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The “Expo Opportunities” call by the Innovation Agency received almost 300 project implementation plans (PIPs), of which 171 were evaluated positively. 147 projects have already been awarded EUR 9.9 million in funding, while the remaining projects will receive EUR 1.4 million by the end of June.","https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/171-lithuanian-companies-will-receive-eur-11-3-million-in-eu-funding-to-boost-their-export-potential/","Inovacijų agentūra","https://www.facebook.com/inovacijuagentura",[30],{"width":31,"height":32,"url":7,"type":33},"1200","800","image/jpeg","summary_large_image",{"@context":36,"@graph":37},"https://schema.org",[38,53,55,65,69],{"@type":39,"@id":26,"url":26,"name":16,"isPartOf":40,"primaryImageOfPage":42,"image":44,"thumbnailUrl":7,"datePublished":45,"breadcrumb":46,"inLanguage":48,"potentialAction":49},"WebPage",{"@id":41},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#website",{"@id":43},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/171-lithuanian-companies-will-receive-eur-11-3-million-in-eu-funding-to-boost-their-export-potential/#primaryimage",{"@id":43},"2024-05-21T18:00:00+00:00",{"@id":47},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/171-lithuanian-companies-will-receive-eur-11-3-million-in-eu-funding-to-boost-their-export-potential/#breadcrumb","en-US",[50],{"@type":51,"target":52},"ReadAction",[26],{"@type":54,"inLanguage":48,"@id":43,"url":7,"contentUrl":7,"width":31,"height":32,"caption":12},"ImageObject",{"@type":56,"@id":47,"itemListElement":57},"BreadcrumbList",[58,63],{"@type":59,"position":60,"name":61,"item":62},"ListItem","1","Home","https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/",{"@type":59,"position":64,"name":12},"2",{"@type":66,"@id":41,"url":62,"name":27,"description":13,"publisher":67,"inLanguage":48},"WebSite",{"@id":68},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#organization",{"@type":70,"@id":68,"name":27,"url":62,"logo":71,"image":76,"sameAs":77},"Organization",{"@type":54,"inLanguage":48,"@id":72,"url":73,"contentUrl":73,"width":74,"height":75,"caption":27},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#/schema/logo/image/","https://web-prod.inovacijuagentura.lt/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ia-logo-main.svg","1886","786",{"@id":72},[28],[79,82,85],{"url":80,"text":61,"id":81},"/en/",7576,{"url":83,"text":84},"/en/news/","News",{"url":86,"text":12,"id":14},"/en/naujiena/171-lithuanian-companies-will-receive-eur-11-3-million-in-eu-funding-to-boost-their-export-potential/",[88],{"url":26,"code":89,"locale":89,"default":8},"en","2024-05-21","\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">“Companies will use these funds to participate in more than 1 500 international exhibitions and certify more than half a hundred products. These figures represent significant export potential and will open up new opportunities for companies to expand and grow. Exports create great value for Lithuania, so we are helping companies to actively seek routes to foreign markets,” says Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">Food supplements, windows and doors, fertilisers, batteries, cleaning products, timber-framed house elements, light fittings, a play board, etc. are among the products to be certified by companies using the funds allocated. The aim is to obtain certificates confirming the quality or specific characteristics of these products and to export products that meet international standards. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">“The large number of PIPs submitted shows that Lithuanian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are actively seeking opportunities to expand into international markets and export their products or services. Participation in international exhibitions is one of the ways to find customers and partners abroad. Product certification is no less important, since access to certain markets can be blocked if it is not obtained. Therefore, funding for the presentation of products at international exhibitions and for product certification will help to increase the competitiveness of domestic businesses abroad,” says Dovilė Sabienė, Programme Manager at the Business Promotion Division of the Innovation Agency. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">Under the terms of the call, funding may also be granted for the design or update of the website of the company and for the salary costs of a newly created export manager position. The design or update of a website is foreseen in 40 projects and the salary costs of an export manager in 8 projects. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">The maximum funding available for a company is EUR 100 000 and the minimum is EUR 10 000. At least half of the eligible costs of the project must be financed by own funds of the company or from other sources. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">The largest number of positive PIPs submitted under the call were from companies in Kaunas (89), Šiauliai (25) and Klaipėda (19) counties. Almost half (45 per cent) of the applicants meet the definition of a medium-sized enterprise, 34 per cent – a small enterprise, and 21 per cent – a micro enterprise. The largest number of positive PIPs came from companies operating in computer programming and consultancy (14 per cent), manufacture of food products (8 per cent), manufacture of fabricated metal products (8 per cent), and manufacture of machinery and equipment (8 per cent). \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Central and Western Lithuania, active for at least one year, were eligible to submit PIPs. Medium-sized enterprises had to have an annual sales revenue of at least EUR 145 000 in the last financial year, and micro and small enterprises had to have an annual sales revenue of at least EUR 50 000. 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These agreements open new opportunities for Lithuanian businesses, research institutions, and international projects.",[],{"image":103,"title":106,"url":107,"id":108,"text":109,"temos":110},{"src":104,"is_svg":8,"ratio":105,"alt":106,"caption":13},"https://web-prod.inovacijuagentura.lt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/shutterstock-2539768243-1.jpg",0.7490234375,"Lithuania Ranks First in Europe in the Global Entrepreneurship Index","/en/naujiena/lithuania-ranks-first-in-europe-in-the-global-entrepreneurship-index/",6892,"The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2025/2026 global report shows that Lithuania is the leading country in Europe in terms of the quality of its entrepreneurial environment and ranks among the world’s strongest economies in this field.",[],{"image":112,"title":114,"url":115,"id":116,"text":117,"temos":118},{"src":113,"is_svg":8,"ratio":96,"alt":114,"caption":13},"https://web-prod.inovacijuagentura.lt/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/karolina-urbonaite.jpg","Lithuania’s Startup Ecosystem Surpasses €16.4 Billion in Value: Investments Jump 1.7x in 2025","/en/naujiena/lithuanias-startup-ecosystem-surpasses-e16-4-billion-in-value-investments-jump-1-7x-in-2025/",6999,"The total value of Lithuania’s startup ecosystem reached €16.4 billion in 2025, according to the latest Dealroom report initiated by Startup Lithuania, a division of the Innovation Agency. In just one year, Lithuanian startups attracted €220 million in venture capital investments from 77 unique investors. The ecosystem’s growing maturity was further confirmed earlier this year with the addition of a new unicorn to Lithuania’s startup map — Cast AI.",[119,122],{"id":120,"name":121},577,"Growth",{"id":123,"name":124},579,"Innovation",{"image":126,"title":128,"url":129,"id":130,"text":131,"temos":132},{"src":127,"is_svg":8,"ratio":96,"alt":128,"caption":13},"https://web-prod.inovacijuagentura.lt/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/modix-fgf-3d-spausdintuvas-2.jpg","Mission-Driven Innovations: Science and Business Shaping Lithuania’s Future","/en/naujiena/mission-driven-innovations-science-and-business-shaping-lithuanias-future/",6904,"Some important scientific research activities and innovative business-developed products may sound complex – unsurprisingly, as they are developed by people who dedicate their entire lives to these fields. Yet behind these sophisticated terms lie concrete solutions that will eventually make each of our daily lives easier. Where science and business join forces, more accurate disease diagnostics for the health of us and our loved ones are developed, cybersecurity tools are created to protect the country, and climate-neutral production technologies and materials emerge to help preserve our nature and resources.",[],[],[],1780325202941]