Aid for small local retail, craft and service businesses
Key points: Aid for small local retail, craft and service businesses. Purpose: Help small local retail or craft businesses, through an investment grant, set up or develop in premises open to the public, with the aim of revitalising village centres. The parameters below come from the catalogue and should be checked with the funder.
Aid for small local retail, craft and service businesses: help small local retail or craft businesses, through an investment grant, set up or develop in premises open to the public, with the aim of revitalising village centres. This page summarises the information available in the Capital OS catalogue. Territorial scope indicated: local aid. The criteria, scale and opening should be confirmed in the official source before any commitment.
Funded by CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries recorded in the catalogue: SMEs with a point of sale under 400 m²; in the start-up, takeover or development phase; independent or franchised, or non-fixed traders at markets, or craft businesses recognised by the order of 24 December 2015 listing craft trades (métiers d’art); registered in the RNE; up to date with their social security and tax contributions; and with the aided establishment located in the territory of the Communauté de Communes Saint-Pourçain-Sioule Limagne. An exception applies to small service businesses without a point of sale offering a distinctive service, meeting a proven need and boosting the vitality of the municipality concerned. Not eligible: liberal professions (legal, health, technical, living-environment sectors, etc.); production crafts without a point of sale; independent and chain hotels, group accommodation (holiday centres, children’s centres, youth hostels, international residence centres, holiday villages, family holiday homes, group and individual gîtes, furnished holiday lets, etc. — non-exhaustive list), campsites and residential leisure parks, hybrid accommodation (projects combining accommodation with activities or services); individual and collective farmers’ outlets that are not a commercial company (registered in the RCS) separate from the farming activity; health centres; social and solidarity economy businesses outside the market sector; branches legally dependent on a major chain or on a business exceeding the thresholds set by the rules; SCIs or other property companies. Eligible areas: aided businesses should be located primarily in village centres or on streets already served by local shops extending from them; maintaining a retail offer in villages is also a priority. In municipalities with more than 2,000 inhabitants, the business must be located in a zone defined by the municipality’s council as its commercial centre. Excluded: shopping arcades within or attached to a large or medium-sized store; retail parks; outlying craft zones.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: the intercommunal grant is capped at €5,000, corresponding to a maximum of €50,000 of expenditure excluding VAT.
What the scheme covers
Operations mentioned in the catalogue: renovation of the point of sale: shop windows, accessibility, façades, lighting, signs, decoration, interior fit-out, etc.; equipment to secure the premises (cameras, metal shutters, etc.); energy-saving investment (insulation, lighting, heating, etc.); equipment investment (round vehicle for a fixed-premises shopkeeper, or a vehicle serving as a mobile point of sale provided the activity is carried out mainly in the intercommunal territory, market stall equipment, digital equipment, etc.), new or used (subject to a deed authenticating the sale and a written statement from the seller that the equipment has never been subsidised); new or used delivery vehicles for a fixed-premises shopkeeper (same conditions). Not eligible: purchase of a business, premises or land; for business takeovers, purchase of furniture or the shop sign (new investment only); labour costs for works carried out by the business for itself; property investment (structural works, terraces, car parks, etc.); utility vehicles (tow trucks, vehicles used for purchasing, etc.); display equipment (showroom) or building up stock; communication materials (brochures, flyers, business cards, graphic design, website, etc.); project management, moving and storage costs during works, and study costs; delivery costs (without installation); processing fees charged by an operator for preparing the grant application.
Amount and funding terms
Amount recorded in the catalogue: the intercommunal aid is set at 10% of eligible expenditure when regional co-financing is requested, with minimum eligible expenditure of €1,000 excluding VAT. Without co-financing from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, the intercommunal aid is set at 15% of eligible expenditure. The aid is 10% for vehicles serving as a mobile point of sale; for delivery and round vehicles, it is 3% for combustion-engine vehicles and 10% for electric vehicles. In line with the action plans to which the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne is committed (Recovery and Ecological Transition Contract, Territorial Climate Air Energy Plan, Territorial Food Plan), an extra grant bonus is awarded for investment linked to the ecological transition: the grant rate rises from 10% (or 15% without regional co-financing) to 20% on eligible expenditure only, with the intercommunal grant capped at €10,000.
How to apply
Before any order, signature or start of works, check the prior application rule with the funder. Prepare the official form, a project description, the financing plan, quotes and the supporting documents requested. This list is indicative: only the official list is authoritative.
Timeline
No end date is recorded in the catalogue. The timetable should be confirmed with the funder, who can say whether the scheme is still accepting applications.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €10,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Who is this aid for?
SMEs with a point of sale under 400 m²; in the start-up, takeover or development phase; independent or franchised, or non-fixed traders at markets, or craft businesses recognised by the order of 24 December 2015 listing craft trades (métiers d’art); registered in the RNE; up to date with their social security and tax contributions; and with the aided establishment located in the territory of the Communauté de Communes Saint-Pourçain-Sioule Limagne. An exception applies to small service businesses without a point of sale offering a distinctive service, meeting a proven need and boosting the vitality of the municipality concerned. Not eligible: liberal professions (legal, health, technical, living-environment sectors, etc.); production crafts without a point of sale; independent and chain hotels, group accommodation (holiday centres, children’s centres, youth hostels, international residence centres, holiday villages, family holiday homes, group and individual gîtes, furnished holiday lets, etc. — non-exhaustive list), campsites and residential leisure parks, hybrid accommodation (projects combining accommodation with activities or services); individual and collective farmers’ outlets that are not a commercial company (registered in the RCS) separate from the farming activity; health centres; social and solidarity economy businesses outside the market sector; branches legally dependent on a major chain or on a business exceeding the thresholds set by the rules; SCIs or other property companies. Eligible areas: aided businesses should be located primarily in village centres or on streets already served by local shops extending from them; maintaining a retail offer in villages is also a priority. In municipalities with more than 2,000 inhabitants, the business must be located in a zone defined by the municipality’s council as its commercial centre. Excluded: shopping arcades within or attached to a large or medium-sized store; retail parks; outlying craft zones.
What is the amount of the aid?
The intercommunal aid is set at 10% of eligible expenditure when regional co-financing is requested, with minimum eligible expenditure of €1,000 excluding VAT. Without co-financing from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, the intercommunal aid is set at 15% of eligible expenditure. The aid is 10% for vehicles serving as a mobile point of sale; for delivery and round vehicles, it is 3% for combustion-engine vehicles and 10% for electric vehicles. In line with the action plans to which the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne is committed (Recovery and Ecological Transition Contract, Territorial Climate Air Energy Plan, Territorial Food Plan), an extra grant bonus is awarded for investment linked to the ecological transition: the grant rate rises from 10% (or 15% without regional co-financing) to 20% on eligible expenditure only, with the intercommunal grant capped at €10,000.
What expenditure can be funded?
Renovation of the point of sale: shop windows, accessibility, façades, lighting, signs, decoration, interior fit-out, etc.; equipment to secure the premises (cameras, metal shutters, etc.); energy-saving investment (insulation, lighting, heating, etc.); equipment investment (round vehicle for a fixed-premises shopkeeper, or a vehicle serving as a mobile point of sale provided the activity is carried out mainly in the intercommunal territory, market stall equipment, digital equipment, etc.), new or used (subject to a deed authenticating the sale and a written statement from the seller that the equipment has never been subsidised); new or used delivery vehicles for a fixed-premises shopkeeper (same conditions). Not eligible: purchase of a business, premises or land; for business takeovers, purchase of furniture or the shop sign (new investment only); labour costs for works carried out by the business for itself; property investment (structural works, terraces, car parks, etc.); utility vehicles (tow trucks, vehicles used for purchasing, etc.); display equipment (showroom) or building up stock; communication materials (brochures, flyers, business cards, graphic design, website, etc.); project management, moving and storage costs during works, and study costs; delivery costs (without installation); processing fees charged by an operator for preparing the grant application.
When should the application be submitted?
Check the official timetable and the application rule before committing expenditure. Whether the scheme is currently open is not confirmed here.
Has this information been confirmed?
No. The official source, conditions, scale and timetable still need to be checked with the funder.
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