Starting a business
You have a plan for a new business ? come and develop it in Pays Mellois.
We offer personalized advice tailored to your project.
We can connect you with sources of help :
- the Regional 'Business Grant' (Bourse Régionale Désir d'Entreprise, BRDE) established by the Poitou-Charentes region and the five commune communities of Pays Mellois, run by the Creation Workshop (Atelier de la Création)
- loans at 0% offered by Pays Mellois Initiatives (PMI : a platform run by local business leaders), by Deux Sèvres Initiatives (DSI), or by the departemental chamber of commerce and industry (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industries des Deux-Sèvres) depending on the amount and level of loan required
More help and participation is available through our partners, Région Poitou-Charentes, ADIE, the departemental chamber of commerce and industry (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industries des Deux-Sèvres) and chamber of trades and crafts (Chambre de Métiers et de l'artisanat des Deux-Sèvres), OSEO, CREAFORT, Boutique de Gestion, La Ruche Oxalis, INPACT, AFIPAR, incubateur Régional ETINCEL and other
We can introduce you to the informal 'youg enterprise" network and to the influential Pays Mellois and Sèvre Valley Business Club ( club des entreprises du Pays Mellois et du val de Sèvre ) with its 180 members.
There are also specialized networks linking eco-construction and renewable energy businesses.
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