Reempresa

What Reempresa does

Reempresa is a non-profit marketplace and advisory service that brokers the sale and transfer of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2011 as a joint initiative of the employers' association Cecot and the self-employment foundation Autoocupació, the platform is operated by Fundació Cecot Innovació and is registered in Catalonia, Spain, with headquarters in Barcelona. Its end users are two sides of a structured succession problem: business owners approaching retirement or exit (cedents) and aspiring entrepreneurs or unemployed individuals seeking to acquire an existing business (reemprenedors). The service handles the full lifecycle of an SME transfer, including business valuation, profile matching, negotiation support, contract drafting, and post-sale accompaniment. Industry coverage is broad and granular, spanning retail, hospitality, automotive repair, printing, photography, agriculture, fashion, and postal services, with documented cases in Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona.

The platform combines a digital marketplace (reempresa.org/marketplace) and Reempresa Recerca search tool with a dense physical distribution layer of more than 80 attention points hosted by town halls, county councils (Diputacions of Barcelona, Girona, and Lleida), and partner institutions. Distribution is reinforced by regular "Matinal de Reempresa" networking events, an Online Academy (Acadèmia Online) for training on valuation, negotiation, and the transfer process, and an Area Privada (private area) for registered users to manage their buyer or seller projects. Strategic partners include the Generalitat de Catalunya (Department of Enterprise and Work), the three Diputacions, CaixaBank (financing), Barcelona Activa (municipal economic development agency), and IDI in the Balearic Islands.

The business model is a freemium, non-revenue service for end users. All advisory and matching services are provided free of charge to cedents and reemprenedors. The entity is funded through a public-private collaboration: institutional grants and co-financing from the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputacions of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona, and numerous municipalities, together with private contributions from Cecot and Fundació Autoocupació. The go-to-market is hybrid, combining consultant-led sales, an event-driven component (Matinals, BizBarcelona participation, Transeo Summer Summit at European level), and channel partnerships via the public administration attention-point network. On the operational scale, Reempresa reports more than 5,500 closed business transfers, more than €293M in induced investment, and over 10,000 safeguarded jobs since 2011, with 1,250+ businesses currently seeking a successor on the marketplace.

Name

Reempresa

Legal name

Fundació Cecot Innovació

Website

https://reempresa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reempresa is a non-profit business transfer marketplace serving Catalan and Balearic SMEs, operated by Fundació Cecot Innovació. It provides free matchmaking, valuation, and transfer support to SME sellers and buyers via 80+ public attention points.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free advisory services to cedents and reemprenedors: Reempresa provides completely free services to both business sellers (cedents) and buyers (reemprenedors), including business valuation, matching, negotiation support, and contract preparation. The initiative is funded through public-private collaboration between Cecot, Autoocupació, and regional/catalan public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Reempresa operates a marketplace and advisory service that facilitates the buying and selling of small and medium enterprises in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. It provides free end-to-end support to business owners selling their companies (cedents) and entrepreneurs acquiring them (reemprenedors), including business valuation, buyer/seller matching, negotiation, contract drafting, and post-sale accompaniment. The service is delivered through an online marketplace combined with a network of over 80 physical attention points hosted by public administrations.

Product overview

Reempresa is a business transfer marketplace for small and medium enterprises in Catalonia, operated by Cecot patronat and Autoocupació. The platform combines a digital marketplace (Marketplace) with physical service points (Punts d'atenció) and offers a comprehensive suite of services including buyer and seller advisory services, business valuation, legal support, training (Acadèmia Online), and financing guidance. The core offering centers on the Marketplace and Reempresa Recerca search tool, complemented by the Matinal de Reempresa networking events and a private user area (Àrea Privada) for project management. The platform serves as a marketplace connecting business sellers with prospective buyers, facilitating generational succession and business continuity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marketplace Online marketplace connecting business sellers (cedents) with prospective buyers (reemprenedors) across Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, featuring searchable listings of small and medium businesses for sale.
• Reempresa Recerca (Reempresa Search) Search and matching tool enabling buyers to find businesses matching their criteria and helping sellers identify potential qualified buyers.
• Serveis per a compradors (Buyer Services) Comprehensive advisory services guiding prospective buyers through the business acquisition process, from initial search and matching through valuation review to deal closing.
• Serveis per a venedors (Seller Services) Advisory services for business owners looking to sell, including business valuation, offer definition, identification of qualified buyers, and accompaniment through the full transfer process.
• Servei Legal (Legal Service) Legal support service including contract drafting and legal advice to ensure secure business transfer transactions for cedents and reemprenedors.
• Finançament (Financing) Financing guidance and support connecting prospective buyers with financial institutions (e.g., CaixaBank) for business acquisition loans.
• Acadèmia Online (Online Academy) Self-paced online learning platform with video sessions on business valuation, negotiation techniques, the Reempresa transfer process, and financing, available to users.
• Procés de transmissió (Transfer Process) Structured step-by-step methodology guiding cedents and reemprenedors through the entire business transfer process, from initial registration and consultant meeting to final transaction closure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 jobs safeguarded across Catalonia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ajuntament de GironacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2026The City of Girona joined Reempresa's attention point network in July 2026, strengthening local support for business succession in the city and expanding the territorial network in the Girona province.
• aGOe (Associació Gironina d'Orientació Empresarial)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025The Girona Association for Business Orientation joined the Reempresa collaborator network in January 2025, aiming to disseminate Reempresa services among its members and provide personalized support to those wishing to sell or buy businesses.
• IDI (Institut d'Innovació Empresarial) - Illes BalearscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022IDI (Balearic Islands Institute for Enterprise Innovation) partnered with Reempresa to launch the service in the Balearic Islands, adapting the Catalan model to Mallorca and other islands.
• Diputació de GironacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Since 2013, the Provincial Council of Girona has collaborated with Reempresa, enabling 561 successful business transfers, generating €24.3M induced investment, and preserving 1,481 jobs in the Girona province.
• Cecot (Patronal Cecot)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Cecot is the employers' association that co-founded the Reempresa initiative alongside Autoocupació. As the core private partner, Cecot provides institutional backing, business network access, and organizational infrastructure for the business transfer marketplace.
• Autoocupació (Fundació Autoocupació)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Autoocupació is the foundation that co-founded Reempresa alongside Cecot. It operates attention points and provides entrepreneurial support services as part of the initiative's core structure.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament d'Empresa i TreballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Catalan Government's Department of Enterprise and Employment is the primary public supporter of Reempresa, providing funding and institutional endorsement for the initiative as part of Catalonia's economic development policy.
• Diputació de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Provincial Council of Barcelona collaborates with Reempresa on the deployment of services in the Barcelona province, co-organizing events like the Matinal de Reempresa and supporting the 35 local service centers in the province.
• Diputació de LleidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Provincial Council of Lleida collaborates with Reempresa through GLOBALleida, contributing to 373 business successions and ongoing annual results in the Lleida province.
• Barcelona Activa (Ajuntament de Barcelona)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBarcelona Activa, the economic development agency of the Barcelona City Council, hosts an attention point and refers entrepreneurs and business owners to Reempresa services, and co-manages the 'Impulsem el que fas' subsidy program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BusinessesForSale.com: Global online marketplace for buying and selling small and mid-sized businesses. Operates the same SME succession-matching use case as Reempresa but at international scale and on a paid commercial model.
• BizBuySell: The largest US SMB marketplace for business sales and franchises, with broker-assisted matching. Directly comparable as a digital SME transfer marketplace serving owners and prospective buyers.
• Axial: SMB M&A platform that connects business owners with buyers and advisors. Comparable in the sense that it provides both a marketplace layer and an advisory community for SME transitions.
• BizQuest: Long-standing US SMB marketplace for business-for-sale listings. Directly comparable as a digital SME transfer platform, though operating for-profit and at greater scale.
• Link Business: A global business brokerage franchise network specialized in SME sales, similar to Reempresa in matching SMEs to buyers but operating on a paid brokerage model across multiple geographies.
• Cession PME: A French business transfer marketplace that lists SMEs for sale and connects cedents with acquirers. It is a direct functional peer to Reempresa in facilitating SME ownership transitions in a distinct regional/linguistic market.
• Sunbelt Business Brokers: North America's largest business brokerage network, listing SMBs across sectors. Comparable to Reempresa in facilitating SME succession but through a fee-based broker model rather than a public-private marketplace.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: French public investment bank offering SME transmission services, financing, and guarantees. Comparable to Reempresa in supporting business succession but as part of a much broader mandate across corporate finance, innovation, and export.

Others

• Transeo: European Association for SME Transfer, an industry network that connects succession intermediaries across Europe. Reempresa itself participates in Transeo events (e.g., Transeo Summer Summit), positioning Transeo as a peer organization rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Reempresa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Reempresa
• Facebookfacebook.com/reempresa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reempresa
• Instagraminstagram.com/reempresa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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