FORSA Program: Support for Entrepreneurs
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SUMMARY
06
FORSA, an innovative program
combined support and
financing
08 Who can join the program
FORSA?
10 How does the program work?
FORSA?
12 A global governance system
and inclusive
14 The promotion of entrepreneurship,
a priority of the government
FORSA, A
PROGRAMME
INNOVATOR
COMBINANT
ACCOMPANIMENT
AND FINANCING
Encouraging entrepreneurship through support By its transverse nature, this channel
project holders since the phase mobilize a network of strong partners
from the idea to the effective realization of their at the regional level, particularly the Centers
projects, this is the purpose of FORSA. This Regional Investment Centers (CRI), the organizations
the national avant-garde program was conceived and of microfinance and the selected incubators based
concretized by the government in response to at the regional level.
High Royal Guidelines for Promotion
of investment and employment, particularly- The deployment and implementation of
among the youth, and in convergence with The Forsa program is supported by the Ministry
the existing initiatives (Intelaka, Awrach, etc.). Tourism, Craftsmanship and Economy
Social and Solidarity, and managed by the Company
The FORSA program has a budget. Moroccan Tourist Engineering Company (SMIT).
1.25 billion dirhams for the single year
2022 and targets 10,000 projects, operating in
the entire sectors of the national economy.
The support framework includes a
e-learning training for all
selected projects, followed by an incubation of 2.5
month in favor of the most innovative projects.
As for the financing, it consists of a loan.
honor at 0% interest, up to 100,000
10,000 Dh in a grant for
the set of selected projects.
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WHO CAN
INTEGRATE
THE PROGRAM
FORSA?
The FORSA program is open to all Eligibility for the Forsa program does not require
and to everyone. It addresses all Moroccans no prerequisite for diploma, qualification
residing in Morocco or abroad as well as the or experience. All projects that contribute
non-Moroccan residents in Morocco and in situation to economic recovery and development
regular, provided they are at least 18 years old locals are eligible for this program, whatever
years and more. such as the activity sector: tourism, craftsmanship,
social and solidarity economy, culture,
Target project holders can be commerce, e-commerce, industrie, digital,
auto-entrepreneurs, cooperatives or agriculture, environmental protection
very small businesses, new or in activity health, education, education, sports, etc.
for less than 3 years.
Projects carried by several members
(maximum of 5 people) are also
eligible. All selection steps and
support is provided with the chef
of a project designated at the time of submission
dossier. The financing is, for its part, granted
for the project, up to a maximum of 100,000 Dirhams.
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COMMENT
WORKS
THE PROGRAM
FORSA?
From selection, to funding, through
through training and incubation, the program
FORSA is deployed according to a simple process.
and effective:
1. SELECTION
Each of the projects submitted on the platform
[Link] examined by experts to evaluate
the completeness of the file, the level of commitment of
candidate, the feasibility of their project and its potential [Link]
of development in its region of implantation.
Suite à l’analyse de leur dossier, les porteurs de projets Training is one of the pillars of this program.
responding to these requirements are called for a
meet with an expert in their respective regions. The different scheduled sessions in
e-learning is dedicated to all projects
The shortlisted candidates will see held to allow their holders to be
their projects evaluated by a regional committee and initiatives in entrepreneurship, to structure their
The winners will be able to join the FORSA program. projects, to define their markets, to gather information
on the legal forms of their businesses and
to establish their financing plans.
Each training module is sanctioned by
a certificate, the obtaining of which is conditioned by
an assessment of knowledge at the end of the module.
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[Link] 4. FINANCING
INCUBATION
At the end of the training and, possibly, of
At the end of the training, the candidates who obtained the incubation for the most innovative projects,
their certificate of achievement will be accompanied by a project holders will be supported in
local incubator to finalize their application file the preparation of their funding file.
financing and present their projects before a The file will be evaluated by different experts who
dedicated commission. Project holders who have will give their approval for obtaining the
need for close support, with a honorary loan, specifying the amount they
potential promoters will benefit from an incubation appropriate judgment based on the nature and
2.5 months before submitting their file. project needs.
financing.
The financing arrangement consists of a loan.
honor at 0% interest, up to 100,000 Dh,
of a subsidy of 10,000 Dh for
the set of selected projects. The maximum duration
the repayment of the loan is 10 years, with a
deferred for 2 years.
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A SYSTEM OF
GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL ET
INCLUSIVE
From selection to monitoring, the process will rely on
on an effective governance model and
an ecosystem of experienced partners.
The management of the program will revolve around
of a strategic committee, chaired by the Chief of
Government, of a national steering committee
and regional and provincial monitoring committees.
Le comité stratégique, présidé par le Chef du
Government consists of:
Minister of the Interior;
Minister of Economy and Finance;
Minister of Economic Inclusion, Poverty
Entreprise, de l’Emploi et des Compétences ;
Minister of Industry and Commerce;
Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and
Social and Solidarity Economy;
• Minister Delegate to the Minister of
The Economy and Finance, responsible for the Budget.
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The national steering committee is chaired by the
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Economy
Social and Solidarity, accompanied by the Minister of
Economic Inclusion, of Small Businesses, of
Employment and Skills. Among its members
also affects:
The Minister of Industry and Trade;
The Minister Delegate to the Minister of
the Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget;
The Wali, General Director of the Communities
Territorial at the Ministry of the Interior; The regional monitoring committees, chaired by the Walis
regions, count among their members:
The Representative of the Head of Government;
The General Director of the Moroccan Company The President of the Regional Council;
Tourism Engineering (SMIT) ;
The regional directors of external services
The Director of the Forsa program; and public institutions of the sectors
concerned by the projects;
The presidents of the project incubators and the
financing bodies. The Regional Investment Center (CRI);
The unit for management and support of
Forsa program, linked to SMIT.
Thus, the FORSA program relies on both
a system of assured horizontal governance
by ministerial committees at levels
national and regional, only on governance
operational scale carried by the partners of
program, namely incubators, institutions of
announcements, local commissions, etc.
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THE PROMOTION OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
A PRIORITY OF
GOVERNMENT
In line with the High Royal Instructions,
the government program 2021-2026
aiming for the implementation of an integrated strategy
of development, particularly through the
qualification of human capital and improvement
social development indicators
economic.
The government has made employment one of its
main commitments, announcing the creation
of one million jobs. To achieve this goal,
the government approach is based on the implementation of
work of sectoral strategies, the encouragement
of entrepreneurship, the promotion of training
and the launch of new trades in sight
to support the needs of the regions.
It is in this sense that several programs
large-scale initiatives have been launched, similar to the
Awrach and Forsa programs, with the objective of
mainly the fight against the post-impact repercussions
Covid-19 through the creation of job opportunities
for the benefit of thousands of citizens.
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