CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Name

CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Legal name

CPME AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES

Website

https://cpmeauvergnerhonealpes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes generates revenue primarily through membership fees paid by TPE, PME, artisans, commerçants, and independent professionals. Members pay annual dues in exchange for representation, advocacy, accompaniment services, training, and networking opportunities.
2. Event participation fees: Revenue generated from paid events such as the Club Export summer lunch (60€ participation fee), Academy of PME program (3,000€ net), and other professional events and webinars.
3. Public funding and co-financing: CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes receives co-financing from European funds (Fonds Social Européen +), regional government (Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), AGEFIPH Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and national public partners (Business France, Bpifrance, CCI) for specific programs such as Employment & Handicap and international development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional employers' union (syndicat patronal) that represents, defends, and supports very small to medium enterprises (TPE-PME), artisans, commerçants, independent professionals, and startups across the 12 departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It sells annual memberships that grant access to political advocacy, paritarian institutional representation, international development accompaniment (Accompagnement International, Take-Off, Club Export, Team France Export), finance and management advisory, external growth advisory, the Académie des PME executive program, disability-employment support (Emploi & Handicap), school-business relations, and a calendar of networking events (MADE IN PME, Festival Handicap & Entreprise).

Product overview

CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional employers' organization (syndicat patronal) providing a comprehensive suite of business support services for TPE/PME, startups, artisans, and traders. The organization operates under a platform-of-services model offering: (1) International development programs including the Accompaniment International, Take-Off, Club Export, and Team France Export membership; (2) Business performance services covering Finance and Management support, External Growth advisory, and L'Académie des PME executive education program; (3) Employment and disability inclusion services through Emploi & Handicap programs and the annual Handicap & Entreprise festival; (4) School-Business Relations for youth career orientation; and (5) Political advocacy and institutional representation through numerous local mandates. These services are delivered through regional offices and departmental CPME affiliates across the 13 departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club Export: Monthly lunch meetings for import/export business leaders to share experiences and network internationally.
• Take-Off
• MADE IN PME
• Handicap & Entreprise : Ça Tourne !
• Académie des PME

Products and services

• Accompagnement International Program dedicated to defining and deploying export strategy for TPE/PME and startups in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, including export-strategy definition, market identification, and overseas development support.
• Take-Off Program propelling startups and scale-ups to international markets through a digital platform (www.take-off.io), connecting them with international experts and innovation networks across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Club Export Monthly gathering of importing and exporting business leaders for experience sharing, expert advice, and networking around international trade topics, including themed lunches with expert interventions and networking opportunities.
• Team France Export Collective of public and private solutions to help French businesses win internationally, with CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as a regional member providing members with access to export support, international networking events, and co-branded webinars.
• Finance et Gestion Financial and management support services to consolidate the financial management of businesses, including webinars on treasury management, profitability, and budgeting.
• Croissance Externe Advisory services to guarantee the success of external growth projects for businesses, covering acquisition strategy and execution support.
• Emploi & Handicap Support services to help companies structure and promote their disability actions, including disability awareness, OETH compliance guidance, professional rehabilitation, and connections with specialized employment services such as AGEFIPH.
• Relations Ecoles-Entreprises Program connecting businesses with schools to help young people discover trades and careers, including company visits, school testimonials, professional code sharing, apprenticeship promotion, and professional immersion (PMSMP).
• L'Académie des PME One-year program for PME leaders (revenue €5–25M or 30–100 employees, excluding Rhône and Loire) to structure, accelerate, and transform their business through 8–10 sessions of 2.5 hours covering strategy, governance, commercial strategy, innovation, and financing, including cocktail lunch and a confidentiality engagement.
• MADE IN PME Event bringing together TPE/PME entrepreneurs for networking and showcasing regional business expertise in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Handicap & Entreprise : Ça tourne ! Festival of short films from companies committed to disability inclusion, recognizing best practices in recruitment, employment maintenance, and disability awareness.
• Mandats et Représentation Advocacy and representation services placing CPME representatives in local institutions including commercial courts, prud'homal councils, URSSAF, CAF, CARSAT, and economic chambers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,954 school-business actions realized since 2009; 56,459 students and young people sensitized to business careers; 2,390 business leaders participated
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• APEC Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and APEC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes signed a strategic partnership convention to support TPE-PME in executive recruitment, skills management, and professional transformation. The partnership organizes cooperation around three axes: securing TPE/PME executive recruitments, promoting regional employment events, and sharing prospective analyses on executive skills and professions.
• iaelyon School of ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes signed a partnership with iaelyon School of Management to strengthen connections between academia and the business community, facilitating student internships, professional immersion, and talent development for regional SMEs.
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (OECARA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2023CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Order of Chartered Accountants (OECARA) partnered to support PME development in the region. The partnership leverages the expertise of chartered accountants to provide members with financial management, accounting, and business development guidance.
• Team France Export Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a member of Team France Export Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the national public-private consortium bringing together all solutions for French companies to succeed internationally. This partnership allows CPME to offer its SME members access to export support services, international networking events, and co-branded webinars on internationalization topics.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region is a key institutional partner supporting CPME's international development actions and other regional programs. The Region and its agency Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises co-support Team France Export activities and various business accompaniment programs.
• Handi-Sup AuvergneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandi-Sup Auvergne partners with CPME on disability employment actions, particularly the annual Forum emploi for people with disabilities and initiatives to connect students with disabilities to companies in the Auvergne region.
• Groupama Rhône-AlpesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGroupama Rhône-Alpes is listed as a partner on CPME's website, providing insurance and financial services to CPME members. The partnership supports CPME events and provides sponsorship for organizational activities.
• Business FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness France is a key national partner within the Team France Export consortium, supporting CPME's international development programs, export accompaniment, and overseas market access for regional SMEs.
• CCI International Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCI International Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, part of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry network, collaborates with CPME on international development programs and export support services for regional SMEs.
• Académie de Lyon, Académie de Grenoble, and Académie de Clermont-FerrandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe three académies (regional education authorities) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes collaborate with CPME's Ecole-Entreprises program, supporting school-business relations, student awareness of business careers, and professional immersion activities across the region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF France: France's largest employers' confederation, representing larger companies (typically ETI and large corporates) at the national level. Comparable as the principal counterpart to CPME in French employer representation, with overlapping mandate and policy advocacy activities.

Emerging players

• CNAMS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Confédération Nationale de l'Artisanat, des Métiers et des Services — represents artisanal and craft businesses, partially overlapping with CPME ARA's artisan segment. Comparable in mission scope but narrower in industry coverage.

Direct peers

• U2P Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Union des Entreprises de Proximité represents very small businesses, artisans, and independent professionals — overlapping substantially with CPME ARA's TPE/PME and artisan segments. Direct competitor for individual entrepreneurs and craft-based businesses in the region.
• CPME Île-de-France: Sister regional CPME federation serving the Paris region. Operates the same membership model, mandate structure, and accompaniment program types, making it a useful operational comparable for CPME ARA's service portfolio and member economics.
• CCI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry providing business accompaniment, training, and international development services to the same SME base. Directly competes on international programs (CCI International is a Team France Export member alongside CPME ARA).
• CMA Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Chambres de Métiers et de l'Artisanat): Regional chamber representing artisans, providing training, business creation support, and apprenticeship programs. Competes with CPME ARA on artisan segment services and overlaps on certain paritarian representation roles.
• MEDEF Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Direct peer operating as the regional employers' union in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, representing larger enterprises but overlapping significantly on SME advocacy, paritarian mandates, and political representation. Both organizations compete for the same institutional seats and member base.

Others

• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): Executive employment association partnered with CPME ARA under the July 2025 convention. Comparable as a service organization supporting SME recruitment and skills management; functions as both a partner and an adjacent player in the SME services ecosystem.
• CPME Nationale (Les Entrepreneurs): National parent confederation and brand owner; CPME ARA is a territorial affiliate within this network. Comparable as the apex organization that defines CPME's national advocacy positions and provides federation-level services.

Regional players

• CPME Hauts-de-France: Another territorial CPME affiliate operating in a different French region. Operationally comparable in terms of departmental structure, mandate portfolio, and member segments, but does not compete geographically with CPME ARA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CPMErhone

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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