Support for retail and craft activities (Sumène Artense)
Amount or form of support: A grant capped at €5,000 per project, representing 10% of expenditure for businesses with fewer than 5 employees, 12.5% for businesses with 5 to 10 employees and 15% for businesses with more than 10 employees. Targeted operations: start-ups with no minimum expenditure and takeovers, transformations or extensions from €20,000, covering business property, works and equipment purchases. To check before applying: the application must be submitted before works begin or before the activity is created or taken over.
Support retail and craft activities by granting aid to businesses or shops in the Sumène Artense communauté area. Target audience: small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) with their registered office in the Sumène Artense communauté area, or with a production or operating unit (the subject of the application) in the area, registered in the RNE. Area concerned: local aid.
Funded by CC Sumène Artense
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Who can apply
Small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) with their registered office in the Sumène Artense communauté area or with a production or operating unit (the subject of the application) in the Communauté de communes Sumène Artense area, registered in the RNE. Priority is given to applicants who create jobs, or maintain them in the case of a takeover. Not eligible: micro-entrepreneurs; property companies (SCI).
Eligibility conditions
The applicant must submit an aid application before works begin or before the activity is created or taken over.
What the scheme covers
Eligible projects: business start-ups with no minimum expenditure; takeovers, transformations and extensions with a minimum of €20,000. Eligible costs: business property — acquisition of built land, construction of new buildings or extensions; works — upgrading buildings linked to the activity to workplace safety standards on a takeover, and private network and road works around the buildings; equipment purchases (excluding leasing, lease with option to purchase and any similar financing arrangement) — purchase of capital goods, modernisation of the business’s tools, and purchase of vehicles and IT equipment linked to the activity, only in the case of a start-up.
Amount and funding terms
A grant capped at €5,000 per project, representing 10% of expenditure for businesses with fewer than 5 employees, 12.5% for businesses with 5 to 10 employees and 15% for businesses with more than 10 employees.
How to apply
To prepare an application under “Soutien aux activités commerciales et artisanales”, first compare the project with the operations and beneficiaries indicated in this entry. Gather a project presentation, a budget and the administrative documents requested by the managing body. Check the application rules and the eligibility of costs before making any commitment.
Timeline
No end date is currently known for this scheme. Confirm the opening and timetable with the managing body before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Sumène Artense
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €5,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 15%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Which projects can this aid support?
Eligible projects: business start-ups with no minimum expenditure; takeovers, transformations and extensions with a minimum of €20,000. Eligible costs: business property — acquisition of built land, construction of new buildings or extensions; works — upgrading buildings linked to the activity to workplace safety standards on a takeover, and private network and road works around the buildings; equipment purchases (excluding leasing, lease with option to purchase and any similar financing arrangement) — purchase of capital goods, modernisation of the business’s tools, and purchase of vehicles and IT equipment linked to the activity, only in the case of a start-up.
Who can benefit?
Small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) with their registered office in the Sumène Artense communauté area or with a production or operating unit (the subject of the application) in the Communauté de communes Sumène Artense area, registered in the RNE. Priority is given to applicants who create jobs, or maintain them in the case of a takeover. Not eligible: micro-entrepreneurs; property companies (SCI).
What amount and timetable should I plan for?
A grant capped at €5,000 per project, representing 10% of expenditure for businesses with fewer than 5 employees, 12.5% for businesses with 5 to 10 employees and 15% for businesses with more than 10 employees. The end date and status must be confirmed in the official information.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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