How to identify the right financing with CCI Métropole de Bourgogne?

Summary

CCI Bourgogne-Franche-Comté states that it supports project leaders in building their financial forecast and in searching for financing for a business start-up or takeover. CCI Métropole de Bourgogne is part of the regional local network. The advisor's role is to clarify the need, the resources already mobilised, and the financing to seek based on the nature and timeline of the project.

Role and financing services

The options may include personal contributions, bank loans, honour loans (prêts d'honneur), guarantees, grants and other suitable financing. The conditions must be examined with the relevant operators and compared in terms of cost, duration, guarantees and co-financing requirements. For a public grant, the eligible expenses, caps, combination rules and submission date must be checked. The regional page confirms the general service but does not document any fund specific to Métropole de Bourgogne; the local services and schemes must be confirmed with the local CCI.

Services and schemes identified

Support in building the financial forecast; financing search for start-up or takeover; referral to the local chamber and nearby contacts.

Defining the financing need

First define the need and its timeline: equipment investment, business development, innovation, hiring, energy transition, takeover or cash-flow need. Prepare the quotes, the financing plan, the contributions, recent accounts and the financial forecast. These elements make it possible to distinguish between a grant, a repayable advance, a loan, a guarantee or an advisory service.

Checks before submission

Before placing any order or incurring any expense, check whether the scheme requires the application to be submitted beforehand. Check that the scheme is open, the area covered, the size of the business, the sector, the eligible expenses, the caps, the combination rules and the required documents. Confirm the terms directly with the funder and keep the version of the rules used to prepare the application.

Does the CCI award the grants directly?

The CCI informs, advises and supports the process; the decision to award the grant lies with the scheme's managing body.

When should you contact the CCI?

As early as possible, ideally before signing a quote or starting any expense, since some schemes require the application to be submitted beforehand.

Main source

https://www.bourgognefranchecomte.cci.fr/article/financements

Additional source

https://www.cci.fr/reseau-cci/le-reseau-des-chambres-de-commerce-et-dindustrie

Verification status

Official regional source; local enrichment needed.

Type

Local/regional CCI — funder profile