Financial conditions favourable to the growth of your business
Venture capital companies
The contribution of development companies
 Financial conditions favourable :
Regional Planning Grant (P.A.T) :

This national grant is a subsidy awarded by the DATAR to some large scale projects in the industrial or service sector, according to the level of investment and the number of jobs created.

For further information : www.datar.gouv.fr
Relocation Assistance Fund (FAD) :

Granted by the DATAR, this benefit is awarded to help finance the cost of workforce mobility for a company moving from Paris to the provinces.
Regional Aid for Corporate Property (A.R.I.E.) :

This is a subsidy granted by the Rhone-Alps Regional Council to towns of less than 30,000 inhabitants for real estate operations during the setting-up or expansion of a company generating employment.

Please, get information at :
Jean-Michel Reymondon, Economic Loire Development Agency,
Tel. 33 (0)4 77 49 25 50
E-mail : jmreymondon@expansion42.com
Regional reconversion policy  :

This regional grant is given by the Rhone-Alps Regional Coucil to carry out businees areas or important business building operations. This operation will take place in the areas precised in the 1 V 3 program of the State-Region Plan Contract over the 2000-2006 period, and the areas covered by the new Regional Planning Grant.

Please, get information at :
Jean-Michel Reymondon, Economic Loire Development Agency,
Tel. 33 (0)4 77 49 25 50
E-mail : jmreymondon@expansion42.com
Action Fund for Economic Development in the Département (F.A.D.E.L.)  :

This aid is granted by the departmental council of the Loire to reduce the leasing payments of companies acquiring property, the construction or fitting-out of which requires the intervention of the local authorities or a property leasing organisation.

Please, get information at :
Jean-Michel Reymondon, Economic Loire Development Agency,
Tel. 33 (0)4 77 49 25 50
E-mail : jmreymondon@expansion42.com
European Funds EDRF - FSE - EAGGF :

The Department of the Loire is entitled to receive European Funding Objectives 2 for virtually all areas. This aid concerns both property and material investments (machines) and immaterial investments (consulting, recruitment, etc).
Fund for the Development of Small and Medium Industries (F.D.P.M.I) :

This is a subsidy granted by the Ministry of Industry to assist small and medium companies in material investment schemes. This is administered by regional and departmental prefects.
Agricultural Guidance Fund (P.O.A) :

A subsidy granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to assist with productive investments in food storage, packaging and/or processing companies.

Administered by regional and departmental prefects.

www.agriculture.gouv.fr