Aid for renovating retail premises and developing the business
The catalogue mentions support of 20% of eligible expenditure, capped at €3,000, with a possible increase for expenditure linked to energy performance. The increased rate and the current conditions remain to be confirmed in the applicable rules.
This local aid targets craft, retail or service micro-businesses with a sales outlet that wish to modernise their premises. The catalogue cites renovation of façades, shop windows and signs, accessibility, professional equipment and interior fit-out. The rules and whether the scheme is currently open should be confirmed with the local authority before any commitment.
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Who can apply
Craft, retail or service micro-businesses registered in the trade and companies register at the commercial court registry and/or in the trades register of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Chamber of Trades and Crafts, or showing that the compulsory formalities have been completed for a business being created; with annual turnover excluding all taxes below €1,000,000 in the last closed financial year; up to date with their social security contributions and tax charges; with mainly end consumers (private individuals) as customers. Not eligible: pharmacies, liberal professions and tourism-related activities; micro-entrepreneurs; businesses benefiting from the “pépinière commerce” scheme; branches legally dependent on a major retail chain or a business with more than 10 employees; property investment companies (SCIs); personal services, micro-nurseries, production crafts without a sales outlet and construction craftspeople (even with a sales outlet/showroom); health centres.
Eligibility conditions
The detailed conditions are not given in the catalogue. Check the eligibility criteria, exclusions, combination rules and any obligation to apply before starting.
What the scheme covers
Renovating shopfronts, façades and signs; making the premises accessible; professional equipment and interior fit-out; works and expenditure improving the energy performance of the retail premises (insulation and heating). Not eligible: simple replacement of obsolete or depreciated equipment, unless it helps maintain a local activity or service; purchase of goodwill, retail premises or land to build business premises; labour costs for works carried out by the business for itself; purchases through lease with purchase option or leasing; in a business takeover, buying the furniture or sign — only new investment is eligible; display equipment (showroom) or building up stock; communication materials and intellectual services and consumables (brochures, flyers, business cards, etc.); consumables and small equipment (tablecloths, cutlery, work clothing, curlers, towels, brushes, bikes for a bike rental business, etc.); fit-out/equipment of premises adjoining the home without a separate customer entrance.
Amount and funding terms
A grant of 20% of eligible expenditure, up to €3,000. An increase is applied for energy performance works and expenditure on heating and ventilation (excluding ventilation alone) combined with controls, and on insulating the building’s opaque walls (excluding shop windows and glazing). This increase is 10% of the subsidisable expenditure, capped at €1,000.
How to apply
Before any commitment, check the rules and contact the funder. Prepare a project description, a financing plan, unsigned quotes where required, company documents and evidence of eligibility. Do not start expenditure before written confirmation of the applicable rules.
Timeline
The opening date and next deadline have not been confirmed for this page. Check the funder’s timetable before starting to prepare the application.
Key facts
- Funder
- CU Creusot-Montceau
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €1,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which types of businesses are targeted?
This page targets craft, retail or service micro-businesses with a sales outlet; the exact scope should be confirmed with the local authority.
Which works are mentioned?
The catalogue cites renovating shopfronts, façades and signs, accessibility, professional equipment and interior fit-out.
What is the aid cap?
The catalogue indicates 20% of eligible expenditure up to €3,000, with a possible increase for certain energy performance works. The current scale should be confirmed.
Can I start works before applying?
Do not start before checking the funder’s written rule. The catalogue entry alone does not confirm the date from which expenditure is eligible.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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