Business investment aid in Le Mans Métropole
The catalogue announces a grant of 60% of eligible expenditure for small businesses and 30% for medium-sized businesses and mid-sized companies. The activity must be mainly productive or provide services to businesses. The activity must be maintained in the territory for at least three years; the official information sheet and combination rules still need to be checked.
A business setting up a new activity in Le Mans Métropole can look at this aid if the project is productive, is worth more than €100,000 excluding VAT and creates jobs from the start. The catalogue notably covers production machinery and equipment, automation and robotisation; certain high-value digital investments are mentioned for businesses with 50 to 250 employees. The project must be completed within 18 months of the agreement.
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Who can apply
Businesses with up to 2,000 employees carrying out a mainly productive activity or providing services to businesses, setting up a new location or establishment in Le Mans Métropole and creating jobs from the start, according to the catalogue entry.
Eligibility conditions
The project must exceed €100,000 excluding VAT, be completed within 18 months of signing the agreement and maintain the activity in the territory for at least three years. The intangible investment cited (ERP, CRM, cybersecurity, cloud, e-commerce) is limited in the information sheet to businesses with 50 to 250 employees. Confirm the eligible base and combination rules with the Region.
What the scheme covers
High-value tangible investment: machinery, production equipment, modernisation, automation and robotisation. For businesses with 50 to 250 employees, the information sheet also mentions certain high-value intangible investment, notably ERP, CRM, cybersecurity, cloud and e-commerce.
Amount and funding terms
According to the catalogue: 60% of eligible expenditure for small businesses and 30% for medium-sized businesses and mid-sized companies. The project must exceed €100,000 excluding VAT. These rates should be confirmed according to the definition of business size, the eligible base, State aid rules and the local authority’s decisions.
How to apply
1. Confirm that the activity is productive or provides B2B services. 2. Prepare the investment plan excluding VAT and the hiring plan for the start-up phase. 3. Have the business size and eligible base validated. 4. Ask for the rules on combining with regional aid. 5. Do not commit to the project before obtaining the terms in writing, and plan completion over 18 months.
Timeline
The catalogue provides for 18 months after signing the agreement to complete the project and three years of maintained activity. The application deadline and review timetable should be requested from Le Mans Métropole.
Key facts
- Funder
- Le Mans Métropole
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding rate
- 60%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What minimum investment is required?
The catalogue indicates a total amount above €100,000 excluding VAT.
What grant rate applies?
The catalogue indicates 60% for small businesses and 30% for medium-sized businesses and mid-sized companies; the eligible base and final rate should be confirmed.
How long must the activity be maintained?
The catalogue provides for at least three years in the territory and completion of the project within 18 months of the agreement.
Official source
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