avance remboursable for Micro-enterprise Creation and Takeover — Craft, Retail and Service Sectors
Purpose listed: Encouraging the creation and takeover of sustainable businesses that generate wealth and jobs in Franche-Comté. Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: very small craft, retail or service businesses registered in the crafts register or the trade register (exceptionally, activities not registered there but governed by a professional order and meeting a proven unmet need), with 10 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees. The size criterion is relaxed for takeovers. Amount or form of aid indicated: the regional aid takes the form of an interest-free loan without collateral or guarantee, of €2,000 to €20,000 depending on the business’s overall project, repayable over 2 to 6 years from the first quarter after the advance is released.
The “Repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small craft, retail and service businesses” scheme aims to encouraging the creation and takeover of sustainable businesses that generate wealth and jobs in Franche-Comté. The catalogue information gives a first indication, but is not enough on its own to confirm that the scheme is currently open or that all the conditions are up to date. Before committing a cost or applying, check the applicable rules with the relevant body.
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Who can apply
The catalogue mentions: very small craft, retail or service businesses registered in the crafts register or the trade register (exceptionally, activities not registered there but governed by a professional order and meeting a proven unmet need), with 10 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees. The size criterion is relaxed for takeovers.
Eligibility conditions
As the eligibility conditions are not sufficiently recorded, ask the operator for the rules and the list of criteria.
What the scheme covers
Operations or costs mentioned: production tools, vehicles needed for the activity (excluding company and display cars) and their fitting out; bringing machinery, workshops and sanitary facilities into compliance; works to improve accessibility for people with disabilities; production-related and compliance works; investments improving environmental performance, saving energy or reducing production costs; eligible second-hand equipment, provided it has not previously received public aid.
Amount and funding terms
The catalogue indicates: the regional aid takes the form of an interest-free loan without collateral or guarantee, of €2,000 to €20,000 depending on the business’s overall project, repayable over 2 to 6 years from the first quarter after the advance is released.
How to apply
1. Identify the reviewing body and obtain the version of the rules in force. 2. Confirm the eligibility of the business and the project. 3. Have the costs and eligibility date validated before signing quotes or starting. 4. Prepare the supporting documents requested by the operator. 5. Keep written proof of the conditions applicable at the date of application.
Timeline
Timetable not confirmed. Do not consider the aid open without written confirmation from the operator; check the application dates, any exhaustion of funds and any collection dates.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Type of funding
- Loan
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €20,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €2,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Frequently asked questions
What is the “Repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small craft, retail and service businesses” scheme for?
The catalogue presents it as aiming to encouraging the creation and takeover of sustainable businesses that generate wealth and jobs in Franche-Comté. The exact scope must be confirmed in the official documentation in force.
Who can apply for the “Repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small craft, retail and service businesses”?
The catalogue mentions: very small craft, retail or service businesses registered in the crafts register or the trade register (exceptionally, activities not registered there but governed by a professional order and meeting a proven unmet need), with 10 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees. The size criterion is relaxed for takeovers. Eligibility also depends on the area, size, sector and situation of the business according to the current rules.
What amount can be obtained with the “Repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small craft, retail and service businesses”?
The regional aid takes the form of an interest-free loan without collateral or guarantee, of €2,000 to €20,000 depending on the business’s overall project, repayable over 2 to 6 years from the first quarter after the advance is released. The amount granted, the cost base and the caps must be validated with the reviewing body.
Is the “Repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small craft, retail and service businesses” scheme still open?
The current status and availability of funds are not confirmed. Contact the operator and check the official dates before considering the scheme available.
Official source
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