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The Loan of Honor Entrepreneurs of the Trades of Art

Artisan.es d'art, submit your application for a loan of honor throughout the year

The Prêt d'Honneur Entrepreneurs des Métiers d'Art is intended to promote the creation and development of young craftsmen.

The assistance provided is an interest-free loan of up to €10,000. The request may concern investment needs (premises, machines), purchase of materials, market research, development of communication tools, participation in a trade show, etc. The entrepreneurial and innovative dimension is a determining factor in the allocation of the loan. Particular attention will be paid to projects that take environmental impacts into account.

Applications for an honorary loan can be submitted throughout the year.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be under 35 years of age or under 45 years of age in the case of professional retraining.
  • Create, take over or develop an entrepreneurial activity in the Ile-de-France in the field of artcrafts.
  • The candidate must hold a diploma in the field of artcrafts (CAP, Bac pro, DNMADE or others). People who do not have a diploma and who have developed skills in these fields on their own must first send a request for exemption to Mathilde Nony - mathilde.nony@paris.fr.

The Prêt d'Honneur Entrepreneurs des Métiers d'Art is a scheme set up by the Michelle and Antoine Riboud Foundation and the Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d'Art with the Fonds pour les Ateliers de Paris and the support of the EY Foundation.

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