Basse-Normandie offers an array of
financial incentives provided by the French State, the Region,
the local authorities or other public organisations.
Some subsidies have to be notified to the European Union and must
comply with Community framework guidelines. |
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| Investment
Grants |
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PAT (Prime à l'Aménagement du Territoire
Industrie) for Industrial Projects: PAT Zoning Area - PAT
is an equipment grant that the French State allocates to companies
deploying industrial projects creating jobs and generating investment.
Investments must exceed Euros 2.3 million, and more than 15 jobs
must be created. www.datar.gouv.fr |
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Prime Régionale à la Création
d'Entreprise (PRCE): the Region allocates this equipment grant,
amounting to a maximum of Euros 35,000. www.cr-basse-normandie.fr |
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FDPMI (Fonds de Développement des PMI):
this is a grant to productive investment for the purchase of new
equipment generating technological progress in the company's process.
The amount granted varies according to the size of the company
and the specific zoning regulations. The DRIRE offices process
the files. The subsidy application file can be downloaded in Pdf
format on the DRIRE Basse-Normandie website. Subsidies are exclusively
for small and medium sized companies and industries. www.basse-normandie.drire.gouv.fr/telecharge/Dossiers.html |
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| Employment
Grants |
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PAT (Prime d'Aménagement du Territoire)
for R&D projects: grant allocated to companies developing
an R&D project. No zoning rules apply. Subsidy rate ranges
from 25% to 100%. www.datar.gouv.fr |
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PAT for Services to Industry: within the
PAT Zoning Area, for all companies - Outside of the PAT Zoning
Area, exclusively for small and medium sized companies. A minimum
of 15 jobs has to be created - www.datar.gouv.fr |
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PRE (Prime Régionale à la création
d'Emploi): this was set up in Basse-Normandie to support job creation
programmes throughout the region. The premium is granted to small
and medium sized companies and industries (fewer than 250 employees;
turnover less than Euros 40 million). The grant is limited to
Euros 160,000 per company and per year - www.cr-basse-normandie.fr |
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| Real-Estate
Grants |
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Real-estate investment grants: the department
allocates the grant. The amount of the investment grants depends
on the zones where project is located - www.cg14.fr |
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| Tax
Assistance |
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Business tax exemption: it is usually granted
to business set-up and development projects in priority development
zones. The local authorities vote on the exemptions subject to
compliance with special employment and investment criteria www.datar.gouv.fr |
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| Environmental
Subsidies |
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ADEME (Agence De l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise
de l'Energie): grant to energy control and air quality improvement
- www.ademe.fr/htdocs/pad0002.htm |
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Agence de l'Eau: grant to the improvement
of industrial process water treatment: loans and subsidies. Contact
the Seine-Normandy Basin Agency (51, rue Salvador Allende - 92027
Nanterre Cedex - Phone: 01 41 20 16 00). |
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| Grants
to Innovation and Support to Skills and Expertise |
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ANVAR grant: refundable advance in case of
success. Direct subsidy to feasibility studies |
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Grant to Support Skills and Expertise:
FRACI: for using advisory consulting services - FRIRC:
for recruiting a senior executive - FTR: for using technology
transfer services - ATOUT procedure: for raising the technological
level of a company. The subsidy application file can be downloaded
in Pdf format on the DRIRE Basse-Normandie website -
www.basse-normandie.drire.gouv.fr/telecharge/Dossiers.html |
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The French State and the Region
partnered with the RDT ( Réseau de Diffusion Technologique,
technological development support network) have created COTT
( Comité d'Orientation spécialisé dans
le Transfert de Technologie, steering committee specialising
in technology transfer). The allocation of the following grants
is subject to COTT recommendation:
- CORTECHS Convention - STR - regional technological
programme - FTR - regional technological fund - Post-doctorate
scholarships - Investment and operations subsidies for technological
resource centres and technological support services (CRITT)
www.rdt-bn.org |
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| Funding
for Corporate Equities |
| Besides applying to your
bank, you may submit applications to: |
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NORMANDIE INITIATIVE - Mr Antoine FOREST
at 33 (0)2 31 53 85 96 - Aforest@caen.cci.fr |
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LA CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS - Mr
Jean-Pierre BOURY at 33 (0)2 31 39 43 00 - jean-pierre.boury@caissedesdepots.fr |
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CALVADOS CREATION - Mr Loïc DOSSEUR
at 33 (0)2 31 85 85 60 - Calvados-creation@caen.cci.fr |
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CENTRE MANCHE INITIATIVE - 33 (0)2 33 77
86 86 - ebouzenard@granville.cci.fr |
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| Investment
Companies |
| Financial institutions
connected to banks |
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NORMANDIE PME GESTION (exclusively for companies
over three years old) - Mr. Jean-Noêl BUCHET at 33 (0)2
32 18 63 02 - jm.buchet@siparex.com |
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SOFIMANCHE - Crédit Agricole - Mr
BOUILLON at 33 (0)2.33.06.62.73 - jean-noël.bouillon@normand.credit-agricole.fr |
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CININDEV (venture capital company): the company
offers to buy a share of the company's capital (for an amount
ranging from Euros 75,000 to Euros 450,000). Only Norman companies
that have already raised most of their capital are eligible. |
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SYNERGIE FINANCES (Crédit Mutuel)
restricted to the Manche (50) and Orne (61) Departments www.synergie-finances.com
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OUEST DEVELOPPEMENT (BPO) restricted to the
Manche (50) and Orne (61) Departments - Mr. Patrick SACHER |
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Fonds de développement de la SPEF
(Banque Populaire) - Mr Raymond DESJARDINS |
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| Corporate
Equity Investors |
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Union Nationale des Investisseurs en Capital
(UNICER) www.unicer.asso.fr |
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| Business
Angels |
| Business Angels are (active
or retired) company heads who would like to invest in fast growing
companies. They usually invest in projects belonging to their
field of business. Not only do they provide financial help but
their experience, advice and energy as well...www.business-angels.com
(00377.97.98.50.50) |
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