Challans Gois Commerce Artisanat (local retail and crafts aid)
Purpose of the scheme: support local retail and crafts in rural communes. Area indicated in the catalogue: local aid.
Challans Gois Commerce Artisanat falls within investment and development for micro-businesses and SMEs. The catalogue describes the following objective: to support local retail and crafts in rural communes. The information below distinguishes what comes from the catalogue from the points that still need to be confirmed with the funder.
Funded by Challans Gois Communauté
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: Micro-businesses and their secondary establishments: located in the Challans Gois Communauté area; carrying out a retail, craft or service activity; registered in the RNE; with annual revenue below €1,000,000; whose project concerns a sales area of less than 400 m²; with fewer than 10 full-time-equivalent employees; with at least one set of accounts; independent, i.e. not more than 25% owned by another business; in a sound economic and financial situation. Not eligible: wholesale activities; regulated and unregulated liberal professions; health professionals; de facto companies, business lessors, property companies (SCI) whose managers are not the operators of the business; the following tourism activities: campsites, hotels and hotel-restaurants, gastronomic restaurants; businesses that do not operate all year round. Area: local aid. The business’s location, size, status and creation date can determine eligibility.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: once the aid has been granted, the business will have 24 months to make its investments. The official page consulted confirms part of the framework, but not necessarily all exclusions, combination rules or supporting documents. This summary is not an eligibility decision: check the version of the rules in force before any commitment.
What the scheme covers
Operations or costs mentioned in the catalogue: Renovation and/or interior and exterior fit-out works on the building; renovation and/or fit-out of the exterior surroundings (including shop windows, façades and signs); equipment to secure businesses that is considered a structural part of the building (gates, grilles, etc.); compliance (safety, environmental, health), and works and equipment to improve access for disabled people or people with reduced mobility; purchase of professional equipment where this expenditure is less than 10% of the project’s total eligible costs. Not eligible: routine maintenance investment in business premises; self-supply; small equipment with a unit value below €100 excluding VAT; investment financed by financial leasing or finance lease; construction works (structural work); renting new business premises; bread and other food vending machines; running costs. Have the eligible items and the date from which costs may be incurred confirmed.
Amount and funding terms
Amount or form of support indicated in the catalogue: a grant of 30% of the project’s eligible costs. Expenditure must be between €10,000 and €42,000. The amount must be confirmed in the rules or with the operator; do not treat it as guaranteed.
How to apply
First consult the reference source: https://www.challansgois.fr/conseil-communautaire-du-01-octobre-2026/. Contact Challans Gois Communauté’s economic department before committing costs. Ask for the up-to-date list of documents, the combination rules and the application timetable.
Timeline
No usable end date is given in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator.
Key facts
- Funder
- Challans Gois Communauté
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What kind of project does the scheme support?
Support local retail and crafts in rural communes.
Which businesses and costs are concerned?
Micro-businesses and their secondary establishments: located in the Challans Gois Communauté area; carrying out a retail, craft or service activity; registered in the RNE; with annual revenue below €1,000,000; whose project concerns a sales area of less than 400 m²; with fewer than 10 full-time-equivalent employees; with at least one set of accounts; independent, i.e. not more than 25% owned by another business; in a sound economic and financial situation. Not eligible: wholesale activities; regulated and unregulated liberal professions; health professionals; de facto companies, business lessors, property companies (SCI) whose managers are not the operators of the business; the following tourism activities: campsites, hotels and hotel-restaurants, gastronomic restaurants; businesses that do not operate all year round. Costs or operations mentioned in the catalogue: Renovation and/or interior and exterior fit-out works on the building; renovation and/or fit-out of the exterior surroundings (including shop windows, façades and signs); equipment to secure businesses that is considered a structural part of the building (gates, grilles, etc.); compliance (safety, environmental, health), and works and equipment to improve access for disabled people or people with reduced mobility; purchase of professional equipment where this expenditure is less than 10% of the project’s total eligible costs. Not eligible: routine maintenance investment in business premises; self-supply; small equipment with a unit value below €100 excluding VAT; investment financed by financial leasing or finance lease; construction works (structural work); renting new business premises; bread and other food vending machines; running costs.
What amount or type of financing is provided?
A grant of 30% of the project’s eligible costs. Expenditure must be between €10,000 and €42,000.
Is the scheme open and what are the steps?
No usable end date is given in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator. The local authority confirms the recent award of several “Challans Gois Commerce Artisanat” property grants to businesses in the area. This shows recent use of the scheme but does not in itself provide the full rules or general conditions. Confirm availability and the application procedure with the managing body.
Official source
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