Financing the creation of a business
In brief
A business founder can finance their project through the national network of honour loans (Initiative France, Réseau Entreprendre), Bpifrance bank guarantees, local start-up grants and zone tax exemptions. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this need, with their funder and maximum amount when known.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
Grants linked to this need
Page 11 of 29 — 571 grants in total
CAP’Immo - Rent aid
CA Pays Nord Martinique
Up to €5,000
Financing the creation or development of a business in New Caledonia through an equity stake with the “Equity investment - Promo-Sud” scheme
Nouvelle-Calédonie - Province Sud
Financing the set-up of young qualified craftspeople in the Province Sud with the “CASE - Indirect investment aid - Interest rate subsidy on equipment loans” scheme
Nouvelle-Calédonie - Province Sud
CASQ - Investment aid for craftspeople in the Communauté d’agglomération du Saint-Quentinois
CA du Saint-Quentinois
Up to €3,000
CASQ START — Investment Grant for Craftspeople in the Saint-Quentin Area
CA du Saint-Quentinois
Added on 1 Nov 2026
CREA Voucher
Région Grand Est
Up to €1,050
Business chequebook
Collectivite Territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Up to €5,000
Business Project Support Contract (CAPE)
Ministère du Travail et des Solidarités, URSSAF
Coup de Pouce — Retailers and Craft Workers
CA d'Hénin-Carvin
Up to €15,000
Coup de pouce Cœur de Charente: check eligibility and supported expenditure
CC Coeur de Charente
Up to €5,000
Micro-enterprise Boost
CC de Charente limousine, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €6,000
Cré’Avenir - Business creation or takeover aid: check eligibility and supported expenditure
CC de l'Estuaire
Up to €10,000
Equipment Leasing — Financial Lease (crédit-bail mobilier)
Bpifrance
Combining Income with the Return-to-Employment Allowance (ARE)
Ministère du Travail et des Solidarités
Diagnostic Support for Business Creators
Région Normandie
“Champions du territoire” scheme: checking the current conditions and terms
Limoges Métropole
Up to €15,000
“Je m’installe en centre bourg” scheme
CC du Périgord Limousin
Up to €1,500
Audace scheme - Investment projects
CC Grand Châteaudun
Up to €4,200
Financing productive investment by a micro-business or SME in Saint-Martin with the “Boost scheme - Productive investment aid”
Collectivité de Saint-Martin
Up to €15,000
Retail revitalisation scheme
Villedieu Intercom
Up to €250
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
Does this need match yours?
Check the grants suited to your company
This page lists the schemes linked to this need. The personalised report applies your real criteria — industry, size, location, project — before drawing any conclusion on eligibility.