A well appreciated ‘boost’

Numerous public or semi-public organisations allocate funds to help industrial projects to  take off:

• Agence pour l’Expansion de la Moselle Est (AGEME),
• Fonds d’Industrialisation du Bassin Houiller Lorrain (FIBM),
• Société Financière pour l’Industrialisation des Régions Minières et des Régions en Mutation (SOFIREM),
• The Moselle department via Moselle Développement (former CAPEM),
• Région Lorraine and its economic mission,
• Direction Régionale de l’Industrie de la Recherche et de l’Environnement (DRIRE),
• State departments and in particular the Délégation à l’Aménagement du Territoire et à l’Action régionale (DATAR) for large-scale projects involving serious capital.

For each specific project, different tools will be used for the allocation of subsidies and we can put you in contact with the partners who suit your project.

AMICAPE (Aide Mosellane à l’Investissement des Commerçants, Artisans et Petites Entreprises) FIBM (Fonds d’Industrialisation du Bassin Houiller) Limited subsidy per created job. ARIE (Aide Régionale à l’Immobilier d’Entreprise) If five jobs at least are created for an investment in a real estate scheme. CMAP (Crédit de Modernisation de l’Artisanat de Production) Support from the Moselle General Council The General Council can also allocate financial aids to industrial projects that will generate employment.

PAT (Prime d’Aménagement du Territoire) PRCE (Prime Régionale à la Création d’Entreprise) For new businesses creating three jobs at least. Aides de la SOFIREM Intervention in the form of minority and temporary capital shares or for joint venture loans (Lorraine Entreprendre, Total-Fina, Michelin, Sofirem, Moselle Développement) Some banks may also offer loans subsidised by the European authorities to finance industrial projects.