to 31.03.2028
Purpose of the voucher
To encourage companies to transform their status:
- from a sole proprietor to a capital company
- from a joint-stock company to a limited liability company or vice versa,
- from a cooperative to a commercial company or vice versa
with the aim of positively influencing the possibility of increasing their competitiveness, added value or sales revenue.
The subject of the public call is the co-financing of eligible costs for advice on status transformation and the implementation of status transformation.
Amount of funding
- 60% co-financing of eligible costs
- Minimum subsidy: EUR 1,000.00
- Maximum subsidy: EUR 5,000.00
Funds available
- EUR 1.5 million for the period 2024–2028
Eligible applicants
- micro, small and medium-sized enterprises based in the Republic of Slovenia, which, as legal or natural persons, are engaged in economic activity and are organised as companies or self-employed individuals or cooperatives
Eligible costs
- costs of an external contractor for advice on status transformation
- notary fees
- costs of an audit firm or independent auditor (auditor) who is authorised to perform audits under the law governing auditing
VAT is not an eligible cost.
The status transformation must not be carried out before 1 1. 2024.
SMEs can claim costs incurred in the period from 1 1. 2024 to 30 9. 2028.
Activities that will be carried out and paid for within the eligibility period specified in the co-financing contract will be eligible for co-financing. The beneficiary must carry out all activities before submitting the payment request.
Special conditions
- The project must be consistent with the purpose and subject of the public call
- The SME must have at least one (1) employee during the project
- The SME must state the external contractor in the application, if it decides to use one
- When selecting an external contractor, the SME must act economically and obtain the service at market price
- The selected external contractor cannot be an applicant under this public call, and the applicant cannot be an external contractor to other applicants
- The selected external contractor for advice on status transformation has not yet exceeded the quota of a maximum of 10 approved applications from applicants (who are beneficiaries under this public call) in the calendar year in which the applicant submits the application
Tender deadlines and method of submitting the application
- The application must be submitted electronically via the ePortal of the Fund
- The deadline for submitting applications is until 31 3. 2028 or until funds are exhausted
Call and documentation
1. Public call and call documentation
Publication of the public call in the Official Gazette l. RS, no. 106/2024 of 13. 12. 2024:
- Public call
- Call documentation (last updated 13 June 2025)
- Form – Request to replace an external contractor
- Sample contract
- Programme areas
- Special conditions
2. Frequently asked questions and answers
3. Archival documents
- Call documentation – 14 5. 2025
- Call documentation – 13 December 2024
- Call documentation – 10 1. 2025
Take advantage of free assistance and information in preparing the application and submitting the claim
Applicants can also obtain free assistance and expert information on individual vouchers or published public calls through the Slovenian Business Points (SPOT) network or SPOT Counselling at:
- application to the public call (preparation of the application and completion of forms)
- submission of a claim for payment of funds
Applicants can obtain free assistance and all professional information from experienced SPOT Consulting advisors, who are available to applicants in 12 statistical regions. The locations and contact details of individual regional SPOT Consulting points are available at the following link: https://spot.gov.si/sl/portal-in-tocke-spot/tocke-spot-in-notarji/spot-svetovanje-podjetnisko-svetovanje-in-mentoriranje/.
Additional information and clarifications regarding the public call are also available to applicants at the SEF:
| DURING OFFICE HOURS | OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS |
|---|---|
| by telephone from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 11:00 on tel. 02/234-12-60 | on the basis of a written request sent to the e-mail address: vavcer@podjetniskisklad.si |
The public tender is carried out within the framework of the European Cohesion Policy Programme in the period 2021–2027 in Slovenia, priority axis 1 »Innovative knowledge society«, specific objective RSO1.3 »Strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including through productive investments ERDF«.