How to search for grants and financing with CCI Perpignan et Pyrénées-Orientales?

Summary

CCI des Pyrénées-Orientales supports local businesses in their start-up, growth and business transfer projects. To search for financing, it is necessary to look at Occitanie regional grants, national programmes, calls for projects and loan or guarantee instruments depending on the need. The local advisor can help define the project and prepare the steps, but the availability of schemes varies depending on the sector, the expenses, the size of the business and the opening dates.

Role and financing services

CCI des Pyrénées-Orientales supports local businesses in their start-up, growth and business transfer projects. To search for financing, it is necessary to look at Occitanie regional grants, national programmes, calls for projects and loan or guarantee instruments depending on the need. The local advisor can help define the project and prepare the steps, but the availability of schemes varies depending on the sector, the expenses, the size of the business and the opening dates. Local point of contact for directing businesses toward relevant support solutions and grants. The sources consulted for this batch do not confirm any current general fund specific to CCI des Pyrénées-Orientales. Before publication, this should be supplemented with the official CCI pages and the scheme profiles of the Région Occitanie, distinguishing between grants, repayable advances, loans, guarantees and advisory services. Before any expenditure, check whether the scheme is open, the territory, the beneficiaries, the eligible expenses, the caps, the combination of grants and any requirement to submit the application before committing. Prepare the accounts, the financial forecast, the financing plan, the quotes and the timeline.

Services and schemes identified

Local point of contact for directing businesses toward relevant support solutions and grants. The sources consulted for this batch do not confirm any current general fund specific to CCI des Pyrénées-Orientales. Before publication, this should be supplemented with the official CCI pages and the scheme profiles of the Région Occitanie, distinguishing between grants, repayable advances, loans, guarantees and advisory services.

Defining the need

Define the amount, the timeline and the purpose of the need: investment, innovation, transition, hiring, export, business transfer or cash flow. Distinguish between a grant, a repayable advance, a loan, a guarantee, an equity contribution and an advisory service. The financing plan must identify the contributions, the financing already obtained and the remaining expenses.

Checks before submission

Check the current version of the rules, the dates, the territory, the size and sector of the business, the eligible expenses, the caps, the combination rules and the obligations after payment. Confirm whether the application must be submitted before placing an order or starting the work. This page does not constitute an eligibility decision.

Does the CCI pay out the grant directly?

The CCI generally informs, advises or helps put together the application. The decision rests with the scheme's manager, unless a specific mechanism is explicitly established.

When should you contact the advisor?

Before committing to expenses and as soon as the project's need, budget and timeline are sufficiently defined.

Main source

https://www.occitanie.cci.fr/

Additional source

https://www.laregion.fr/Les-aides-et-appels-a-projets

Verification status

Local scoping profile; local schemes to be researched and validated.

Type

Local CCI / thematic funder profile