Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility (CCS GF) – Information for businesses

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small public enterprises in the cultural and creative sectors, established and operating in any of the participating countries (currently EU Member States, Iceland and Norway) are eligible to benefit from EU-supported financing, provided that they are:

• involved in projects or activities based on cultural values and/or artistic and other creative expressions, either market or non-market-oriented, including the development, the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education or management. The cultural and creative sectors include architecture, archives, libraries and museums, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), tangible and intangible cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, literature, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts.
• not carrying out activities breaching ethical principles or focus on one or more EIF restricted sectors;

How can you benefit?

To apply for a loan, cultural and creative sector companies must contact the nearest financial intermediaries selected for each country. The facility has been rolled out in since 2016 and the network of financial intermediaries is expanding gradually according to the overview table below. For additional information about finance available under further EU initiatives, please visit http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/funding-grants/access-to-finance

Where is financing available?

If you are an SME in the cultural and creative sectors, looking for EU-supported financing in your country, please check the list of selected CCS GF intermediaries and the list of CCS GF sub-intermediaries. Further information on how to get financed under the CCS scheme is provided by these intermediaries directly.