Business Start-up Capital Payment
Aide a la reprise ou a la creation d'entreprise (ARCE)
Status
Always open
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Amount
Not published
Payment of a share of remaining unemployment benefit as capital to the founder, in two instalments. The share has been 60% historically; confirm the current rate.
Funder
France Travail (ex-Pole emploi)
public · national
Deadline: rolling
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
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
Reserved for founders entitled to unemployment benefit who choose capital instead of monthly maintenance.
How to apply
- Obtain ACRE and register the company
- Request ARCE from France Travail — link
What you will need
- Kbis extract
- ACRE decision
Source. https://www.francetravail.fr/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked