What Espace Entreprise does

Espace Entreprise is a business incubator and economic development organization incorporated as a Société Anonyme (SA) and headquartered at 27 rue du Champs de Mars in Sarreguemines, Moselle, France. It operates within the Grand Est region with a primary mandate to support business creation and growth across the Communauté d'Agglomération de Sarreguemines Confluences (CASC) metropolitan area. The organization functions as a public-private hybrid vehicle, drawing financial and institutional backing from partners including BPI (Banque Publique d'Investissement), CASC, the CCI (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie), Région Grand Est, Pôle CREA, Missions Locales, Université de Lorraine, and France Travail.

The company delivers four core service lines: (1) Pépiniere d'entreprise, a business incubator currently hosting 17 companies with physical workspace, technical and financial support; (2) Accueil du créateur, front-line advisory services for prospective entrepreneurs; (3) Développement économique, regional economic development coordination; and (4) Annuaires des zones d'activité, an online business directory covering 11 industrial, commercial, and artisanal zones across Sarreguemines, Grosbliederstroff, Rouhling, Rémelfing, Woustviller, Hambach, and Sarralbe. The directory catalogs 347+ businesses, with the largest concentration (183 companies) in the Zone industrielle sud de Sarreguemines.

Espace Entreprise's revenue model rests on public funding and institutional economic development support rather than commercial pricing; services to entrepreneurs are provided without publicly disclosed fees. Distribution is conducted via direct engagement at its headquarters, an annual Forum de la Création & de la Jeune Entreprise event, and a content/website channel. The organization does not disclose revenue, has no recorded funding rounds, no proprietary technology stack, and no AI/ML capabilities; its core assets are its public mandate, partner network, and the local business directory ecosystem.

Name

Espace Entreprise

Legal name

SA Espace Entreprise

Website

https://espace-entreprise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Espace Entreprise is a public-private business incubator and economic development organization in Sarreguemines, Moselle, France. It runs a Pépiniere hosting 17 companies and manages 11 industrial/commercial zones covering 347+ businesses, funded by CASC, BPI, Région Grand Est, and other public partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Incubation Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space & Occupancy (MAC, Space Planning, Move Management) (BPABAAAG)

Keywords

• Business incubation services
• Economic development
• Entrepreneur support
• Business directory
• Startup incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarreguemines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public funding and economic development support: Government-funded business incubator and economic development organization providing support services to entrepreneurs and businesses in the Sarreguemines metropolitan area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Espace Entreprise operates a regional business incubator and economic development organization providing workspace, technical and financial support to newly created enterprises, entrepreneur onboarding services, regional economic development programs, and an online directory of businesses located across industrial, commercial and artisanal zones in the Sarreguemines metropolitan area of France.

Product overview

Espace Entreprise is a business incubator and economic development organization serving the Sarreguemines region in Lorraine, France. The organization operates a unified service platform comprising four interconnected offerings: (1) Pépinière d'entreprise - a business incubator providing physical workspace and startup support, (2) Accueil du créateur - business creation assistance for entrepreneurs, (3) Développement économique - regional economic development initiatives, and (4) Annuaires des zones d'activité - an online business directory cataloging companies across 12+ industrial and commercial zones in the region. The company functions as a public-private partnership supporting local economic growth by facilitating business creation, providing networking opportunities, and maintaining a searchable database of local enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pépinière d'entreprise: Business incubator service for newly created enterprises

Products and services

• Pépinière d'entreprise Business incubator providing physical workspace, technical support and financial assistance to newly created businesses, with the stated objective of optimizing the success rate of newly created enterprises.
• Accueil du créateur Front-door support service for entrepreneurs at the business creation stage, providing guidance and resources to new business founders before and during company formation.
• Développement économique Regional economic development service supporting and growing the local business ecosystem across the Sarreguemines metropolitan area.
• Annuaires des zones d'activité Online business directory listing 347+ companies across 11 industrial, commercial and artisanal zones in the Sarreguemines region, including Grosbliederstroff, Sarreguemines, Hambach, Sarralbe, Rémelfing, Rouhling and Woustviller.

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimizing the success rate of newly created businesses

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CASC (Communauté d'Agglomération de Sarreguemines Confluences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal metropolitan community and primary funder of Espace Entreprise's economic development activities.
• CCI (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Commerce and Industry providing business support, networking and commercial services to businesses in the region.
• Pôle CREAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional business creation and entrepreneurship support network providing resources for new entrepreneurs.
• Missions LocalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal employment missions providing support services for young people entering the workforce and starting businesses.
• Université de LorrainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university providing academic resources, talent pipeline and research collaboration for regional businesses.
• France TravailmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public employment service (formerly Pôle Emploi) providing employment support and job placement services for job seekers and businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French national public employment service providing employment support, job placement and entrepreneur guidance. Listed as a strategic partner of Espace Entreprise; broader national incumbent in workforce and business-creation support.
• STATION F: Paris-based world's largest startup campus offering incubation, workspace and corporate-partner programs. Comparable as an incubator offering physical workspace and a partner-led startup program, but at vastly larger scale.
• CCI France (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie): National chamber network providing business creation support, training, networking and commercial services; a core strategic partner of Espace Entreprise. Operates a broader portfolio of business support activities.
• Bpifrance: France's public investment bank providing financing and support to entrepreneurs. Listed as a core financial partner of Espace Entreprise and offers overlapping business-creation support products at a national scale.
• Réseau Entreprendre: National French network of entrepreneur-mentoring and capital-raising programs ('business angels' style). Comparable as a complementary, larger-scale operator in entrepreneur support and SME funding across French regions.
• BGE France (BGE Alsace-Lorraine cited as customer): National network supporting business creation via conseil, training and mentoring. BGE Alsace-Lorraine is itself an Espace Entreprise customer/partner, reflecting overlapping scope on the 'Accueil du créateur' / entrepreneur support side.

Direct peers

• EuraTechnologies: Lille-based European tech incubator and economic-development hub operating dedicated startup programs and a tech park with tenants across multiple sectors. Closest French regional peer to Espace Entreprise in combining incubation, workspace and zone/cluster management.
• Wilco: French startup accelerator and innovation platform running multi-sector programs for early-stage companies. Directly comparable to Espace Entreprise in the incubation and ecosystem-stewardship business model.
• Paris&Co: Paris-based incubator and economic-development platform that hosts early-stage companies across multiple programs. Directly comparable to Espace Entreprise's Pépinière + Accueil du créateur + Développement économique bundle, but at the scale of the Paris metropolitan area.

Regional players

• Semia (Strasbourg): Alsace-based (Grand Est neighbor) public-sector tech incubator and business park operator. Comparable regional incubator in the same broader Grand Est macro-region, competing for some of the same entrepreneur pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/espace-entreprise

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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