Investment Applications Amounting to Nearly 2 Billion Dirhams Under the Small Business Support Program
Recent data from the Ministry of Investment, Convergence, and Public Policy Evaluation reveals that the support system aimed at very small, small, and medium-sized enterprises, launched last November, has received 170 investment agreement requests currently being processed at the regional investment centers, with a total financial allocation nearing 2 billion dirhams.
As of March 2, 2026, these investment files are distributed across all twelve regions of Morocco and are expected to create around 8,900 jobs across various economic sectors.
According to the same source, the submitted investment requests cover about sixteen economic sectors, including manufacturing, accommodation and restaurants, as well as transport and storage. Additional sectors include arts and entertainment, media and communication, water production and distribution, sanitation, waste management, and pollution control.
The requests further encompass health and social work, in addition to agriculture, forestry, and fishing, reflecting the diversity of investment projects benefiting from this program.
The ministry had initiated the support system for very small, small, and medium-sized enterprises on November 11 from the city of Errachidia, as part of implementing the provisions of the new investment charter.
Regarding eligibility conditions, companies must have an annual turnover between 1 million and 200 million dirhams, excluding newly established entities, with an investment amount ranging from 1 million to 50 million dirhams, and requiring a self-financing contribution of no less than 10% of the project’s value.
According to the program’s guidelines, it is also necessary to create at least 1.5 permanent jobs for every million dirhams invested, or at least one job per million dirhams for the tourism sector.
This system allows for the benefit of three types of grants, including a grant for creating permanent jobs, a regional grant linked to the project’s location, and a grant for priority sectors, with the possibility of combining them up to 30% of the total investment value.
