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Export Booster

In order to provide a boost to their international expansion drive, Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) offers subsidies to SMEs in Wallonia, which partially cover fees charged by coaches, foreign markets experts and certified language trainers.

Advantages

In order to provide a boost to their international expansion drive, Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) offers grants to SMEs in Wallonia, which partially cover fees charged by:

export coaches (export coaching);
international business experts exclusively reserved for micro-businesses (export auditing; development of international strategic plans; legal, logistical or regulatory analyses)
export web marketers (auditing and advising in creating an export-oriented web strategy)
language trainers (training provided to export sales managers): companies can choose the services they require.

Bénéficiaire

Maturity Score≥ 30%

Company profileSME, VSE

The company must have its operational headquarters in Wallonia and be pursuing an international project that generates added value for the Walloon economy.

Complete details of the support

Details of fees

Companies can choose the services as they see fit. They are free to set the number of days for requested services for each project, without surpassing the authorised ceilings.

Terms and conditions

Maximum amount

The intervention amount per SME is limited to €20,000 over a 3-year period.  In addition, the total ceiling for all public interventions from the Business Voucher portfolio is set at a maximum of €100,000 per calendar year and per business.

Intervention

Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX)’s intervention rate for permitted services amounts to 50% for SMEs and 80% for start-ups (businesses operating for less than 5 years).

Procedure

1

Get referenced by an Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX)-approved service provider.

2

The request for financial support must be submitted through the Business Voucher platform (Export Booster voucher) before the provision of services by the expert certified by Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX).

3

Make the most of Wallonia Export & Investment Agency’s (AWEX) financial support through the Business Vouchers platform.

How can you submit an application?

The companies choose projects as they see fit. They are free to set the number of days for requested services for each project, without surpassing the authorised ceilings.

The request for an intervention must be submitted through the Business Voucher platform (Export Booster voucher) before the provision of services by the expert certified by Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX).

Applications for certification may be submitted at no charge through the form on the portal https://www.label-entreprises.be

The Export Booster is a de minimis aid within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.

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