May 10, 2022 - Fund to support small and medium-sized creative enterprises

Invitalia , the Italian government agency for attracting investment and developing businesses, jointly owned by Invitalia and the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Culture, has launched the Creative Enterprise Fund (CHAPTER II) to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the cultural and creative sector. This incentive will provide funding for projects aimed at their creation, development, and consolidation, to be completed within 24 months.

REM Montenapoleone participated in and won this competition with a proposal for a business initiative aimed at further implementing the innovative component of our jewelry. The idea is to enhance REM® technology by expanding user options, thus also benefiting those who, due to visual impairments, would require audio support. Currently, our jewelry only supports multimedia content such as photos, videos, and text.

March 3, 2022 - Connessi Call - Grants for the Development of Digital Strategies
for global markets

To enhance the online presence of Lombardy's micro, small, and medium-sized businesses and support them in promoting their products and services online, the Milan Monza Brianza Lodi Chamber of Commerce has allocated a grant to assist MSMEs in developing digital marketing ideas, actions, and tools. Digital marketing is defined as a set of disciplines, methodologies, and techniques aimed at developing their own sales network through the use of digital tools and channels such as the web, social media, video, and apps. With the CONneSSi Call, the metropolitan authority enabled REM Montenapoleone to effectively structure and consolidate its digital business. The consulting and training program included:

1. Digital marketing activities: planning and implementing a strategy to increase the company's digital visibility through content and social media marketing, display advertising, email marketing, couponing, and blogging;
2. Promotional campaigns on major search engines, social platforms, and marketplaces to improve the visibility of your presence on search engines (e.g., Google Ads), social platforms (e.g., Facebook Ads), and/or marketplaces;
3. Interventions aimed at improving positioning in organic search engine results (e.g. SEO, SEM);
4. Photos/videos of company products for the purpose of creating portfolios for online use on sales/social commerce platforms.

February 14, 2022 - Incentive measures for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises
for the valorization of drawings and models (DISEGNI+)

Unioncamere, commissioned by the Directorate General for the Protection of Industrial Property of the Ministry of Economic Development, and in collaboration with the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, has developed a grant program to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in promoting their designs. The program, called Disegni+2021 , aimed to support the innovative and competitive capacity of SMEs and strengthen their competitiveness in national and international markets.

REM Montenapoleone took the opportunity to present its design: a charm that will soon complement the current collection. Thanks to the grant, a new, contemporary and captivating concept is currently being developed, centered on a symbol that is still unexplored in the jewelry world, but which we are confident will be a success thanks to its intrinsic evocative power. The charm will be compatible with various bracelet styles and will feature all the hallmarks of REM jewelry: precious raw materials such as semi-precious stones and lustrous metals, a refined design, and our proprietary technology.

July 15, 2021 - National State Aid Framework – COVID-19
(Articles 54 - 61 of the Relaunch Decree as amended by Article 62 of Legislative Decree 104/2020)

The Lombardy Region and the Chambers of Commerce of Lombardy, as part of the activities envisaged by the Transition 4.0 Plan, in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Economic Development of 12 March 2020, have announced the call for tenders for Digital Vouchers I4.0 Lombardia 2021 , implemented by Unioncamere Lombardia.

This measure was aimed at micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) seeking to develop their capacity to collaborate with highly qualified entities in the field of Industry 4.0 technologies, promote services or solutions focused on new digital skills and technologies through functional digitalization and automation initiatives, and implement green-driven production development models geared toward quality and sustainability through products or services with lower environmental and social impacts.

By gaining access to the grant, REM® Montenapoleone received further confirmation and was able to continue working on the innovative technology underlying the jewelry, perfecting the personalized two-way communication mechanism between smartphone and jewelry, the information processing software (via the Sistema Diamante Cassaforte© registered with the SIAE and of which Fortitudo Diamonds holds the intellectual property) and the customer user experience, to make using the products more intuitive.

September 30, 2020 - 3I Voucher - Investing in Innovation for Innovative Startups

REM Montenapoleone managed to access the Voucher 3i – Investing in Innovation startup incentive , which financed the purchase of patent consultancy services.

The incentive, promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development and managed by Invitalia, aimed to support companies in registering patents for industrial inventions, with the aim of promoting and protecting innovation processes in Italy and abroad.

The grant we received allowed us to purchase specialized services provided by selected consultants.
With these vouchers we have in fact received help with consultancy costs which have concerned:

• Consulting services related to the drafting of patent applications and filing with the Italian Patent and Trademark Office;
• Verification of the patentability of the invention and performance of prior art searches prior to filing the patent application for technological jewelry;
• Specialist services relating to the filing abroad of an application claiming the priority of a previous national patent application .

March 2, 2020 - 2014IT16RFOP012 - CALL FOR GRANTS
FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF SMEs IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS IN LOMBARDY

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International trade fairs held in Lombardy are designed to create opportunities for Italian and foreign entrepreneurs to meet, attract investment, and promote trade agreements. The objective of the Trade Fairs Call is to promote the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses with operations in Lombardy through grants that help them participate in local events. REM Montenapoleone won with its Digital Love 2 project and received support throughout the process, including preparatory consultancy for trade fair participation in the following areas: stand design, partner search, meeting organization, and the production of brochures and promotional materials; advertising and marketing; reimbursement of expenses incurred, from trade fair participation costs, such as exhibition space rental and fees, to stand set-up, including utilities (electricity, water, internet), and stand cleaning; registration in the event catalog; hostesses and interpreters employed at the stand; and finally, consultancy regarding foreign contracts, customs and foreign taxation, payments, and international transportation.

December 18, 2019 - Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Since its inception, CDP – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti has supported the Italian economy through its various historical phases, and even during a critical moment at the national and international level such as the crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has implemented extraordinary measures to concretely support the productive system and promote the country's long-term recovery.

To strengthen the capital of the Guarantee Fund pursuant to Law 662/96, CDP has activated several counter-guarantee operations, primarily instruments based on the use of funds made available by the European Commission or European Union Member States and managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). REM Montenapoleone benefited from one of these initiatives.

July 31, 2019 - SI4.0 CALL: DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE 4.0 SOLUTIONS

The first major boost to the growth and development of the innovative ideas behind REM Montenapoleone was the recognition we received from participating in the SI 4.0 call for proposals, launched by Unioncamere Lombardia on behalf of the Lombardy Chambers of Commerce, to which our project to revolutionize the jewelry industry was submitted. The grant was aimed at businesses wishing to promote the development of innovative solutions, products, and/or services focused on new digital 4.0 skills and technologies, fostering collaboration among micro, small, and medium-sized businesses through technology sharing and implementing projects that highlight the benefits achievable through the new technological and production paradigm. Thanks to the grant awarded, this startup has become the most innovative in the gold and jewelry sector.