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Initiative France Honour Loan

Prêt d'honneur Initiative

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Amounts are set by each of the 207 local associations and are not published nationally. "Le prêt d'honneur Initiative à taux 0, sans garantie demandée, constitue le pilier de l'offre de services d'Initiative France" — zero interest, no collateral, granted to the entrepreneur personally to strengthen equity.

Funder

Initiative France

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous; decision by the local platform's committee.

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

Three routes: business creation, business takeover and business growth. Delivered through 207 local associations; eligibility and amounts are decided locally.

How to apply

  1. Contact the nearest local Initiative France association. — link
  2. Submit the business creation, takeover or growth project for review.
  3. Present to the local committee; if approved, receive the zero-interest honour loan and accompanying mentoring.

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.initiative-france.fr/

"Le prêt d'honneur Initiative à taux 0, sans garantie demandée, constitue le pilier de l'offre de services d'Initiative France"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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