exploration Expenses, loans, guarantees… The State has streamlined public financing for companies willing to put their pawns in the international. Focus on eleven crucial devices.
whether it is prospecting on foreign markets to finance its project to export, or to cover risks abroad, the financial tools exist to accompany you to the international.
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To explore the foreign markets
1. Insurance prospecting
The principle: supports a portion of the costs of exploration incurred by the company (displacement of employees, participation in trade fairs, language training…).
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Who can benefit? The companies whose turnover is less than or equal to€ 500 Million.
For how much? 2% of the exploration budget guaranteed.
Contact: www.coface.fr
2. Insurance prospecting first step (A3P)
The principle: support lump sum for expenses of prospecting (advertising, trade shows, travel, market studies…)
Who can benefit? companies whose total turnover is less than€ 50 M turnover and export less than or equal to 200 000 € (or is less than 10% of the overall turnover).
For how much? 4% of the expenditure taken into account.
Contact: www.coface.fr
3. Advance Prospecting
The principle: guarantee to the bank which finances the expenditure for export.
Who can benefit? The companies whose turnover is between€ 1.5 M and€ 500 M.
For how much? 0.5% of the amount of credits guaranteed
Contact: www.coface.fr
4. Fund for studies and private sector assistance (FASEP)
The principle: funding in the form of grants to help businesses to conduct feasibility studies abroad.
Who can benefit? The public enterprises or public sector projects (environment, energy, health, transport, etc.)
For how much? Of 150 000 to 600 000 euros
Contact: www.tresor.economie.gouv.fr
To finance your project export
5. Loan export Development
The principle: funding of working capital related to investments abroad (external growth, creation of subsidiaries, costs of upgrading, costs of material transfer,…)
Who can benefit? SMES up to 5 000 employees, created over three years
For how much? De 30 000 euros to 5 million euros (repayable in 7 years, two years of deferred payment).
Contact: www.bpi.fr
6. Guarantee of pre-financing
The principle: the guarantee of pre-financing to facilitate the establishment of credits from banks with a guarantee against the risk of non-repayment of loans.
Who can benefit? The French banks.
For how much? The banks have a guarantee of up to 80% for companies whose turnover is less than or equal to 150 M€, 50% for other businesses.
Contact: www.coface.fr
7. Repayable advance
The principle: financial support for SMES specialized in weapons and defense.
Who can benefit? All companies are eligible, provided that the industrialization of the material has taken place in France.
For how much? varies depending on the project. Zero interest-rate the first two years, and then progressive : 2% in year 3.4% in year 4…
Contact: www.ixarm.com (portal weapons – space SMES)
8. Investment fund Bpifrance Capital Development t
The principle:
Who can benefit? SMES or intermediate-sized companies established in France, wishing to benefit from funding of the long-term.
For how much? Tickets a minimum of 150 K€, no maximum
Contact: www.bpi.fr
To cover the risks
9. Export Credit insurance
The principle: cover against the risks of interruption and non-payment of commercial contracts.
Who can benefit? All the companies.
For how much? Benefits will vary according to the nature of the contract.
Contact: www.coface.fr
10. Credit export
The principle: , export credit allows you to inbusiness French exporters to offer financing solutions to their customers in foreign countries, and therefore the closing of sales. There are two mechanisms:
• buyer credit directly granted by Bpifrance to the foreign customer,
• supplier credit granted by the exporter to its customer, then acquired by Bpifrance business
Who can benefit? The French companies whose clients are located abroad.
For how much? Between 5 and 25 million euros for the buyer credit, between 1 to 25 million euros for the credit provider.
Contact: www.bpi.fr
11. Insurance Changes
The principle: protects against the exchange rate fluctuations during the lifetime of the business transaction.
Who can benefit? The companies in a situation of competition proved to be on of the export projects on time.
For how much? compensation 100%
Contact: www.coface.fr
