Financing & incentives support

In Provence, Your Project Receives The Financing and Incentives It Deserves

The Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis has twelve communities that are part of the national AFR economic development program, which gives companies access to an extensive selection of subsidies or loans for their industrial projects.

As an area that has a strong commitments to both industry (one of the largest industrial regions in France) and to innovation (the #2 R&D site in France), Aix-Marseille-Provence has an array of financing opportunities that have been created for the relocation or the creation of an industrial site or an R&D center. There is also specific financing available for the acquisition of heavy equipment or machinery. Major international corporations located in the area, such as the Airbus Group and TotalEnergies, also support regional innovation through subsidized loan programs.

There are also numerous national organizations (Bpifrancerance or the Banque des Territoires), area governments (the Region Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur or the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis), and local investment funds that help companies finance their research and development projects as part of a broader strategy to propel growth and boost the competiveness of companies.

Are you looking for ways to finance your move to Provence? Whether you are relocating your company, purchasing an existing business, or launching a new project, Aix-Marseille-Provence offers a wide range of services and resources to help meet your financing objectives including:

• Classic bank loans;
• Unsecured business loans;
• Repayable advances;
• Subsidies;
• Bank guarantees.

And that’s not to mention the traditional network of business angels, venture capital firms, and investment banks…

Benefit From Tax Relief on Investments

Thanks to a deliberation in February 2021 by the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, you will be able to benefit from a 3-year exemption from the Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises (CFE) and the Metropolitan share of the Cotisation sur la Valeur Ajoutée des Entreprises (CVAE) for your project. 

Companies created in designated ZFU urban development zones may be exonerated from taxes on profits totally or partially for 8 years.

In order to quickly determine your eligibility for the different financing programs, Provence Promotion has a dedicated Launch Support Department to help you navigate the local financing landscape. We offer a made-to-measure service for your company or project, including:

• Providing a selection of preliminary financing prospects;
• Help adapting your dossier to meet the expectations of potential investors;
• Organization of meetings with potential public and private financing sources.

Decision makers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs, contacts are essential to any financing operation, so let Provence Promotion share its established network with you.