ON – Beyond New zero-interest enterprises
ON – Oltre Nuove imprese a tasso zero
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No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Projects up to EUR 3m; funding up to 90% of costs as zero-rate loan repayable over 10 years. Grant (fondo perduto) component exhausted: for applications from 1 July 2026 only the subsidised loan is granted.
You must co-fund 10%. Work out the cash you need
Invitalia S.p.A., for the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy
public · national
Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted through Invitalia's online area; no closing date stated.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
You fund 10% yourself.
Who can apply
- Under 5 years old
- micro enterprises
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed and seed
- Locally registered entity required
Companies incorporated up to 60 months or natural persons planning one; majority (by number and shares) aged 18-35 or women of any age. Sectors: production, services, commerce, tourism.
How to apply
- Confirm ownership structure: people aged 18-35 or women of any age must hold more than 50% of both the shareholders and the equity. — link
- Prepare the business plan with eligible costs up to EUR 3 million.
- Submit the application through the Invitalia reserved area (invitalia-areariservata-fe.npi.invitalia.it). — link
- If the project passes the first screening, complete the second-phase evaluation documentation. — link
What you will need
- Piano d'impresa with detailed investment plan
- Documentation of the ownership structure (youth/female majority)
- Second-phase evaluation forms (modulistica seconda fase) (if applicable)
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)
Source. https://www.invitalia.it/incentivi-e-strumenti/ON-nuove-imprese-tasso-zero
"Per le domande presentate dal 1° luglio 2026 le agevolazioni verranno quindi concesse nella sola forma del finanziamento agevolato."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.invitalia.it
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