The targets of the Regional Business Program of Thessaly are achieved through the six (6) priority areas (40 measures) and a total budget of 928,839 thousand Euros (313 billion drachmas). This is the largest development program in the country with resources that are 65% higher relative to the previous Regional Business Program.

Area 1: "Reinforcement of the Productive Environment"

The public spending budget of this area comes out to 65,730 thousand Euros and comprises 8.7% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. The target is to improve competitiveness, support investments, improve the quality of products and services, modernize organizational and development processes of small medium-sized businesses and promote new technology and innovations.

Area 2: "Complete Development of the Outdoors"

The spending budget for this area comes out to 242.690 thousand Euros and comprises 32.3% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. This area is being developed under the auspice of a united strategy called "complete development of the outdoors" with the target of reinforcing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector and the viability of the outdoor areas in Thessaly. It can be split into the following two sub-areas: I. Interventions to the sector, targeted at "Reinforcing the competitiveness of the structures and substructures of the outdoors of Thessaly." II. Interventions in the region, targeted at the complete development of mountainous, secluded and island areas, including activities to protect and efficiently manage the environment.

Area 3: "Quality of Life"

The public spending budget of this area comes out to 151,100 thousand Euros and comprises 20.1% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. It includes activities for the completion of health and welfare infrastructures, for the reinforcement and creation of educational infrastructure, pertaining to civil intervention measures and the irrigation system, for the completion of administrative systems for solid and liquid waste, for the development of tourist and social centers for the assurance of urban growth in small local areas.

Area 4: "Development of the Region into a Network Hub"

The public spending budget of this area comes out to 246,300 thousand Euros and comprises 32.8% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. It includes measures for completing the interregional road network in order to connect Thessaly with West Macedonia, Ipiros and Sterea Hellas, the improvement of the inter-prefecture road network, the creation of a commercial center in the region, the modernization of the railroad infrastructure and ports and the development of big urban and semi-urban centers (inner and outer peripheral road network, signage, electrical lighting and establishment of information systems).

Area 5: "Development of Human Resources"

The public spending budget of this area comes out to 36,420 thousand Euros and comprises 4.8% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. It includes activities for training and career development, creating opportunities for female employability and sustaining equality between the two genders. The measures are diffused in the entire program and are complementary to activities that specifically pertain to Areas #2 and 3 as described above.

Area 6: "Application"

The public spending budget of this area comes out to 8.939 thousand Euros and comprises 1.2% of the public spending of the Regional Business Program. It includes measures which deal mostly with planning, design, preparation, development, monitoring, publicity, application and control of the program.