The enterprise «TZANLIS SOTIRIOS» based in Region of the Ionian Islands, has joined the Action “Supporting the
Establishment and Operation of New SMEs in the tourism sector”with a total budget of 689 million €(500,6 million €
from EPAnEK and 188,4 million €from Regional Operational Programmes). The Action aims at supporting tourism
entrepreneurship by establishing new very small, small and medium - sized enterprises in the tourism sector.
The investment’s total budget is 399.999,72 €out of which 199.999,86 €is public expenditure. The Action is co-
financed by Greece and the European Union - European Regional Development Fund.
The approved subsidised Business Plan includes expenditures on the following categories:
Buildings, other facilities and surrounding area
Machinery, installations and environmental protection equipment along with energy and water saving equipment.
Certification of quality assurance systems and environmental management
Promotion - Participation in exhibitions
Technical engineering studies and tax and legal advisory services
Software and digital services
Preparation and monitoring the implementation of the Investment Plan
Means of transport
Through the participation in the Action, the enterprise achieved:
Competitiveness improvement
Increase of profitability
Reinforcing an extrovert business profile
Market expenditure by adopting new products and services
Creating better quality products and services
Increasing productivity and improvement of operational procedures
Reinforcing entrepreneurship
Creating / maintaining job positions
The support of EPAnEK proved beneficial, not only for the enterprise but for the competitiveness of the national as
well as the local economy.
