Managed by the Spanish government through Red.es, the Kit Digital programme is funded by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and is opening a second call for subsidies to help drive the digital transformation among small companies.

From 2 September this year to 2 September 2023, companies with between 3 and 10 workers can apply for a digital subsidy of 6,000 euros via the Red.es electronic portal.

This second call covers a broader catalogue of digital solutions which companies can apply for, including: website and basic internet presence, community management, e-commerce, customer management, virtual office tools and services, business intelligence and analytics, process management, e-invoicing, safe communications, cybersecurity and now advanced internet presence and marketplace.

Companies wishing to apply for subsidies must register at www.acelerapyme.es and complete a simple test to gauge their digital maturity. Once this is completed, they should apply for their digital subsidy using the Red.es electronic headquarters.

Once checks show the company meets the requisites, the digital subsidy is awarded. Companies can consult the catalogue of digital solutions available, as well as accredited digitalisation agencies at acelerapyme.es or the portal elKIT.CAT, which brings together all the authorised agents in the Catalan-speaking lands, such as the OOMKT agency, who we interviewed a few months back on our website.

At this point the company should choose one or more digitalisation agencies to develop the digital solutions which best satisfy their digital needs and sign up to the agreement for the provision of digitalisation solutions.

The Kit Digital programme aims to help SMEs and the self-employed in the Spanish state go digital over the next three years. The first companies to be able to apply for these subsidies were businesses with between 10 and 50 workers, and now it’s the turn of companies with between 3 and 10 workers. During the last quarter of the year, the call will be opened up for companies with fewer than 3 workers.