Community aid for investment by shopkeepers, craftspeople and businesses
“Community aid for investment by shopkeepers, craftspeople and businesses”: Support investment programmes when businesses in the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières are created, developed or transferred. Beneficiaries recorded: eligible beneficiaries: SMEs registered in the RNE in Moselle, as well as worker cooperatives (SCOP), cooperative societies of collective interest (SCIC), business and employment cooperatives (CAE) and work-integration enterprises with cooperative status, provided all the criteria are met. Before deciding, check the official source, the applicable dates and the combination rules.
This page presents the catalogue information on “Community aid for investment by shopkeepers, craftspeople and businesses”. The scheme is described as follows: Support investment programmes when businesses in the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières are created, developed or transferred. Eligible public: eligible beneficiaries: SMEs registered in the RNE in Moselle, as well as worker cooperatives (SCOP), cooperative societies of collective interest (SCIC), business and employment cooperatives (CAE) and work-integration enterprises with cooperative status, provided all the criteria are met; located in the territory of the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières; independent of a group, in the start-up, development or transfer phase; carrying out an investment project that generates new wealth, maintains jobs or creates new jobs; in a sound financial situation; up to date with their tax and social security obligations. Micro-entrepreneurs are eligible, limited to one aid per individual every five years. Not eligible: franchised businesses or companies, except those in which the franchisor holds no more than 25% of the share capital; SCIs; businesses whose main activity is managing the provision of equipment and vending or service machines; businesses for which the eligible activity is not their main activity; businesses that made a profit of more than €100,000 in the previous financial year; equipment or goods rental businesses; taxi craftspeople. Eligible sectors: industrial; commercial; business services; craft; local shops. The information here is a reading of the catalogue, not official confirmation of eligibility or of whether the scheme is currently open.
Funded by CC du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières
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Who can apply
Public mentioned in the catalogue: eligible beneficiaries: SMEs registered in the RNE in Moselle, as well as worker cooperatives (SCOP), cooperative societies of collective interest (SCIC), business and employment cooperatives (CAE) and work-integration enterprises with cooperative status, provided all the criteria are met; located in the territory of the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières; independent of a group, in the start-up, development or transfer phase; carrying out an investment project that generates new wealth, maintains jobs or creates new jobs; in a sound financial situation; up to date with their tax and social security obligations. Micro-entrepreneurs are eligible, limited to one aid per individual every five years. Not eligible: franchised businesses or companies, except those in which the franchisor holds no more than 25% of the share capital; SCIs; businesses whose main activity is managing the provision of equipment and vending or service machines; businesses for which the eligible activity is not their main activity; businesses that made a profit of more than €100,000 in the previous financial year; equipment or goods rental businesses; taxi craftspeople. Eligible sectors: industrial; commercial; business services; craft; local shops.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions in the catalogue: the minimum subsidised expenditure base is €3,000 excluding VAT. The beneficiary must: keep the equipment financed by the grant for at least three years from the date the grant is obtained (five years for micro-entrepreneurs), except IT equipment, for which this obligation is lifted given how quickly it evolves; keep the subsidised jobs for at least three years from the date the grant is obtained (five years for micro-entrepreneurs); and maintain its activity in the community territory for the same period.
What the scheme covers
Operations or expenditure listed: productive capital goods; IT equipment and software packages; purchases of construction machinery and utility vehicles, new only (electric or hydrogen utility vehicles are eligible); for businesses in the digital economy: cost of contract research and technical know-how. Not eligible: expenditure linked to maintenance works (buildings, vehicles, machines); invoices under €100 excluding VAT; purchases of supplies and miscellaneous materials for property fit-out; goods bought from private individuals; vending machines; goods shared by two different businesses; vehicles converted from a passenger car (company vehicles), a leisure off-road vehicle or a two-wheeler; property-related expenditure.
Amount and funding terms
The catalogue indicates: a grant of up to 20% of eligible expenditure. The aid may be requested up to 3 times a year. Only one aid per business or company is granted every three years for the same type of aid from the date of award (five years for micro-entrepreneurs). Start-ups and takeovers: for start-ups, the business may receive €2,000 per job created, excluding the manager’s post; hires must be on permanent contracts and payment is made on presentation of the employment contract. For takeovers, the business may receive €1,000 per employee taken over, paid on presentation of the amendment to the employment contract. For takeovers of a business in difficulty, after validation by the Commercial Court under collective proceedings (receivership, liquidation or safeguard), the business may receive €1,000 per employee taken over. For all start-up and takeover applications, aid is paid for a maximum of 10 jobs.
How to apply
1. Open the funder’s official source for this aid. 2. Confirm that the scheme is still accepting applications and identify the applicable rules. 3. Check the beneficiaries, eligible expenditure, amount, combination rules and the date from which expenditure is eligible. 4. Prepare the supporting documents and apply according to the official procedure. 5. Keep the acknowledgement of submission and the supporting documents. These steps are a general outline and do not replace the scheme’s own instructions.
Timeline
No usable deadline is confirmed in the catalogue’s date field. The end date, the call-for-projects timetable and the application rules should be checked on the official source before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €20,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of “Community aid for investment by shopkeepers, craftspeople and businesses”?
Support investment programmes when businesses in the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières are created, developed or transferred.
Who can benefit from this aid?
Eligible beneficiaries: SMEs registered in the RNE in Moselle, as well as worker cooperatives (SCOP), cooperative societies of collective interest (SCIC), business and employment cooperatives (CAE) and work-integration enterprises with cooperative status, provided all the criteria are met; located in the territory of the Communauté de Communes du Bouzonvillois et des Trois-Frontières; independent of a group, in the start-up, development or transfer phase; carrying out an investment project that generates new wealth, maintains jobs or creates new jobs; in a sound financial situation; up to date with their tax and social security obligations. Micro-entrepreneurs are eligible, limited to one aid per individual every five years. Not eligible: franchised businesses or companies, except those in which the franchisor holds no more than 25% of the share capital; SCIs; businesses whose main activity is managing the provision of equipment and vending or service machines; businesses for which the eligible activity is not their main activity; businesses that made a profit of more than €100,000 in the previous financial year; equipment or goods rental businesses; taxi craftspeople. Eligible sectors: industrial; commercial; business services; craft; local shops.
What are the main conditions?
The minimum subsidised expenditure base is €3,000 excluding VAT. The beneficiary must: keep the equipment financed by the grant for at least three years from the date the grant is obtained (five years for micro-entrepreneurs), except IT equipment, for which this obligation is lifted given how quickly it evolves; keep the subsidised jobs for at least three years from the date the grant is obtained (five years for micro-entrepreneurs); and maintain its activity in the community territory for the same period.
What amount can be obtained?
A grant of up to 20% of eligible expenditure. The aid may be requested up to 3 times a year. Only one aid per business or company is granted every three years for the same type of aid from the date of award (five years for micro-entrepreneurs). Start-ups and takeovers: for start-ups, the business may receive €2,000 per job created, excluding the manager’s post; hires must be on permanent contracts and payment is made on presentation of the employment contract. For takeovers, the business may receive €1,000 per employee taken over, paid on presentation of the amendment to the employment contract. For takeovers of a business in difficulty, after validation by the Commercial Court under collective proceedings (receivership, liquidation or safeguard), the business may receive €1,000 per employee taken over. For all start-up and takeover applications, aid is paid for a maximum of 10 jobs.
Which expenditure or operations are concerned?
Productive capital goods; IT equipment and software packages; purchases of construction machinery and utility vehicles, new only (electric or hydrogen utility vehicles are eligible); for businesses in the digital economy: cost of contract research and technical know-how. Not eligible: expenditure linked to maintenance works (buildings, vehicles, machines); invoices under €100 excluding VAT; purchases of supplies and miscellaneous materials for property fit-out; goods bought from private individuals; vending machines; goods shared by two different businesses; vehicles converted from a passenger car (company vehicles), a leisure off-road vehicle or a two-wheeler; property-related expenditure.
How can I check that the scheme is available?
Consult the funder’s official page and rules, confirm that the scheme is open on the date of the project, then check the criteria, documents and application procedure before committing expenditure.
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