How to identify suitable funding with CCI Lyon Métropole Saint-Étienne Roanne?

In brief

CCI Lyon Métropole Saint-Étienne Roanne supports founders, buyers and businesses in the area in structuring their project and seeking funding. Its website offers the Les-Aides.fr directory and services to help prepare a business creation or takeover, draw up a business plan, and identify financial partners. These services make it easier to prepare the application but do not, in themselves, constitute a decision to award a grant or a loan.

Role and funding services

The business aid directory links to Les-Aides.fr, a national database that lists local, regional, national and European financial aid, as well as technical schemes: advice, diagnostics, support, monitoring and site location. This database helps identify leads; each scheme must then be verified against its official source. The search should take into account the business activity, the location of the establishment and the exact nature of the project.

Funding schemes and levers

The 'Structuring your business creation or takeover project' service supports projects located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes when the activity is defined, the main market elements identified, and completion expected within around six months. For a takeover, a target must be identified. CCI describes support for drawing up the business plan and preparing the funding; the terms of coverage and the cost applicable to the case must be confirmed. CCI can also put business owners in touch with local and financial partners.

Preparing your application

The funding application must specify the need, timeline, investments, contribution, bank resources and expected results. For a takeover, add the available information on the target, the price, the valuation, the funding needs and the repayment assumptions. For an innovation or transition project, describe the steps, expenses, measurable results and any partners. Contact CCI before committing to expenses if public funding is being considered.

Note of caution for Capital OS

CCI is not automatically the funder of the aid listed on Les-Aides.fr. Do not state an amount or aid rate based solely on the directory page: the parameters belong to each scheme's own rules and may change.

Frequently asked questions

Does Les-Aides.fr pay out the aid? No, it is a directory. Does CCI support business creations and takeovers? Yes, it offers a structuring pathway subject to conditions. Does a takeover require an identified target? The service's information sheet indicates that it does. Does CCI guarantee funding? No, the decision rests with the funding body.