Property aid for micro-businesses and SMEs — CU le Mans Métropole
The “Property aid for micro-businesses and SMEs” scheme in CU le Mans Métropole aims to enable micro-businesses and SMEs to develop or invest in the territory. The operations listed include: construction, extension or renovation of buildings or property used for the business’s activity; purchase of land or buildings; interior fit-out increasing the floor area. Amount in the catalogue: the aid has two parts: a grant of up to 60% of eligible expenditure, up to €120,000 excluding VAT; and a preferential-rate loan of up to 40% of eligible expenditure, up to €250,000 excluding VAT. The caps and conditions still need to be validated with the funder.
Are you preparing a business property investment in CU le Mans Métropole? The “Property aid for micro-businesses and SMEs” page is listed to enable micro-businesses and SMEs to develop or invest in the territory. The catalogue notably mentions: construction, extension or renovation of buildings or property used for the business’s activity; purchase of land or buildings; interior fit-out increasing the floor area. Before signing quotes or launching works, have the current rules, the business’s eligibility and the prior application rule confirmed in writing.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: micro-businesses and SMEs with a mainly productive activity or providing services to businesses. Also eligible under conditions: SCIs more than 50% owned by the operating business or its manager; asset-holding SAS majority-owned by the operating business or its manager; indirect project ownership, with an obligation to pass the aid on to the business (lower rent or repayment). To be confirmed with the funder: size and legal form of the business, sector of activity, location, tax and social security obligations and any exclusions.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions listed in the catalogue: the investment must not have started before the application is submitted. The business must maintain its activity in the territory for at least 5 years. Request the up-to-date rules and check the criteria on size, sector, location, minimum investment, job creation/maintenance, combination of aid and the date by which the application must be submitted. Do not start before checking this last rule.
What the scheme covers
Operations and expenditure mentioned in the catalogue: construction, extension or renovation of buildings or property used for the business’s activity; purchase of land or buildings; interior fit-out increasing the floor area. Have the treatment of land, existing buildings, construction, extension, works, fees, studies, in-house expenditure and works already started confirmed. Exact eligibility depends on the applicable rules.
Amount and funding terms
Amount indicated in the catalogue: the aid has two parts: a grant of up to 60% of eligible expenditure, up to €120,000 excluding VAT; and a preferential-rate loan of up to 40% of eligible expenditure, up to €250,000 excluding VAT. This amount should not be treated as confirmed until the current rules have been checked against this page. Check the expenditure base (excluding/including VAT), thresholds, rates, caps, bonuses and combination rules.
How to apply
No sufficiently specific official link has been confirmed for this page. Contact the economic development department of the funder in CU le Mans Métropole and ask for the current rules, the form and the application procedure. Have the beneficiaries, expenditure, rates/caps, combination and the rule on starting confirmed in writing. Do not treat the catalogue amounts as validated.
Timeline
The current opening and closing date are not confirmed by this page. The catalogue update date is not an end date for the scheme. Check whether the aid is active, whether funds remain available and whether the application must be submitted before any commitment to the project.
Key facts
- Funder
- Le Mans Métropole
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €250,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 40%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which projects may be concerned in CU le Mans Métropole?
The catalogue associates the aid with the aim to enable micro-businesses and SMEs to develop or invest in the territory. The list of eligible operations should be confirmed in the current rules.
What amount can be requested?
The catalogue indicates: the aid has two parts: a grant of up to 60% of eligible expenditure, up to €120,000 excluding VAT; and a preferential-rate loan of up to 40% of eligible expenditure, up to €250,000 excluding VAT. This figure, the expenditure base and the caps should be confirmed with the funder.
Must the application be submitted before the works?
Do not assume otherwise. Ask whether prior submission or an acknowledgement of receipt is required and get written confirmation before any commitment.
Is the aid currently open?
Whether it is currently open is not confirmed here. The economic development department of CU le Mans Métropole should confirm the status of the scheme and the availability of funds.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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