Club ARCADE

What Club ARCADE does

Club ARCADE, operating under the legal name Club Bergues Entreprises, is a French business networking association (association loi 1901) based in Bierne, France, with 45 SMB member companies drawn primarily from the Bergues territory of the Côte d'Opale region. The club functions as one of twelve member clubs within the Fédération des Clubs d'Entreprises de la Côte d'Opale (CECO), a regional federation that coordinates mutualized actions, shared events, and cross-promotion across clubs spanning Bergues, Boulogne, Calais, Dunkerque, Saint-Omer, and other Côte d'Opale locations. Its core offering is a structured networking service combining business breakfasts (Expresso Activ'Rézo), company visits, executive meetings, an itinerant member exhibition, and family or social events, supported by a dedicated member website and institutional backing from CCI Littoral Hauts de France.

There is no underlying technology platform in the conventional software sense: the "product" is the curated calendar of in-person and inter-club programming plus the visibility that flows from participation. Revenue is generated entirely through annual membership dues (cotisation annuelle), with fees scaled by member-company headcount; the exact schedule is not publicly disclosed and varies across CECO clubs. The club is member-governed through an elected board, bureau, and thematic commissions, with Grégory Fiers (LE CONSERVATEUR) serving as President. The organization is private and non-equity-funded, operating on a subscription-style recurring revenue model tied to a small, geographically concentrated SMB base with no disclosed growth metrics.

Name

Club ARCADE

Legal name

Club Bergues Entreprises

Website

https://clubarcade.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Club ARCADE is a French business networking association with 45 SMB member companies in the Bergues territory of Côte d'Opale, operating as one of twelve clubs in the CECO federation and funded by annual membership dues scaled to company headcount.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bierne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: Each member company pays an annual membership fee (cotisation annuelle) that varies based on company headcount. This is the primary revenue stream for the club.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Club ARCADE is a French nonprofit business networking association (loi 1901) operating under the legal name Club Bergues Entreprises, based in the Bergues area of the Côte d'Opale region. It serves roughly 45 member companies through an annual-membership model, functioning as part of the CECO federation of 12 regional business clubs. Its core service is convening local SMBs for member-to-member networking, peer referrals, and shared visibility within the Côte d'Opale business community.

Product overview

Club ARCADE is a business networking association (Loi 1901) that operates as a single-service offering focused on connecting entrepreneurs in the Bergues territory of the Côte d'Opale region. The club provides networking activities including business breakfasts, company visits, leadership meetings, and promotional exhibitions for its 45 member companies. The product portfolio consists of a single core offering that combines communication, promotion services, and conviviality events for member businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club ARCADE Networking Services

Named customers42 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération des Clubs d'Entreprises de la Côte d'Opale (CECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub ARCADE is one of 12 member clubs in the CECO federation, enabling mutualized actions, shared events, and collaborative business promotion across the entire Côte d'Opale region. The federation provides governance, coordination, and a unified platform for all member clubs.
• CCI Littoral Hauts de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides institutional support, office locations (Calais and Dunkerque), and a dedicated referral contact (Florence Vandamme). CCI assists with club operations and member recruitment.
• Club Coudekerque EntreprendreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated local club under the CECO umbrella, with shared website links and mutual participation in events and activities.
• 11 Other Clubs of Côte d'OpalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network of 11 other business clubs in the region (Bergues, Boulogne, Calais, Desvrres-Marck, Grande-Synthe, Gravelines-Dunkerque, Le Dretois, Loon-Plage, Longuenesse, Saint-Omer, Watten) that engage in joint actions, shared events, and cross-promotion of member businesses.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BNI France: Business Network International runs local chapters where SMEs pay recurring dues for structured referral-based networking with weekly breakfast meetings; the closest direct analog to ARCADE's chapter-based subscription model.
• Club Coudekerque Entreprendre: Named channel partner and direct CECO sister club serving Coudekerque-Branche; operates the same loi 1901 model with shared federation website, mutualized events, and a comparable SMB member roster.
• Rotary Club France: Service-club network organized in local chapters with membership dues, regular breakfast/dinner meetings, and cross-promotion among business members; shares the recurring-dues, in-person-programming structure with ARCADE.
• CJD (Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d'entreprise): National French network of young business leaders organized in local groups that meet for peer exchange, training, and networking; a parallel membership-association model targeting a similar SMB executive demographic.
• Lions Club France: Service-club association with local French clubs that convene business leaders for regular meetings and community engagement; a comparable recurring-membership, volunteer-governed networking model.

Regional players

• CPME Hauts-de-France: Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises regional chapter representing SMBs in Hauts-de-France; competes for the same SMB engagement and loyalty that ARCADE cultivates through local events.

Others

• MEDEF Hauts-de-France: Regional branch of France's leading employer federation; provides a parallel business-leader community and advocacy layer that overlaps with the relationship-building role ARCADE plays for its members.

Broad incumbents

• CCI Littoral Hauts de France: Chamber of Commerce and Industry that sponsors and houses ARCADE; serves the entire regional SMB population across Dunkerque and Calais and offers overlapping networking, training, and visibility services, but at much larger scale and as a public institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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