If you’re running a small business in the Hauts-de-France region and looking to invest in real estate to expand or modernize your operations, this grant can provide financial support. The scheme offers grants of 5% of eligible expenses, ranging from €500 to €5,000, and can be combined with the REHA grant. Eligible businesses include commercial, craft, and service companies with fewer than 50 employees.

Objectives

The Real Estate Investment Grant aims to foster the establishment of new activities and support the growth and sustainability of local businesses. It specifically targets investments that enhance local economic development and job creation.

Beneficiaries

This grant is available to:

• Small businesses, including commercial, craft, and service sectors
• Companies with fewer than 50 employees
• Businesses in creation, takeover, or development phases
• Registered with the RNE (National Register of Enterprises)
• In sound economic condition with positive equity

Excluded from eligibility are:

• Companies in difficulty
• Franchises
• Businesses occupying over 400 m²
• Regulated professions and financial activities

Eligible operations

Eligible investments include:

• Land acquisition
• Construction, extension, rehabilitation, or modernization of buildings (excluding photovoltaic installations)
• Estimated salary costs for jobs directly created by the investment project, limited to one subsidized job per project per year

Note: The employment of the company manager is not eligible.

Eligibility conditions

Key eligibility conditions include:

• Minimum eligible expenditure of €10,000 excluding VAT
• Compliance with tax and social obligations
• Independent business status

Grant amount

The grant provides 5% of eligible expenses, with a minimum of €500 and a maximum of €5,000. Additional bonuses are available, including €500 for sustainable development projects and €1,000 for permanent employment assistance. Assistance can be requested once per company per year and may be combined with the REHA grant.