Financing a strategic investment in a high-potential micro-business
This page targets high-potential micro-businesses structuring their development, notably through investment and certain takeover or external growth operations. Building or construction craftspeople are listed as excluded. The catalogue announces up to 30% on a base of between €1,000 and €8,000 excluding VAT and a job-related bonus for a takeover with staff. The scale and the notion of eligible expenditure should be confirmed in the Créonnais rules.
This territorial economy aid targets craft, retail or service micro-businesses and micro-enterprises reaching a strategic stage of development. The catalogue notably mentions external growth operations through takeover, acquisition or merger. It announces a maximum rate of 30% on expenditure between €1,000 and €8,000 excluding VAT, with a possible job-related bonus for a takeover with staff.
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Who can apply
Craft, retail or service micro-businesses and micro-enterprises according to the catalogue. Construction or building craftspeople are excluded. Check the local definition of a high-potential micro-business, the location, growth criteria and conditions for a takeover or acquisition.
Eligibility conditions
The scheme targets a strategic development milestone and may concern certain external growth operations. A takeover keeping the staff may give entitlement to a bonus, under conditions. The communauté de communes’ source is referenced but has not been fully revalidated for the current scale and rules.
What the scheme covers
Strategic investment and expenditure linked to a takeover, acquisition or merger, depending on the exact scope of the rules. Operating costs, share acquisitions, goodwill or transaction costs should not be assumed to be eligible without written confirmation from the funder.
Amount and funding terms
The catalogue indicates a maximum rate of 30% of eligible expenditure, between €1,000 and €8,000 excluding VAT. A bonus per job created may be granted for a business takeover with its staff. The bonus amount and the expenditure included in the base are not established on this page: ask for the current rules before any calculation.
How to apply
1. Contact the Créonnais economic development department to confirm the scheme and the definition of “high potential”. 2. Present the development strategy and the investment. 3. For a takeover, document the employees taken over and maintained. 4. Have the €1,000 to €8,000 excluding VAT base, the rate and the bonus confirmed. 5. Check the application timetable and combination rules.
Timeline
No verified closing date is given. The scheme and the scale should be confirmed with the communauté de communes before signing or committing expenditure.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC du Créonnais
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Maximum amount
- €8,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €1,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 30%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 31 December 2028
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What investment amount is indicated?
The catalogue mentions an eligible expenditure base of between €1,000 and €8,000 excluding VAT, with a maximum rate of 30%.
Can a business takeover be supported?
Yes, certain takeover/acquisition operations are mentioned; a job bonus may exist for a takeover with staff.
Are building craftspeople eligible?
The catalogue lists them as excluded.
What is the job bonus amount?
It is not specified on this page and should be confirmed in the local rules.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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