Financing a local shop
In brief
A local shop or craft business can finance its creation, setup, modernisation or transfer through grants run by hundreds of inter-municipal bodies, Regions and European programmes. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this need, with their funder and maximum amount when known.
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Grants linked to this need
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Aid for creating and revitalising small shops and restaurants (APCR)
Polynésie Française - Direction générale des affaires économiques (DGAE)
Up to €5,000,000
Investment Fund: Growth and Local Economy 2
Financeurs privés, Région Normandie
Up to €800,000
Digitalisation aid for local craft and retail businesses
Nouvelle-Calédonie - Province Sud
Up to €250,000
Support for Small Retail and Craft Businesses with a Point of Sale
Hautes Terres Communauté, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Up to €200,000
Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Up to €200,000
Property aid for local retail and craft businesses
Département 40 - Landes
Up to €200,000
LEADER Loire Beauce: funding energy sobriety and renewable energy
Union européenne
Up to €125,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Investment aid for French bookshops (CNL): who can benefit and how to prepare your application
Centre National du Livre (CNL)
Up to €100,000
Closes on 31 Jul 2027
Local Collective Action Programme
CA Val de Garonne, CC des Côteaux et Landes de Gascogne, CC du Pays de Duras, CC du Pays de Lauzun, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €75,000
Local Collective Action Sud Gironde
CC Convergence Garonne, CC du Bazadais, CC du Réolais en Sud-Gironde, CC du Sud Gironde
Up to €50,000
Aid for local shops, crafts and services
Département 14 - Calvados
Up to €50,000
Aid for independent record shops (CNM)
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €50,000
Regional Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Ile-de-France
Up to €50,000
Local Investment Support
CC Côte d’Albâtre, Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
Aid for setting up or taking over independent record shops (CNM)
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €50,000
Property aid for local production and sales outlets
CC Vallée de l'Hérault
Up to €50,000
Impulsion Local Economy — Investment
Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
Impulsion Local Economy — Business Transfer and Takeover
Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
Impulsion Local Economy — Cash Flow
Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
LEADER Isle en Périgord: bringing producers, shops and consumers closer together
Union européenne
Up to €50,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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