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France Active bank guarantee for entrepreneurs

France Active Garantie

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Bank-loan guarantee covering up to 80% of the loan depending on project and profile (counter-guaranteed by the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance), with a free diagnostic and tailored support; limits personal guarantees. Amount ceiling not stated on the page.

Funder

France Active Garantie

ppp · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous.

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

For entrepreneurs further from bank finance (young people, women, long-term unemployed, social-minimum recipients), those based in ZRR/FRR or priority neighbourhoods (QPV), or creating socially or environmentally useful ventures.

How to apply

  1. Free diagnostic with a France Active adviser.
  2. File the application with business plan and eligibility information. — link
  3. Receive the guarantee for your bank loan.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · SIREN and SIRET numbers, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.franceactive.org/ressources/comment-fonctionne-la-garantie-bancaire-de-france-active-2/

"La garantie bancaire France Active agit comme une sorte de caution, une assurance pour les banques, couvrant jusqu’à 80 % du prêt en cas de défaillance."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.franceactive.org

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