FOSTER Project Team and the Employment Committed SME Support Programme’s beneficiary SMEs have met via online information meetings. Meetings were held between September 4 and 8, 2023, and SMEs were given information about the programme and the implementation process.
The programme conditions and the monitoring process, which will be carried out every four months, have been explained to SMEs. Meetings were conducted for five days with the participation of SMEs from different project provinces.
In addition, detailed information was provided about the program’s flexibility to SMEs in Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, and Şanlıurfa that were affected by the earthquake. Questions from SMEs regarding the employment commitments and support payment procedures were addressed.
The FOSTER Project Employment Committed SME Support Programme will provide SMEs with grant support totaling approximately TRY 1,4 billion. Beneficiary SMEs will be able to receive up to TRY 1 million in grant support for personnel expenses as well as machinery, equipment, moulds, software, and training.