CREA Voucher
Purpose of the scheme: Giving access to various support services essential to the business founder’s journey. Area indicated in the catalogue: territorial aid.
CREA cheque falls within the field of business creation, takeover and development. The catalogue describes the following objective: giving access to various support services essential to the business founder’s journey. The information below distinguishes the catalogue details from the points that still need to be confirmed with the funder.
Funded by Région Grand Est
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: business founders. Some cheques require specific conditions. Area recorded: territorial aid. The business’s location, size, status and creation date may affect eligibility.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: the service must be provided by an operator accredited by the Region. A founder may use several cheques during their creation journey. Cheques must be requested progressively as the business creation journey advances. A founder may only claim one cheque per type of support per year. The official page consulted confirms part of the framework, but not necessarily all the 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: cheques supporting a founder: CREA cheque “project preparation” — advice from a professional to formalise a business plan; CREA cheque “business test” — testing the project “for real” in a specialist organisation before creating the business; CREA cheque “honour loan” — access to an honour loan for the creation project; CREA cheque “guarantee” — putting together a guarantee application to cover a bank loan; CREA cheque “microcredit” — help obtaining a microcredit. These cheques may be supplemented by business creation training. Have the eligible items and the date from which costs may be committed confirmed.
Amount and funding terms
Amount or form of support indicated in the catalogue: value of the cheques: CREA cheque “project preparation”: €630; CREA cheque “business test”: between €315 and €735 depending on the length of the test; CREA cheque “honour loan”: €1,050 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan); CREA cheque “guarantee”: €1,050 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan); CREA cheque “microcredit”: €945 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan). Amount to 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.grandest.fr/vos-aides-regionales/les-cheques-crea/. For regional schemes, contact the reviewing department before committing costs; for investment funds or support schemes, check the selection process and any co-funders. Ask for the up-to-date list of documents, the combination rules and the application timetable.
Timeline
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Grand Est
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €1,050
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €315
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Grand Est
Frequently asked questions
What project does this scheme aim to support?
Giving access to various support services essential to the business founder’s journey.
Which businesses can apply?
Business founders. Some cheques require specific conditions.
What amount or type of funding is provided?
Value of the cheques: CREA cheque “project preparation”: €630; CREA cheque “business test”: between €315 and €735 depending on the length of the test; CREA cheque “honour loan”: €1,050 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan); CREA cheque “guarantee”: €1,050 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan); CREA cheque “microcredit”: €945 (+ €158 of solidarity honour loan).
Is the scheme open and what are the steps?
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. The opening and application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator. The CREA cheque is presented as a payment voucher giving access to support from operators accredited by the Region. The process involves pre-validation, receiving the cheque, choosing an accredited operator and validating the support. Confirm availability and the application procedure with the reviewing body.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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