Micro loans
| What is funded? | Microloans for business start-ups in connection with the foundation or acquisition of a company prior to commencement of operations and in the first 36 months of operations |
| Who can receive funding? |
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| How much funding is available? | Each start-up can be granted a loan of up to a total of EUR 20,000 if the business plan can demonstrate an appropriate gap in funding |
| How can the funding be applied for? | You can request the application form here. The request must be made in writing to the GSA. The granting authority and lender is the Landesförderinstitut Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (State Funding Institute), to which the request is forwarded after the GSA has examined it. |
| Who can I contact if I have further questions? | Elke Wiese-Wahls [more] Melanie Gercke [more] Sabine Koebe [more] |
| Further information | Information on additional conditions regarding funding and the procedure can be found in the Directive on the promotion of start-ups by the granting micro loans in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (pdf) |
The state grants to entrepreneurs an interest-bearing loan of up to €20,000 before their start-up or in the first three years and in the case the takeover of an existing establishment. The loan must be repaid within five years, with a one-year exemption as regards the repayment of the principal. Since 2005, more than 1,100 founders from Mecklenburg-West Pomerania have received a total of more than €10m in funding.
Eine Gesellschaft des
Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
