Financing an SME
In brief
An SME (up to 250 employees) can finance its growth, investments, cybersecurity or exports through local and regional grants, Bpifrance guarantees, regional accelerators or tax relief. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this need, with their funder and maximum amount where available.
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Grants linked to this need
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SME development aid in the Pays de Mormal: productive investments
CC du Pays de Mormal
Up to €15,000
Aid for craft SMEs without a point of sale — Porte de DrômArdèche
CC de la Porte de Dromardèche
Up to €5,000
Development Support for SMEs with High Job-creating Structural Projects
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €250,000
Development Support for SMEs Aged Over 3 Years
CC du Coeur de l'Avesnois
Development Support for SMEs Making a Technological Leap
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €750,000
Recruitment aid for very small businesses, SMEs or mid-caps: check the scheme
Le Mans Métropole
Up to €100,000
Aid for productive investment by SMEs
CC du Pays du Coquelicot
Up to €150,000
Aid for SMEs in their CSR approach: conditions and timetable
Agglo de Brive
Up to €18,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Aid for SMEs and micro-businesses in La Houve and the Pays Boulageois
CC de la Houve et du Pays Boulageois
Community aid for SME investment
Ardenne Métropole
Up to €50,000
Financing the purchase of an electric lorry by a road haulage micro-business or SME with the “Aide EDF — Passage au camion électrique (offre 80 ans)” scheme
EDF
Up to €30,000
Micro-enterprise/SME Support: Tremplin Innovation Service
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €10,920
Tax Depreciation for Companies Investing in the Capital of Innovative SMEs
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Advance + Contract Pre-financing for Micro-enterprises and SMEs — Short-Term Guarantee Fund
Bpifrance
Avance Préfinancement Export (export pre-financing advance)
Bpifrance
How to use the “Repayable advance for SMEs” scheme
CA Concarneau Cornouaille
Up to €200,000
CAP SME-SMI
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Up to €400,000
Departmental Committee for Reviewing Business Financing Difficulties (CODEFI) — Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring (CIRI)
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Coup d’pouce - Aid for productive investment by micro-businesses and SMEs
Agglo Hénin-Carvin
Up to €3,000
Technology Building Blocks and Services for Industrial Decarbonisation by SMEs (IBaC SME)
ADEME
Closes on 9 Feb 2027
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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