The SME Accelerator in the Pays de la Loire region is designed for SME and mid-cap leaders looking to enhance their growth strategies. This program offers individual and collective support to help companies integrate ecological and energy transition challenges into their business models. The total program cost is €67,100, with a subsidy covering 43% of this amount. Training begins on 24 June 2026.

Objectives

The SME Accelerator aims to support companies in activating growth levers and capitalizing on identified opportunities. Participants will receive guidance on integrating ecological and energy transition challenges into their strategies while connecting with a robust network of growing businesses. This program is tailored to help leaders master changes to their business models and navigate the evolving market landscape.

Beneficiaries

This program is targeted at SMEs and mid-cap companies based in the Pays de la Loire region. Structural criteria include:

• Annual revenue exceeding €10 million
• Minimum workforce of 10 employees
• At least 3 years of operation

Excluded: companies not meeting these criteria.

Eligible operations

Eligible operations include:

• Individual and collective support to activate growth levers
• Strategies addressing ecological and energy transition challenges
• Networking opportunities with a regional and national network of growing companies
• Advisory services to adapt and master changes in business models.

Eligibility conditions

Key conditions for participation include:

• Commitment to attend training sessions starting on 24 June 2026
• Compliance with the structural criteria outlined above
• Active engagement in implementing the strategies developed during the program.

Grant amount

The total program cost is €67,100 excluding VAT, with the subsidy covering 43% of this amount. This means the company’s remaining contribution will be €37,000 excluding VAT. The program does not specify any additional funding options or combinations.