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 maintaining shops in rural areas
CA d'Evreux Portes de Normandie
Up to €15,000
Aid for maintaining, setting up and developing retail activities under the local retail policy
Carcassonne Agglo
Up to €10,000
Aid for local shopkeepers and craftspeople
CC Haut Jura Saint-Claude
Up to €10,000
Aid for mobile shops
CC du Pays Châtillonnais
Up to €5,000
Support for Local Shops
CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves, Région Occitanie
Up to €5,000
Aid for shops and very small businesses in town and village centres
CA de Blois Agglopolys
Up to €5,000
Aid for local shops, crafts and services
CC du Minervois au Caroux
Up to €5,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Aid for local shops, crafts and services
Département 14 - Calvados
Up to €50,000
Support for Last Remaining Multi-service Shops and Micro-enterprises
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €15,000
Aid for independent record shops (CNM)
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €50,000
Aid for shop signs and windows in town centres
Agglo du Pays d'Issoire
Up to €4,500
Aid for businesses setting up in vacant premises in a village centre
CC du Pays d’Uzerche
Up to €6,000
Closes on 30 Jun 2029
Investment Support for Local Shops
CA Vienne Condrieu agglomération, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Up to €16,000
Investment Support for Energy-saving Business Projects
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Up to €20,000
Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Bretagne
Up to €30,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2028
Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Up to €200,000
Aid for small businesses
PETR Cœur des Hauts-de-France
Up to €6,000
Aid for small retail, craft and service businesses with a point of sale
CC du Pays de Lamastre
Up to €3,000
Aid for small local retail, craft and service businesses
CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Up to €10,000
Aid for property investment projects by retail and local businesses: beneficiaries, expenditure and procedures
Limoges Métropole
Up to €20,000
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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