Financing your business with Département des Bouches-du-Rhône

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Who is this guide for?

This guide presents the schemes from the Capital OS catalogue linked to the Département des Bouches-du-Rhône (funder ID 475). Being linked in a catalogue does not mean the Département alone awards each grant: several honour loans are run by local Initiative associations and may involve several financial partners.

Why check the actual funder?

Before preparing an application, distinguish the referenced funder, the operator receiving the application, the body that decides on the award, and the partners contributing to the funding. For honour loans, the local Initiative association or the relevant network is generally the first point of contact. Criteria and budgets may vary from one territory to another.

Main types of support identified

The catalogue links this funder to a scheme for reducing vulnerability to flooding and several honour loans for business creation, takeover or growth. Honour loans are presented as zero-interest loans granted to the individual, generally without interest or personal guarantee, with support provided. The terms below are taken from the reference database and must be confirmed with the operator.

How to prepare your application

1. Define the need: creation, takeover, growth, investment or flood risk prevention. 2. Identify the territorial operator that actually has jurisdiction. 3. Request the rules in force, the submission dates and the eligible expenses. 4. Prepare a financing plan, forecast, quotes, legal documents and financial records depending on the scheme. 5. Submit before incurring any expenses when the rules require it. 6. Keep the award decision and proof of completion.

Points of caution

Do not infer that a grant is currently open simply because it appears in the catalogue. The amounts and conditions shown are those from the reference database and may be outdated. Honour loans are awarded following a local review process and are not automatic. For a public grant, also check combination rules, applicable caps and any obligation to maintain business activity.

Departmental and agricultural schemes

The Département publishes calls for projects and sector-specific grants. A recent example is the investment aid programme for farmers established for less than five years, documented in an official 2026–2028 PDF; the document nonetheless indicates that renewal is subject to a budget vote and must be read in its updated version. This agricultural programme is not automatically treated as equivalent to the nine catalogue lines presented here.

Does the Département directly award all the listed honour loans?

No. The catalogue links these lines to funder ID 475, but the visible operators are local Initiative associations or Réseau Entreprendre. The process, the approval committee and each network's rules must be confirmed directly.

Are the displayed amounts guaranteed?

No. These are details from the reference database, to be verified with the processing body. A maximum or indicative amount is neither an award decision nor a guarantee of eligibility.

Can I combine several grants?

This depends on the rules, the nature of the expenses, public aid caps and the financing plan. Have combination confirmed by each funder before submitting applications.

Where to check available grants?

Use the Département's official website and the official pages of the identified operator. The national database aides-entreprises.fr also allows searches by territory, project and funder; it serves as a starting point and does not replace the applicable rules.

Checking my eligibility

Capital OS helps identify schemes to examine, gather useful information and prepare an initial analysis. Before any decision, have the operator confirm that the scheme is open, the territory covered, the admissible expenses and the conditions applicable to your situation.

Control status

Partial control. The plan's catalogue announces 10 grants, but 9 lines were found with funder ID 475 in the main funder column. A Réseau Entreprendre Côte d'Azur line appears geographically inconsistent with Department 13.

Official sources

• Official website of the Département des Bouches-du-Rhône — Département des Bouches-du-Rhône
• Investment aid programme for farmers established for less than five years — 2026–2028 — Département des Bouches-du-Rhône
• AMI Support fund for the mobility of home care workers — Département des Bouches-du-Rhône
• Reference database on business grants — Service Public Entreprendre / CMA
• Inond'Action — source link mentioned in the catalogue — Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
• Réseau Entreprendre Côte d'Azur — Réseau Entreprendre