preface

BDO Israel
DOING BUSINESS IN ISRAEL
Eligible businesses are tutored by independent consultants, whose fees
are paid by the Ministry (75%) and the business (25%) within an agreed
time frame, based on the latter’s needs and the Ministry's policy and
budget.
Medium sized businesses (11 - 100 employees) are entitled to up to 150
hours of tutorship; small businesses (5-10 employees) are entitled to up
to 100 hours; very small businesses (up to 4 employees) are entitled to
20 hours only.
In addition, very small business managers may participate in special
courses, in the framework of Small Business Development Centers,
designed to develop their managerial skills.
The Ministry of Agriculture allocates funds for “tutorage” of
agricultural businesses.
7.6.5. Employment Grant Program
In order complement to the revised Law for the Encouragement of
Capital Investments, the government has decided to establish an
additional program to increase employment in remote areas of Israel, as
well as specific centers with high unemployment.
Support will be provided for the establishment or expansion of industrial
plants, telephone call centers, computer service support centers or
logistic centers. In order to qualify for such program, these enterprises
will be required to employ a minimum number of workers at a minimum
wage, as detailed below.
In order to be granted support from this program, companies are
required to compete, and will be invited to submit proposals twice a
year. The maximum amount of support offered is as follows:
All areas: 15% of the cost of average monthly wage for additional
employees, but no more than NIS 120,000 per employee for the entire
period.
Minority and Ultra-Orthodox towns - as above. Enterprises paying
wages below NIS 6,750 will be entitled to more than NIS 60,000.
Despite the above, the total average support granted to each enterprise
will not exceed NIS 100,000 per employee.
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