ICEX allocated 4.5 million euros for the internationalization of SMEs

ICEX Spain Export and Investments announces the opening of a new call ICEX Next program exporting and exports with non-consolidated companies.

According to ICEX, the new program will allocate 4.5 million euros to support the internationalization of Spanish SMEs through personalized advice from experts in order to design a plan on going abroad and improving competitiveness.

The program seeks to "help companies to internationalize its business, increase its foreign revenues diversifying business risk and improve global competitiveness."

Through Next ICEX, the Spanish SMEs will have more than 13,000 euros of aid per firm over 18 months for expenses related to internationalization, the statement said.

SMEs eligible for program support are those with products or service or own brand, companies with export potential and those companies with qualified and committed to the internationalization project staff.

Since 2012, when the ICEX Next program began, involving 1,449 companies, mainly industrial and service profile, achieving a significant increase in export regularly he highlighted the ICEX.