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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Feasibility Studies for Energy Performance or Decarbonisation of Industrial Companies
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
FAFCEA — Financement de formation pour chefs d'entreprise artisanale
FAFCEA (Fonds d'Assurance Formation des Chefs d'Entreprise Artisanale)
Up to €1,500
ERDF — Productive Investment Support for SMEs
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Union Européenne-FEDER
Closes on 31 Dec 2029
ERDF – Support for SME digitalisation (Réunion)
Région Réunion, Union Européenne-FEDER
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Direct Fund: Breizh Invest SME
Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, Région Bretagne
Up to €500,000
Direct Fund: JEREMIE CAP SME 2
Financeurs privés, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Union européenne
Up to €500,000
France 2030 – Cyber SME
Bpifrance
Up to €80,000
Garantie de Préfinancement Export (export pre-financing guarantee)
Bpifrance
Garantie Innovation Bpifrance (innovation loan guarantee)
Bpifrance
Up to €5,000,000
Mur Mur TPE/PME: reducing your bills through energy renovation
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Up to €37,500
OPCO — Plan de développement des compétences (PDC) pour TPE/PME
OPCO (Opérateurs de Compétences — 11 opérateurs selon branche)
Relocation Pack — Support for Partnerships between Innovative SMEs and Buyers
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pays de la Loire Micro-enterprise/SME Loan
Bpifrance, Région Pays de la Loire
Up to €50,000
Reduced Corporate Tax Rate for SMEs
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
SME Support Scheme for Dual-Use Innovation — RAPID
Ministère des Armées et des anciens combattants
Selection of a Bank for a Craftsmen Decarbonisation Loan
ADEME
Sud Prévention TPE-PME
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €20,000
SME Investment Aid Zone — Business Land Contribution (CFE) Exemption
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
SME Investment Aid Zone — Property Tax on Built Properties Exemption
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €200,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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