Internationalisation support programmes

Basque Trade & Investment is the entity that manages all the support programmes that the Basque Government makes available to its companies. With a wide range of financial support programmes that range from supporting those companies embarking on their international journey to those at the expansion stage and setting up a production foothold or acquiring third companies abroad.
Furthermore, Basque Trade & Investment and the Basque Government are on constant alert to meet the needs of the companies by means of specific initiatives or programmes that respond to the international economic situation.

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ZABALDU
Programme aimed at SMEs (with no limitation on size) and startups incorporated prior to 1 January 2024 in an early stage of internationalisation, and a turnover with exports accounting from under 50%.
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SAKONDU
Grant programmes aimed at startups incorporated after 1 January 2014 and highly internationalised SMEs, with an export percentage over 50% of its total turnover, with the goal of improving their competitive position on markets with values under 25% of their exports.
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ELKARTU
Elkartu supports business associations, business cooperation groups, export consortia, sales groups and any other figure committed to act jointly on external markets.
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GAUZATU
Programme aimed at SMEs and large corporations, to finance investment projects in production footholds abroad and acquiring a majority stake in foreign companies.
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PILOTU
Programme aimed at facilitating the participation of Basque companies in international public investment pilot schemes to build their reputation and thus penetrate in those markets.
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The SPRI group offers support in areas such as Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, R&D, Innovation, Cybersecurity and to Invest in fixed assets

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How can we help you?

At Basque Trade & Investment, we help you with your internationalisation process, whether you need personalised services and if you are looking for information to expand your company abroad.
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