Invest in Champagne-Ardenne - CADev (Champagne-Ardenne Developpement) - Funding & Support
CADev's teams will determine the grants, loans and other financial aid that is available for your project, and will help you prepare the relevant applications.
The full list of financial aids available in Champagne-Ardenne is available here, on the Regional Council website.
With the help of expert partners, CADev will assist you in the following areas:
-Seeking and constituting your project's Equity Capital
-Broad-based or sectorial Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Development Capital
- Recovery Capital
-Regeneration Funds
-Networks that specialise in providing technical and financial assistance to first-time entrepreneurs
-Seeking and obtaining public and/or private aid
-Operating grants
- Property development aid scheme
- Regeneration Funds
-Refundable advance payments
- Interest-free, guarantee-free loans with deferred repayment
-Guarantee-free loans
- Guarantee-free loan with possible deferred repayment
-Tax breaks
-Social and tax exemptions
An experienced and approved specialist in finance and tax will offer advise on:
-Preparing and presenting your Business Plan
-Putting together the financial package for your project
-Choosing a suitable legal status for your project, the business creation formalities and tax
-Benefit from the free advice of a professional business lawyer
-During your first visit to Champagne-Ardenne, you will have access to free advice.
Financial Assistance/Grants
R&D and Innovation Grant: young businesses (under 5 years) can receive financial help for innovation or R&D projects.
R&D Fund: a fund to support research and development projects in production or services businesses.
New Project Grant: a grant to help new projects succeed.
Loans
New Business Loan: a loan for new businesses in the services sector setting up in the region.
Start-Ups Loan: a loan to help start-ups get their business under way.
Incentives, Tax and Others
Champagne-Ardenne benefits from low taxation levels: it has the fourth lowest rate of business tax in France which has an obvious positive impact on overheads (Source: OPEQ).
SME Consultancy Grant: a grant allowing SMEs to get professional advice from a consultant on company (re)organisation and putting in place relevant training programmes.
Recruitment Support
We assist clients in their recruitment needs in the following ways:
By helping to identify which areas offer the best labour resources according to the needs of the client
By working closely with partners such as the "Agence Pour l’Emploi des Cadres" (Apec) - Managers Employment Agency and "Pôle Emploi" - Employment Centre, we offer a comprehensive recruitment process
By providing the client with a free executive search facility targeted at managers living in the Champagne-Ardenne region.
In association with State services, the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne and the "Fonds de Formation" (Training Funds), we offer part-subsidised training programmes for future employees.
Our local partners can also help facilitate relocation of current staff.
Young Employee Recruitment Grant
SME Recruitment Loan
Job Creation Fund: a fund for projects or new businesses creating new jobs in the region.
SME Job Creation Loan: a loan for SMEs creating new jobs in the region.
Business Accommodation Assistance
Plots are available to suit all types of projects (from 2 to 250 acres). Champagne-Ardenne has the lowest land costs in northeastern France for both traditional business estates and leading edge Reference Business Parks. Similarly, real estate costs are highly competitive for industrial, logistics and service activities.
Business Accommodation Aid: helping new businesses set up by finding private investor to build business site/accommodation
Activity Zone Fund: consultation and financial aid for the creation or development of activity zones.
Other
Foreign Markets Aid: assistance to SMEs with their insertion into foreign markets.
SME Environmental Project Fund: a fund to help SMEs that are planning an environment protection investment project.
Reduction of Atmospheric Pollutants Fund: consultation and financial aid to help businesses reduce their atmospheric pollution.
Eco-Friendly Business Fund: consultation and financial aid to make businesses more eco-friendly.
Fund to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: consultation and financial aid to help businesses reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Electric Bike Fund: encouraging businesses to produce less greenhouse gases by providing financial aid for the purchase of electric bikes to use instead of cars.
