P7R 2025 | Loans for companies from border problem areas in the Republic of Slovenia

Loan
EUR 5,000 to EUR 100,000

Funds available
EUR 20 million

100% coverage of eligible project costs

Product information

Call for proposals and documentation

Border problem areas

Closed

to 05.05.2025

Purpose of the call

  • solving liquidity and reducing regional disparities in the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
  • priority financing of sustainably oriented projects (energy and material efficiency, strengthening supply chains) and projects aimed at automation and digitalization

Funds available

  • EUR 20 million

Publication of the call for proposals

  • 24. 1. 2025 in the Official Gazette l. RS, no. 4/2025

Amount of funding

  • From EUR 5,000 to EUR 100,000 loan
  • 100% coverage of eligible project costs

Possibility to submit 1 application.

Loan conditions

  • Repayment period:
    from 2 to 5 years for loans from EUR 5,000 to EUR 25,000
    from 2 to 7 years for loans from EUR 25,001 to EUR 100,000
  • Moratorium: from 1 to 6 months /with the possibility of extension to 24 months/
  • Interest rate: fixed 1.4%
  • Loan security:
    8 bills of exchange of the company (for loans from EUR 5,000 to EUR 25,000)
    8 bills of exchange of the company + personal guarantee (for loans from EUR 25,001 to EUR 100,000)
  • No loan management and approval fees

Conditions for application

  • Status of micro, small or medium-sized enterprise with headquarters in the Republic of Slovenia
  • Organized as a sole proprietor, general partnership, cooperative and institution, and social enterprise so.p.
  • The economic activity must take place in a border problem area
  • The loan amount must not exceed 30% of the value of net sales revenues achieved in 2023
  • At least 1 employee for full-time employment
  • Company established and operating before 1. 1. 2023
  • When submitting the application, the company has been operating with the same tax number for at least six (6) months
  • Credit rating at least SB8
  • The company must not be in difficulty
  • The company does not belong to an excluded sector
  • »de minimis«

Eligible costs

  • Tangible fixed assets (purchase of new work machines and equipment)
  • Investments in business real estate (e.g. purchase of business buildings/other business premises with associated land, construction/adaptation of business buildings/other business premises, arrangement of business land)
  • Intangible fixed assets (software, patents, licenses, trademarks)
  • Costs of material and merchandise
  • Service costs
  • Labor costs (net salary, income tax, contributions, meal costs, allowance,…)

The following are not eligible costs: costs of purchasing or renovating road transport vehicles, costs of purchasing solar power plants and/or storage facilities, value added tax

Period of incurrence of eligible costs

from 1 12. 2024 to 31 5. 2026

Border problem areas

  • Ajdovščina, Apače, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bohinj, Bovec, Brda, Brežice, Cankova, Cerkno, Cirkulane, Črenšovci, Črna na Koroškem, Črnomelj, Divača, Dobrovnik, Dolenjske Toplice, Dravograd, Gorje, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Hodoš, Hrpelje – Kozina, Ilirska Bistrica, Jezersko, Kanal, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kočevje, Komen, Kostanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Kungota, Kuzma, Lendava, Ljutomer, Loška dolina, Loški Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luče, Majšperk, Metlika, Mežica, Miren – Kostanjevica, Moravske Toplice, Muta, Ormož, Osilnica, Pesnica, Pivka, Podčetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljčane, Postojna, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Radlje ob Dravi, Ravne na Koroškem, Razkrižje, Renče – Vogrsko, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogašovci, Rogatec, Ruše, Selnica ob Dravi, Semič, Sežana, Slovenj Gradec, Solčava, Središče ob Dravi, Sveta Ana, Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Sveti Tomaž, Šalovci, Šentjernej, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Tišina, Tolmin, Tržič, Velika Polana, Videm, Vipava, Vuzenica, Zavrč and Žetale.

Tender deadlines and method of submitting the application

The application is submitted electronically via the Fund’s ePortal.

The application can be submitted on the following application deadlines:

  • 17. 2. 2025 until 14:00,
  • 17. 3. 2025 until 14:00,
  • 17. 4. 2025 until 14:00,
  • 5. 5. 2025 until 14:00,
  • or until all funds are exhausted.

The application is submitted electronically via the Fund’s ePortal.

Information for entrepreneurs

1. Tender and documentation

Publication of the public tender in Ur. l. RS no. 4/2025 of 24 1. 2025 and amendments in the Official Gazette l. RS no. 13/2025 of 7 3. 2025::

2. Registration and creation of a company in the ePortal

  • Before completing the application form, the applicant registers and creates a company profile
  • If the applicant needs assistance in preparing the application, he can add an authorized person who is also registered on the Fund’s ePortal
  • You can view the operation of the ePortal for submitting the application in the presentation video

3. Preparation of the application

  • Fund form – ePortal
    • Completion of the electronic form »Application form P7R 2025– « in the ePortal, which includes:
      • Questionnaire for determining the political exposure of a person
      • Questionnaire for determining connections with a high-risk country
      • Authorization for the needs of data verification at FURS
  • Proof of AJPES assessment S.BON-1 or eS.BON (online credit rating) for economic companies, sole proprietors, cooperatives and institutions based on the annual report for 2023
  • Accounting statements for 2023, which were submitted to AJPES
  • Loan security (applies to loans requested from EUR 25,001 to EUR 100,000) requires the submission of appropriate documentation, namely:
    a) Loan security P7R 2025. The form is here.
    b) Statement of personal assets of the personal guarantor with attachments. The form is here.
    The attachments are as follows:
    • GURS real estate valuation/e (https://eprostor.gov.si/EV_JAVNI/) or real estate valuation/e by an authorized contractor, prepared at least in 2024
    • Land registry excerpt/s for the real estate/s.
      The statement with attachments must be completed for each guarantor separately, including the owner of the company (even if the latter has no assets).

4. SPS contact persons

  • Boris Ritlop (02) 234 12 88
  • Jasna Kepnik (02) 234 12 42
  • mag. Boštjan Vidovič (02) 234 12 64 or by e-mail: razpisi@podjetniskisklad.si

5. Archival documents

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