Self-employed digital kit: third call for proposals

The announcement has been published in the BOE (Official State Gazette) of the launch of the third call for aid from the Digital Kit for the self-employed, which in this case is aimed at the self-employed who have fewer than three workers as of 20 October. The maximum amount of aid that will reach these self-employed workers will be 2,000 euros.

There is a limitation published in the rules, which was already known. Self-employed persons who are considered to be self-employed as corporate self-employed or collaborating self-employed will not be eligible for this aid.

They must also meet the other requirements for applying for the Digital Kit, such as not being considered a company in crisis or being up to date with their tax and Social Security obligations.

What is the Digital Kit?

The Digital Kit for the self-employed is a financial aid programme financed by the European Union through the Next Generation funds, with the aim of achieving the digitalisation of the self-employed and SMEs.

Who can benefit from Kit digital?

The Digital Kit is aimed at SMEs and the self-employed with between 1 and 49 workers that meet the requirements established by the Government.

These companies will be able to receive a bonus of up to a maximum of €12,000 in grants depending on the segment they are in, which they will have to use in the digitisation of their business by choosing the digitising solutions from the Digital Kit that best suit their business needs.

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– Segment I: 10 to 49 employees → 12.000 €.
Start date: 15/03/2022 – 11:00h / End date: 15/03/2023 – 11:00h

– Segment II: 3 to 9 employees → 6.000 €.
Start date: 02/09/2022 – 11:00h / End date: 02/09/2023 – 11:00h

– Segment III: from 0 to 2 employees and self-employed → 2.000 €.
Start date: 20/10/2022 – 11:00h

How to apply for aid?

1. Register in the accelerapyme private area and complete the digital self-diagnosis test, which takes no more than 10 minutes.

2. Consult the information available on the digitisation solutions of the Digital Kit programme, where you can choose one or more of those listed in the catalogue that can be consulted at acelerapyme.es.

3. Apply for the aid at the Red.es electronic headquarters (https://sede.red.gob.es).

Once it is verified that the company meets the requirements, the digital voucher is granted. The beneficiary can consult the catalogue of basic digitisation solutions offered by the Digital Kit for the self-employed programme and the catalogue of digitisation agents at acelerapyme.es.  They must select one or more digitisation agents with whom to develop the digitisation solutions best suited to the needs of their business and sign the “digitisation solution provision agreements”.

The grants are non-competitive and will be awarded directly and on a first-come, first-served basis, after verification of compliance with the requirements set out in the call for applications.

What digital solutions are available?

The deadline for applications will be 20 October from 11 a.m. and will remain open for one year or until the 500 million euros earmarked for this segment is exhausted.

Once the aid has been granted, the service provider and the self-employed person have a maximum period of 6 months to implement the aid. If the aid is not used within this period, this entitlement will be lost.

The maximum amount granted per beneficiary will be €2,000, which is not enough to implement specific improvements in the company and which can be used in the following categories:

– Website and essential Internet presence, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision.

– E-commerce, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision.

– Social media management, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision.

– Customer Management, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision and only includes one user.

– Business Intelligence and Analytics, up to 1,500 euros with 12 months of service provision and only includes one user.

– Process Management, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision and only includes one user.

– Electronic invoicing, up to 1,000 euros with 12 months of service and one user.

– Virtual Office services and tools, with 12 months of service provision and up to 250 euros per user with a maximum of two users.

– Secure Communications, with 12 months of service provision and up to 125 euros per user with a maximum of two users.

– Cybersecurity, with 12 months of service provision and up to 125 euros per device with a maximum of two.

– Advanced Internet presence, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision.

– Marketplace, up to 2,000 euros with 12 months of service provision.

Registering and applying for the digital kit is very easy with a digital certificate. If you need help or have any questions, please contact Asesoria Orihuela Costa.