This Programme is aimed at maximising the use of financial instruments. Support for productive and/or innovative SME investments, founding of start-ups and support for small mid-cap and small cap companies to achieve individual goals (internationalisation, green transformation), as well as some of the Actions for access to employment may be implemented through individual use or in combination with grants from the following financial instruments:

• Equity financing and risk sharing
• Soft loans and guarantees
• Co-investment financing for more mature investments in expansion and production development, etc.
• Thematic Funds (Internationalisation, Green Transformation)