ERP Start-up and Succession Loan (077)
Funds founders, successors and young companies in Germany with guaranteed loans up to €500,000.
KfW administers the ERP Start-up and Succession Loan as subsidized financing for founders, successors and young companies in Germany. Each applicant can receive up to €500,000, with no minimum loan, but the loan can cover no more than 35% of eligible costs. Eligible costs include investment, working capital, stock, company purchases and ownership stakes. Applicants can be founders, freelancers, bu…
Business formation, company succession, acquisitions, ownership stakes, investment, working capital and stock during the first five years of business activity.
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