The event “Financing tools for my business”, co-organized by ena Development Consultants and the #RemicroLOCAL project team of the Center for Business and Cultural Development (KEPA), was completed successfully.

The event took place on Wednesday, October 2, 2022, at the welcoming space of the entrepreneurship support hub Lab.40, in Drama.

Participants were welcomed by the hub's manager, Ms. Foteini Dimiou. In a short presentation, Ms. Dimiou told the audience about the activities of Lab.40.
Next, the floor was given to the event's first speaker, Mr. Neoklis Stamkos, head of the Microcredit department of the Center for Business and Cultural Development (KEPA). Mr. Stamkos gave an overview of the financing tools available to businesses in Greece, as well as the new non-bank financing options that have recently appeared in the country.

The event closed with a presentation by Mr. Nikos Charalampogiannis, Coordinator of Advisory Services for the Development Law & European Programs at ena Development Consultants. Mr. Charalampogiannis presented the key points of the New Development Law 4887/2022 and then the law's 2 active calls, for the schemes “Agri-food – Primary Production and Processing of Agricultural Products – Fisheries – Aquaculture” and “Support for Tourism Investments”, and their details.

With great interest and well-aimed questions, the audience took part in the constructive dialogue that followed on the Development Law.

At the end of the event, interested participants had the opportunity to talk informally with the speakers about their business ideas and explore how they can use the financing tools presented, and especially the New Development Law, to develop them.

ena Development Consultants and the #enaevents team would like to thank everyone who helped organize the event, especially #RemicroLOCAL for the excellent collaboration, Lab.40 for its warm hospitality, and the attendees who honored the event with their presence.





