Business creation/takeover aid
“Business creation/takeover aid” concerns a job-creating business creation or takeover in the Boulonnais. The expenditure, beneficiaries and amount depend on the conditions described on this page and the funder’s rules. Point to watch: the creation of at least three full-time equivalent jobs and the choice between a grant and a repayable advance. Confirm how the aid fits with the Hauts-de-France regional scheme.
Are you working on a project for a job-creating business creation or takeover in the Boulonnais? This page sets out the parameters of the “Business creation/takeover aid” scheme based on the catalogue information: Provide financial support to projects creating or taking over economic activities with potential and generating jobs, and make it easier for them to access other financing. Before ordering, signing a quote or starting works, check the official rules, the status of the application window and the criteria applying to your business. An aid appearing in the catalogue does not guarantee that it is open or that a grant will be awarded.
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Who can apply
Companies (SARL, SA, SAS, etc.) being created or taken over; in all sectors of activity; located in the territory of the Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais; supported by the Hauts-de-France Region under its scheme; whose capital is not 50% or more held by one or more other companies. Priority: industrial businesses (with a production line); high-value-added service businesses; innovative businesses with Young Innovative Company (JEI) status or supported by an organisation specialising in supporting and/or financing innovative businesses, followed under specific innovation schemes (Bpifrance innovation, LMI Innovation, Réseau Entreprendre’s Innotech programme, Finovam, etc.) and the interventions of the Regional Innovation Fund for Incubators. Not eligible: retail and trading; regulated or similar professions; financial and property activities; training organisations; agriculture (primary production); fishing and aquaculture; road haulage.
Eligibility conditions
The business must create at least 3 full-time equivalent jobs. The manager must not hold a management mandate in another commercial company or economic association.
What the scheme covers
Cost of new productive (tangible) investment; cost of fit-out needed to install production equipment; cost of intangible investment directly linked to the creation project (patents, software, ERP, consultancy fees, website, crowdfunding services, attending trade fairs, etc.); estimated salary costs of the jobs directly created by the investment project, and salary costs not directly linked to the investment project but of clear local interest, all calculated over two years; working capital requirement. Priority is given to business creations involving investment and the creation of permanent jobs (assessed over 3 years), particularly: production, office and IT equipment investment (excluding financing by leasing and similar arrangements); fit-out expenditure needed to install production equipment; intangible investment (excluding salaries): recruitment costs, significant external services with clear deliverables (website, patent filings, crowdfunding services, etc.); full-time permanent jobs and part-time permanent jobs of at least 50% of full time.
Amount and funding terms
The aid can take 2 forms: a grant of at least €15,000 (€5,000 per job created); or a repayable advance at 0%, based on the 3-month Euribor, over 7 years with a 24-month deferral.
How to apply
1. Check that the business, the activity and the project meet the scheme’s criteria. 2. Read the rules and identify the eligible expenditure and the supporting documents required. 3. Confirm the opening and deadlines with the funder. 4. Where the scheme requires it, apply before any order, signature or start of work. 5. Keep quotes, invoices, proof of payment and proof of completion. The exact application procedure remains to be confirmed with the funder.
Timeline
No end date is given in the source catalogue. Check whether the application window is open and the deadline with the funder before any commitment.
Key facts
- Funder
- CA du Boulonnais
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €15,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €15,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
How many jobs must the project create?
The catalogue requires the creation of at least three full-time equivalent jobs.
Grant or repayable advance: which forms are provided?
The catalogue describes a minimum grant of €15,000 (€5,000 per job created) or a 0% repayable advance over seven years with a 24-month deferral. Confirm the exact conditions with the funder.
Which investment can be taken into account?
Productive investment, fit-out to install production equipment, intangible investment linked to the creation (patents, software, ERP, consultancy, website, crowdfunding, trade fairs, etc.), salary costs of the jobs created calculated over two years and working capital requirement. Priority is given to creations combining investment and permanent jobs.
Must the business be located in the Boulonnais?
Yes, this page targets businesses being created or taken over that are located in the territory of the Communauté d’agglomération du Boulonnais, with additional conditions and a link with the regional scheme to be confirmed.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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