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Initiative France Honour Loan

Prêt d'honneur Initiative

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Interest-free honour loan (taux 0) granted to the entrepreneur personally by a local Initiative association's approval committee; average amount EUR 10,000. Amounts are set locally and no national range is published. The homepage cites 207 local associations in one place and 201 in its key figures.

Funder

Initiative France

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous; decision by the local platform's committee.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Three routes: business creation, business takeover and business growth. Delivered through 207 local associations; eligibility and amounts are decided locally.

How to apply

  1. Contact the nearest local Initiative France association. — link
  2. Submit the business creation, takeover or growth project for review.
  3. Present to the local committee; if approved, receive the zero-interest honour loan and accompanying mentoring.

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.initiative-france.fr/

"Le comité d'agrément vous octroie un prêt d'honneur Initiative d'un montant moyen de 10 000 €."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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