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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prêt d'honneur — Initiative Pays de Saint-Omer
Bpifrance, CA du Pays de Saint-Omer, CCI Grand Lille, Département 62 - Pas-de-Calais, Financeurs privés, Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €40,000
prêt d'honneur — Réseau Entreprendre Normandie Ouest
Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, Région Normandie
Up to €40,000
prêt d'honneur — Réseau Entreprendre Occitanie Garonne
Bpifrance, CA du Grand Toulouse, CA du Sud-Est Toulousain, CC de la Lomagne Gersoise, CCI du Gers, Financeurs privés, Région Occitanie
Up to €40,000
prêt d'honneur — Réseau Entreprendre Paris
Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, Région Ile-de-France, Ville de Paris
Up to €40,000
prêt d'honneur — Réseau Entreprendre Tarn Aveyron
Bpifrance, Financeurs privés, Région Occitanie
Up to €40,000
prêt d'honneur — Initiative Calvados
Bayeux Intercom, Bpifrance, CA Lisieux Normandie, CC Cingal - Suisse Normande, CC Coeur Côte Fleurie, CC Coeur de Nacre, CC des Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon, CC du Pays de Falaise, CC du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville, CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom, CC Normandie Cabourg Pays d'Auge, CC Pré-Bocage Intercom, CC Seulles Terre et Mer, CC Terre d'Auge, CC Val Ès Dunes, CU Caen la mer, Financeurs privés, Intercom de la Vire au Noireau, Région Normandie
Up to €45,000
Mid-Cap Accelerator
Bpifrance
Closes in 6 days
Up to €45,500
Property investment aid for very small businesses
CC Castillon-Pujols
Up to €50,000
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 property investment
CC Coeur de Sologne
Up to €50,000
Regional Support for Independent Bookshops
Région Ile-de-France
Up to €50,000
Real Estate Acquisition Support
CA Saint-Dié-des- Vosges
Up to €50,000
Investment Support for Micro-enterprise Takeover
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €50,000
Business takeover aid
CC Creuse Sud-Ouest
Up to €50,000
Business takeover aid
Agglo de Brive
Up to €50,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
EGALITE Femmes Guarantee
France Active, Ministère chargé de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et de la lutte contre les discriminations
Up to €50,000
Impulsion Local Economy — Investment
Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
Impulsion Local Economy — Cash Flow
Région Normandie
Up to €50,000
Developing a sustainable local economy, short supply chains and activities rooted in the area
Union européenne
Up to €50,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Micro-enterprise Growth Loan — Bretagne
Bpifrance, Région Bretagne
Up to €50,000
Funders keep their French names; each grant page gives the official French title.
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