Audace scheme - Investment projects
Purpose of the scheme: Strengthening the attractiveness of local shops; encouraging the takeover and transfer of small businesses; helping activities to stay in village centres; encouraging the creation of activities; supporting crafts; developing personal services; providing a scheme that complements all the actions of the Centre-Val de Loire Region on direct aid to businesses; responding to the recommendations of collective actions such as the Pays Dunois “Terrace charter” and “Signs and façades charter”. Area indicated in the catalogue: territorial aid.
Audace scheme - Investment projects falls within the field of business creation, takeover and development. The catalogue describes the following objective: strengthening the attractiveness of local shops; encouraging the takeover and transfer of small businesses; helping activities to stay in village centres; encouraging the creation of activities; supporting crafts; developing personal services; providing a scheme that complements all the actions of the Centre-Val de Loire Region on direct aid to businesses; responding to the recommendations of collective actions such as the Pays Dunois “Terrace charter” and “Signs and façades charter”. The information below distinguishes the catalogue details from the points that still need to be confirmed with the funder.
Funded by CC Grand Châteaudun
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: craft, retail, industrial and service micro-businesses less than a year old. Not eligible: liberal professions; wholesale trade; itinerant shops (not registered or not operating in the territory of the communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun); estate, banking, insurance, brokerage and temporary employment agencies. Area recorded: territorial aid. The business’s location, size, status and creation date may affect eligibility.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: the business must either comply with standards (environmental, safety, accessibility, etc.) or be engaged in a compliance process, an environmental approach or a collective approach such as the Pays Dunois “Signs and façades charter” or “Terrace charter”. The maximum subsidisable investment for all projects is €14,000 excluding VAT (€5,000 excluding VAT for website creation). 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: property fit-out: creation, modernisation and extension of business premises; fit-out and depreciable furniture; separating access to the home and to the business premises during modernisation; energy-saving works; improving working conditions and safety in business premises; accessibility works for shops and establishments receiving the public under law no. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005. Shopfronts: renovation and extension (complete works, from restoration to full refurbishment, including glazing, anti-theft system, lighting and signage); shop window renovation. Equipment for delivery-round and workshop vehicles: vehicle equipment — a certificate from the competent authority must confirm that the works comply after the vehicle has been modernised; in any event, funding can only be provided if the laboratory and the sales outlet comply with standards or are included in the project; new or professionally certified second-hand purchases and equipment. Equipment: investment bringing real added value to the business; IT equipment, either as a first purchase or providing new services to the business, and software purchases (excluding simple updates); purchase of furniture and accessories offered under the Terrace Charter. Creation of e-commerce websites: the application must concern a merchant site with online payment, and must be the applicant’s first such site; the aid is reserved for activities started or taken over less than a year ago. Not eligible: telecommunications devices; second-hand equipment without a certificate of conformity (except equipment transferred on a business takeover, in which case the reference value is the one in the notarial deed); vehicles, except delivery and mobile workshop vehicles (commercial vehicles); equipment under finance lease; land acquisitions; terrace furniture and accessories that do not meet the criteria. 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: a grant of between €600 and €4,200, whose amount will be set according to the business’s project. For website creation, the grant is capped at 30% of the expenditure excluding VAT. Combined public aid, including repayable advances converted into a grant equivalent by applying a factor of 0.3, may not exceed 50% of the eligible expenditure excluding VAT. Amount to be confirmed in the rules or with the operator; do not treat it as guaranteed.
How to apply
First identify the reference source with the funder. 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
- CC Grand Châteaudun
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €4,200
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €600
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 30%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What project does this scheme aim to support?
Strengthening the attractiveness of local shops; encouraging the takeover and transfer of small businesses; helping activities to stay in village centres; encouraging the creation of activities; supporting crafts; developing personal services; providing a scheme that complements all the actions of the Centre-Val de Loire Region on direct aid to businesses; responding to the recommendations of collective actions such as the Pays Dunois “Terrace charter” and “Signs and façades charter”.
Which businesses can apply?
Craft, retail, industrial and service micro-businesses less than a year old. Not eligible: liberal professions; wholesale trade; itinerant shops (not registered or not operating in the territory of the communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun); estate, banking, insurance, brokerage and temporary employment agencies.
What amount or type of funding is provided?
A grant of between €600 and €4,200, whose amount will be set according to the business’s project. For website creation, the grant is capped at 30% of the expenditure excluding VAT. Combined public aid, including repayable advances converted into a grant equivalent by applying a factor of 0.3, may not exceed 50% of the eligible expenditure excluding VAT.
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 source page has not been rechecked recently. Confirm availability and the application procedure with the reviewing body.
Official source
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