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Support Policy For Businesses
Funding for business expansion and establishment projects
Funding available
$ 15,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Overview
Fonds de soutien aux entreprises offers non-repayable funding of up to $15,000 for private businesses, social economy enterprises, cooperatives, and self-employed workers carrying out expansion or establishment projects in Trois-Rivières. Eligible support includes capital assets and equipment, technology or patent purchases, and pre-commercialization, prototyping, or innovation development expenses.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop an online presence
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Trois-Rivieres
- Quebec
Legal structures
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- Social economy enterprise
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Expansion projects
- Establishment projects
- Structuring tourism development projects, with priority for projects that diversify the offer
- Innovative industrial, commercial, agricultural, and scientific initiatives that generate permanent, quality jobs
- Measures with a direct impact on the environment and sustainable development
Documents Needed
- Financial assistance application form
- Copy of the articles of incorporation
- Copies of financial statements for the last two years, if the business already exists
- Copies of confirmations from financial partners, if available, but required before grant disbursement
- Executive summary
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Cooperatives
- Private non-profit enterprises operating in the social economy
- Private incorporated companies, except private businesses in the financial sector
- Self-employed workers
Who is not eligible
- Private businesses in the financial sector
- Retail businesses, personal service businesses, and businesses operating in highly competitive sectors such as restaurants, bars, beauty salons, and hair salons
- Businesses under restructuring
Eligible expenses
- Capital assets, including leasehold improvements and professional fees related to capital assets, and equipment except rolling stock
- Projects with an environmental impact, such as environmental and sustainable development technologies
- Study projects requiring specific expertise to prepare a structuring project or generate positive spinoffs for the business and the City
- Purchases of technologies, software or software packages, patents, and similar expenses, excluding research and development activities
- Expenses related to a pre-commercialization, prototyping, or innovation development phase
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Expenses related to projects that have already been completed
- Expenses related to projects that do not comply with Ville de Trois-Rivières policies
- Expenses to support a project in retail, restaurant, or accommodation
- Usual operating expenses, including salaries and operating costs, standards compliance, asset maintenance, and regulatory compliance
- Marketing, promotion, sponsorships, working capital, debt service, capital losses, and replacement capital
Eligible geographic areas
- City of Trois-Rivières
Selection criteria
- The structuring nature of the project, including local priority, tangible spin-offs, and job creation
- The project’s financial structure and financing package, including promoter contribution and long-term financial viability
- The project’s relevance, including target clientele, uniqueness, competition, quality of the offer, and innovation
- The project’s feasibility, including a realistic schedule, marketing and communication strategy, and business plan quality
- The promoter’s expertise and experience, with special attention to promoters aged 18 to 35 and business succession projects in industrial and high-technology sectors
How to apply
- Complete the financial assistance application form.
- Prepare the required supporting documents, including an executive summary.
- Send the signed application form and supporting documents to Innovation et Développement économique Trois-Rivières, 370, rue des Forges, bureau 100, Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 2H1.
Processing and Agreement
- Incomplete applications will not be analyzed.
- Copies of confirmations from financial partners, if available, are required before the grant is disbursed.
- Selected projects are subject to a memorandum of understanding between the funder and the promoter.
- The memorandum of understanding defines the conditions for disbursing the financial assistance and the obligations of the parties.
Additional information
- The fund was created under the Fonds régions et ruralité agreement between the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation and the Ville de Trois-Rivières.
- Its objective is to stimulate economic development, diversification, and job creation.
- Professional support can include business plan writing, premises search, financing information, networking, mentoring, and business strategy development.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Support Policy For Businesses Program
What is the Support Policy For Businesses?
Fonds de soutien aux entreprises offers non-repayable funding of up to $15,000 for private businesses, social economy enterprises, cooperatives, and self-employed workers carrying out expansion or establishment projects in Trois-Rivières. Eligible support includes capital assets and equipment, technology or patent purchases, and pre-commercialization, prototyping, or innovation development expenses.
How much funding can be received?
Support Policy For Businesses Funds up to 80% of admissible expenses, capped at $15,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Support Policy For Businesses program?
To be eligible for the Support Policy For Businesses program, you must:
The project must take place in Trois-Rivières.
The promoter must contribute at least 20% of project financing.
The organization must demonstrate a positive ESG assessment.
What expenses are eligible under Support Policy For Businesses?
Expansion projects
Establishment projects
Structuring tourism development projects, with priority for projects that diversify the offer
Innovative industrial, commercial, agricultural, and scientific initiatives that generate permanent, quality jobs
Measures with a direct impact on the environment and sustainable development
Who can I contact for more information about the Support Policy For Businesses?
You can contact City of Trois-Rivières by email at info@idetr.com or by phone at 819 374-4061.
Where is the Support Policy For Businesses available?
The Support Policy For Businesses program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Support Policy For Businesses a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Support Policy For Businesses is a Grant and Funding