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4.
Sponsorship for Education and Consultancy
According to Communiqué numbered 2007/3
5
, the following expenses
would be covered by the Sponsorships and Price Stability Fund:
•
the quality, efficiency, management techniques, design, international
marketing, etc. expenses of companies with industrial and
commercial activities and software companies,
•
the education and consultancy expenses on international trade of
the companies mentioned above
•
the award winning designer’s education expenses
The sponsorship includes the payment of 70% of the education
expenses up to the cap designated in the Communiqué. The application
must be filed within six months of the actual remittance of expenses.
5.
Sponsorship for Market Research and Marketing
The Communiqué numbered 2006/6
6
regarding the Sponsorship
for Market Research and Marketing allows the following expenses
of companies with industrial and commercial activities and software
companies to be covered by the Sponsorships and Price Stability Fund:
•
Expenses for obtaining systematic and objective information about
potential markets
•
Expenses of activities for increasing market share in traditional
markets and creating new export markets
The sponsorship includes the payment of 70% - 80% of the companies’
expenses for relevant sector-specific market research projects; 50% -
60% of the expense of buying market research reports and statistics from
institutions or organizations in order to create a marketing strategy and an
action plan; 50% - 60% of the expenses for attending the trade delegation’s
sector-specific program coordinated by the Undersecretariat on the basis of
sole sector; 50% - 60% of the expenses for being a member of e-commerce
sites, which are not intended for customers and are deemed suitable by the
5 The mentioned Communiqué was published in the official gazette dated 28 July 2007, num-
bered 26596 and entered into force.
6 The mentioned Communiqué was published in the official gazette dated 21 October 2006,
numbered 26326 and entered into force.