Prêt d’honneur Initiative Creuse - Installation
The scheme covers the start-up, takeover or development of a business and the consolidation of its financing plan. Operations mentioned in the catalogue: set-up aid: fixed costs (rent, charges such as electricity and water, etc.); fit-out or compliance works on premises; equipment investment; cash; funds for cash or investment. To prepare an application, prepare the business plan, cash needs, quotes and evidence demonstrating the project’s viability. The criteria and conditions below come from the catalogue and must be compared with the up-to-date official rules.
Prêt d’honneur Initiative Creuse - Installation aims to encourage project owners to set up and take over businesses; support the setting up and takeover of farms (excluding expansion and family transfers); improve entrepreneurs’ investment capacity; enable an activity to start by providing cash; make bank borrowing easier by providing a source of co-financing; ease the transfer phase. Initiative Creuse is involved in the following initiatives: the Initiative Remarquable label, certifying businesses committed to ecological, environmental and social/societal transition, governance and local impact; “Vis ma vie d’entrepreneuse”, an immersion scheme in which a woman project owner spends time in a business alongside a woman business leader from the area, to discuss the job of running a business and gain confidence before launching. In practice, the scheme covers the start-up, takeover or development of a business and the consolidation of its financing plan. Before including it in your financing plan, check the area covered (local scheme), the company’s profile and the current financial terms.
Funded by CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg, CC Creuse Confluence, CC Creuse Grand Sud, CC Creuse Sud-Ouest, CC du Pays Dunois, CC du Pays Sostranien, CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine, CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche, Haute-Corrèze Communauté
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue: project owners; employer associations; candidates for setting up as farmers who do not receive the young farmers’ grant (Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs). Eligible sectors: agriculture; crafts; wood and forestry; retail; social and solidarity economy; industry; services; silver economy; tourism. Particular attention will be paid to projects that create jobs or services in the area.
Eligibility conditions
The detailed conditions are not specified in the information available. Ask the funder for the admission criteria, exclusions, mandatory co-financing, combination rules and any deadline.
What the scheme covers
Operations and exclusions mentioned in the catalogue: set-up aid: fixed costs (rent, charges such as electricity and water, etc.); fit-out or compliance works on premises; equipment investment; cash; funds for cash or investment.
Amount and funding terms
Amount and terms listed in the catalogue: an interest-free honour loan, capped at €20,000 and adjusted according to the activity.
How to apply
1. Check that the company, the area and the project fall within the scope of Prêt d’honneur Initiative Creuse - Installation. 2. Identify the costs or needs that can be financed and the exclusions. 3. Build a complete financing plan, including the required contributions and co-financing. 4. Prepare the accounts, forecasts, quotes and documents specific to the operation. 5. Have the written terms of the loan — rate, term, deferral, fees, guarantees and repayment conditions — confirmed before any decision.
Timeline
The opening timetable and deadline are not confirmed by the information available. Ask the funder for the deadlines, the review time and the rule on when the operation may start.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg, CC Creuse Confluence, CC Creuse Grand Sud, CC Creuse Sud-Ouest, CC du Pays Dunois, CC du Pays Sostranien, CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine, CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche, Haute-Corrèze Communauté
- Type of funding
- Honour loan
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €20,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What need does Prêt d’honneur Initiative Creuse - Installation cover?
The start-up, takeover or development of a business and the consolidation of its financing plan.
How much can be obtained?
Amount and terms listed in the catalogue: an interest-free honour loan, capped at €20,000 and adjusted according to the activity.
Which companies can apply?
Beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue: project owners; employer associations; candidates for setting up as farmers who do not receive the young farmers’ grant (Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs). Eligible sectors: agriculture; crafts; wood and forestry; retail; social and solidarity economy; industry; services; silver economy; tourism. Particular attention will be paid to projects that create jobs or services in the area.
What should I prepare first?
Prepare the business plan, cash needs, quotes and evidence demonstrating the project’s viability. Then check the official documents required.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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