The agency explains that only organizations included in the register of social enterprises will be able to attract direct financial support. Applications for entry into the registry are accepted until the end of April.
"A social enterprise that has not confirmed its status will not be able to receive government support in the form of grants. A businessman also needs to complete an acceleration program. In the Omsk region, such a program for social enterprises is implemented by the Center for Social Innovation," the Ministry of Economy of the region explains.
Recall that the Omsk region this year allocated 56 million rubles from the federal budget to support social business, including in the form of grants, as part of the national project on small and medium-sized enterprises.
The grant amount will amount to 50% of the planned costs for the implementation of the social enterprise project – from 100 to 500 thousand rubles. The grant funds can be used to rent premises, repair, equipment, a lump-sum contribution for a franchise, purchase of vehicles, registration of intellectual property rights, purchase of consumables and software, as well as to pay the first installment under a lease agreement.
Business entities must annually confirm the status of a social enterprise within three years after receiving the grant. The activities of the recipient companies will also be monitored for three years.
The grant funds will be provided on a competitive basis. The Ministry of Economy of the region will inform you about the selection additionally.
Those who provide employment for socially vulnerable categories of citizens, sell goods (works, services) produced by citizens belonging to socially vulnerable categories, and carry out activities aimed at socially useful purposes can receive the status of a "social enterprise" and additional state support measures.
Information about the status of a "social enterprise" is reflected in the Unified Register of Small and Medium-sized Businesses maintained by the Federal Tax Service of Russia. The register may include entities that have submitted information on profits and revenue for 2020 to the tax inspectorate. The list of documents and the terms of their provision can be found at the link: http://mec.omskportal.ru/oiv/mec/etc/Business/BusinessForum.
You can get consultations at the Ministry of Economy of the Omsk region by phone: 79-09-16.