the volume of investment, employment generation, the degree of innovation and even valued its promoters residing in the Urban Community inicitiva Uptown Lorca that is in which part of the project. "
The resolution of these grants, totaling 48,078.51 euros has been agreed by the committee chaired by Ibarra and also the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of Lorca, CECLOR, AJE Guadalentin, UGT and CCOO involved ., besides the Councillor for Economy and Finance, the Director of the Urban Initiative Barrios Altos de Lorca, two Technical Urban Initiative Barrios Altos de Lorca and the Director of the Budget Office.
In this regard, the council stressed the launch of four new business initiatives such as opening a photo studio at number 30 on the main street of the Barrio de San Cristóbal and the launch of a coffee bar in the number 1 Street Archpriest Montesinos, both promoted by women under 35, as well as a fruit on the street Ortega Melgares Caballón number 18 and a service company heating and plumbing Galdo street number 18.
The mayor said that "alone among these four projects spread over 27,471.95 euros, as are most investment made and have been rated by the jury. With these aids developers can adapt the local purchase equipment and furnishings and buy goods. "
Other funded projects will acquire machinery, furniture and equipment, modernize and improve local energy efficiency company pastries, fruit shop, electricity, bakery, construction, audiovisual, food, Chip, footwear and the relocation and expansion of a supermarket Calle Mayor del Barrio.
The aid recipients must notify the City in writing the acceptance of the grant and may request payment of up to 50% of the total amount of aid granted to the commitment of its subsequent justification, and payment of the other half of the amount due justification submitted in a timely manner.
All investments listed in the supported projects have a maximum execution time of six months, except in the rehabilitation and upgrading of the local affection activity is included, which period shall be one year.
Complementary aids and other measures to support entrepreneurs
In addition, Ibarra stated that "it has been recommended to study entrepreneurs with local development agents of the Department of Employment new aid up to 10,000 euros for entrepreneurs who brought the Autonomous Community and the possibilities compatible for nine months of unemployment benefit or unemployment capitalization, pay only 50 euros to Social Security during the first six months and further reductions in the first two and a half years. longer than any of these options are compatible and complementary with which will give the City. "
In this regard, the council has invited Lorca to go see the options and the project to start his own company in the districts and the scope of the Urban Initiative in San Cristobal in early 2014 because another line will aid in the same sense that we now have been resolved and a larger endowment.
Ibarra has especially encouraged young complementarity of the aid with the national and regional levels to promote youth employment.
This project is co-financed 20% by the City and 80% by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), in particular within the framework of the Urban Initiative under Priority 5 on Sustainable Development and Urban Local ERDF Operational Programme for Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca