# Grants for Bologna firms to raise funds by crowdfunding, minibonds and similar tools

_In scadenza · Status as of Friday 23 October 2026, 02:15 (Italian time)_

## In brief
- Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Bologna funds Grants and funding.
- Who can apply: company.
- The grant goes up to €15,000 and covers up to 50% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Tuesday 13 October 2026 to Wednesday 4 November 2026, 13:00 (Italian time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Bologna
- **Who can apply:** Company
- **Area:** Emilia-Romagna
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €129,000
- **Maximum grant:** €15,000
- **Funding rate:** 50%
- **Minimum project cost:** €5,000
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Tuesday 13 October 2026, 11:00 (Italian time)
- **Closes:** Wednesday 4 November 2026, 13:00 (Italian time)
- **Procedure:** First come, first served
- **How to submit:** online form
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Medium (estimate)

## It suits you if…
- You run a micro, small or medium business with its registered office and a local unit in the Bologna metropolitan area.
- Your business is listed in the business register of the Bologna Chamber of Commerce.
- You want to raise funds with a tool the call covers: crowdfunding, minibonds, venture capital, business angels, invoice trading, vendor loans or participating financial instruments.
- You expect total costs of at least €5,000 to set up the tool you choose.

## It is not for you if…
- You have already started spending before you send the application: the call recognises only costs started after it.
- Your registered office and local unit are not both in the Bologna metropolitan area.
- You plan to claim the monitoring or periodic renewal of a credit rating: the call does not pay for it.

## What you need
- Grant request form, downloaded from the Restart platform when you finish the online form.
- Form of substitute declarations, signed with a digital signature.
- Detailed quotes for the planned costs, gathered in a single pdf file.
- Stamp duty paid through PagoPA.

## How to apply
1. Log in to the Restart platform and fill in the online application.
2. Download the grant request form when you finish, and sign the declarations digitally.
3. Attach the quotes as a single pdf file and pay the stamp duty through PagoPA.
4. Send the application before it closes on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 13:00, and keep the receipt.
5. Start spending only after you send the application. Invoice and pay everything within the call's limits, and set up the tool you chose.
6. Submit your final report on the Restart platform by the date the call sets.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.incentivi.gov.it/it/catalogo/bando-contributi-alle-imprese-bolognesi-lattivazione-degli-strumenti-di-finanza-innovativa
- Where to apply: https://restart.infocamere.it/

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Tuesday 20 October 2026.

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