(ANSA) - COSENZA, MAY 19 - ''The Cosenza Chamber of Commerce has approved three new calls for bids to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises who intend to invest in energy saving tools'', according to a statement released by the Chamber itself. ''The calls for bids include the provision of contributions for investments already made and reported, as well as the provision of vouchers to support investment that is expected to be made and will be reported at a later time''. The measure provides €700,000, and two 100,000 'tranches' are dedicated to woman and youth owned businesses, respectively. Both for contributions and vouchers, which may reach up to 5,000 to cover 50% of the past or future expenses, the telematic applications can be sumbitted starting on June 1, 2017 at 9am''.

''The measure just adopted - Klaus Algieri, President of the Cosenz aChamber of Commerce said - is part of our programme made up of many initiatives to support businesses. Following the suggestions from the Women's Entrepreneurship and Youth Entrepreneurial Committees established last year, the Chamber also decided to provide access lines specifically dedicated to the above mentioned categories of entrepreneurs''. Calls for bids and instructions on what to do to apply are available online at the Chamber's website. (ANSA).