What is the New Sabatini
The "New Sabatini" is a measure of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy that represents A significant opportunity for Italian SMEs, facilitating access to advanced technologies and production investments, which are necessary to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly digitized and environmentally conscious market. This initiative is particularly beneficial in a context of Industrial transition and sustainable growth, with a structure that, between bank financing, leasing, and interest-rate subsidies, enables businesses to access resources crucial to their development.
Objectives and Beneficiaries of the New Sabatini
The measure is intended for the SMEs that meet the following requirements:
- Be duly registered in the Register of Companies and operational in Italy;
- Not being in liquidation voluntary or involved in bankruptcy proceedings;
- Not having received, without reimbursing them, aids considered incompatible by the European Commission;
- Not to be in economic difficulty As of the date of the application.
SMEs must also have a local unit in Italy, even in the case of foreign companies, and, in line with the stipulated conditions, must pass a creditworthiness assessment conducted by banking institutions or leasing companies.
Features of Financing
Financing under the New Sabatini has the following peculiarities:
- It is granted through member banking institutions or leasing companies for the purchase of new goods, including machinery and equipment, hardware, software and digital technologies.
- Can cover up to 100% of eligible costs, ranging from 20,000 to 4 million euros per enterprise.
- It has a maximum duration of five years, including preamortization, and is eligible for the SME Guarantee Fund guarantee up to 80% of the amount.
- For SMEs wishing to take advantage of leasing, financing requires that the asset be purchased through a purchase option specified in the contract.
Interest Contribution and Increments
The New Sabatini facility is structured as an interest subsidy. This is calculated on a five-year loan with Variable interest rates depending on the type of investment:
- 2,75% for investment ordinaries;
- 3,575% for investment in 4.0 technologies;
- 3,575% for investment green;
- 3,575% for the medium-sized enterprises In capitalization operations;
- 5% for the micro and small enterprises In capitalization operations.
Green Investments and Digital Technologies
Green investments, aimed at Reduce the environmental impact of production processes, are encouraged by the New Sabatini with a increased contribution to 3.575%. Enterprises applying for this facility must ensure that the machinery or facilities being invested in comply with certain criteria of eco-sustainability, confirmed by process or product environmental certifications.
The New Sabatini also offers a specific facility for digital technologies in the context of the'Industry 4.0, such as machinery and equipment interconnected and integrated into business production systems. The assets must possess interconnection and integration features with IT systems to be eligible, and if these features are not implemented, the enterprise risks revocation of the grant.
New Sabatini South
For enterprises located in southern Italian regions, the measure provides an increased contribution of 5.5%. This incentive is intended for micro and small enterprises in the regions Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily, in order to reduce the competitiveness gap with other areas of the country and support the development of the South.
Capitalization Transactions
The New Sabatini also provides for a Specific line for the capital strengthening of SMEs.
This facility is intended for enterprises that make a capital stock increase of at least the 30% of the financing amount, to be made by capital contribution. Enterprises must document the capitalization. within thirty days from the grant decree in order to obtain the increased financing.
Application and reporting procedure
Interested enterprises should submit Application through the Ministry's online platform, with a form digitally signed and sent to the PEC address of the chosen lending institution or leasing company. Once the investment is completed and the assets purchased are accounted for, the grant can be applied for. The investments must be started after the submission of the application and concluded within twelve months after the signing of the financing contract, with the possibility of Extension for specific investment categories.
The full forms to apply for funding and contribution can be viewed at the following link.
How HRC can help you
With the support of an experienced partner, your business can make the most of the opportunities offered by the New Sabatini, translating them into a real competitive advantage. Innovation, efficiency and security-these are the added values that a tailored technology approach, such as HRC's, can bring to your business.
- Strategic investment consulting
HRC's experts support companies in identifying the right technologies to access New Sabatini financing. Whether it's solutions from cybersecurity, hardware or customized software to optimize processes, HRC analyzes your needs and proposes the best performing solutions. - Design and implementation
HRC supports you at all stages of the project: from the choice of technologies to their integration into business processes, ensuring that investments are in line with the criteria required to benefit from the measure. Advanced data management tools such as. CyberDrive can be the decisive step for innovation. - Training for your team
Technological innovation does not stop with the purchase of new tools; it is essential that staff be trained to use them to the fullest. Through Cyber Guru, HRC's training partner, we offer targeted courses to increase digital awareness and cybersecurity in your company.
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