Financing need571 open grants

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.

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Grants linked to this need

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Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Agglomération Sophia Antipolis (IASA)

Bpifrance, CA Sophia Antipolis, Financeurs privés, Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Union Européenne-FSE

Up to €20,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Bugey

Communauté de communes Bugey Sud, Financeurs privés, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Union européenne

Up to €20,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Marne Champagne et Brie

CA d’Epernay, Coteaux et Plaines de Champagne, CC de la Brie Champenoise, CC de la Grande Vallée de la Marne, CC de Sézanne Sud-Ouest Marnais, CC des Paysages de la Champagne, CC du Sud Marnais, Région Grand Est

Up to €20,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Menton Riviera

CA de la Riviera Française, Département 06 - Alpes-Maritimes, Financeurs privés, Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Up to €20,000

Repayable advance

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Portes de Bretagne

Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, La Roche aux Fées Communauté, Région Bretagne, Vitré Communauté

Up to €20,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Savoie

Bpifrance, Département 73 - Savoie, Financeurs privés, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Up to €20,000

Loan

Security Deposit Loan (PDG)

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique, Ville de Paris

Up to €20,000

Honour loan

Prêt d’honneur Initiative Creuse - Installation

CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg, CC Creuse Confluence, CC Creuse Grand Sud, CC Creuse Sud-Ouest, CC du Pays Dunois, CC du Pays Sostranien, CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine, CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche, Haute-Corrèze Communauté

Up to €20,000

Grant

Investment Support for Restaurant Owners

Département 61 - Orne

Up to €18,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — RDI

Bpifrance, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Union européenne

Up to €18,000

Honour loan

prêt d'honneur — Initiative Loire

Agglo de Roanne, Bpifrance, CA de Saint Etienne Métropole, CA Loire Forez, CC Forez Est, Département 42 - Loire, Financeurs privés, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Up to €16,000

Grant

Growth Accelerator South

Bpifrance, Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Up to €15,330

Closed on 14 Oct 2026

Grant

Aid for maintaining shops in rural areas

CA d'Evreux Portes de Normandie

Up to €15,000

Grant

Business creation and takeover aid

CC du Val de Somme

Up to €15,000

Grant

Business Creation and Takeover Support

CC de la Picardie Verte, Région Hauts-de-France

Up to €15,000

Grant

Business creation/takeover aid

CA du Boulonnais

Up to €15,000

Grant

Business takeover aid

CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois

Up to €15,000

Grant

Coup de Pouce — Retailers and Craft Workers

CA d'Hénin-Carvin

Up to €15,000

Grant

“Champions du territoire” scheme: checking the current conditions and terms

Limoges Métropole

Up to €15,000

Grant

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

Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.

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