BGE Picardie

What BGE Picardie does

BGE Picardie is a private non-profit association founded in 1994 and headquartered in Beauvais, France, operating as the regional arm of the national BGE Réseau (Boutiques de Gestion pour Entreprendre) entrepreneurship support network. The organization provides end-to-end business creation and takeover accompaniment across the three departments of Aisne, Oise, and Somme in the Hauts-de-France region, serving aspiring entrepreneurs, job seekers, small business owners, students, and social-economy project holders. Its service portfolio spans individual advisory, collective workshops, the regionally-mandated STARTER program, an activity-testing incubator (C2ER/Incubatest), a cooperative (ESSOR), a financing arm (CREDIPRO), a personal-services support unit (CREASAP), an inclusion service (BGE Picardie Inclusion), a business center (SARCUS), and a training school (EME PME), plus school-based entrepreneurship curriculum delivered under a Ministry of National Education framework agreement.

The technology backbone comprises a virtual office portal (Mon Bureau Virtuel) for remote accompaniment, the MAEL collaborative workspace tool for personalized learning paths, and the LaFabrikàBoites online learning platform hosting digital programs (#MonParcoursentrepreneurial, #MonEspritentrepreneurial, #MonProjetentrepreneurial). Distribution combines 9 physical antennas across Picardie, a BGE Bus mobile outreach unit for rural and priority areas, 100% remote accompaniment via video and phone, and an institutional referral network including Pôle Emploi, Urssaf Picardie, AGEFIPH, and local intercommunalities.

The business model is overwhelmingly publicly-funded: services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries with costs underwritten by Région Hauts-de-France, European FEDER/FSE funds, Pôle Emploi, AGEFIPH, and CPF. Revenue mechanics are managed-services and professional-services in nature rather than transactional; QUALIOPI certification (2024-2027) is the regulatory gateway to public training funds. Pricing to end-beneficiaries is effectively zero, with the exception of the MA TPE 4.0 digital transformation accompaniment (€300 face value, fully subsidized through France Relance / Bpifrance / DGE under EU de minimis rules). The 2025 operational footprint covers 2,150 beneficiaries, 550 business creations, 186 incubator entrepreneurs, 500 jobs created or consolidated, and 375+ BGE Club members.

Name

BGE Picardie

Legal name

BGE Picardie

Website

https://bge-picardie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BGE Picardie is a Hauts-de-France non-profit association supporting business creation and takeover across Aisne, Oise, and Somme through 9 antennas, a mobile outreach unit, regional STARTER programming, an incubator, and eight subsidiaries serving entrepreneurs, job seekers, students, and social-economy project holders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beauvais

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: Primary revenue stream from public funds: Region Hauts-de-France (main funder), European FEDER funds, European Social Fund (FSE), and State contributions. BGE Picardie manages EU-funded programs including STARTER, STARTER ESS, CitésLab, and school sensitization programs.
2. Formation Qualifiante Services: Training organization services under QUALIOPI certification. Funding pathways include Region Hauts-de-France, FEDER, Pole Emploi, AGEFIPH, and CPF ( Compte Personnel de Formation) for participant training costs.
3. Professional Services / Accompaniment: Individual business creation accompaniment services, funded through public mechanisms. Personalized support based on project and needs, with financing identified and supported by public sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

BGE Picardie provides free or fully subsidized accompaniment, training, and incubation services to aspiring entrepreneurs and business acquirers across the Hauts-de-France region, spanning idea generation, project structuring, financing, legal setup, business launch, and post-creation development. It also delivers school-based youth entrepreneurship programs and a digital transformation accompaniment for existing SMEs under France Relance. Delivery combines 9 local antennas, a BGE Bus mobile outreach unit, remote accompaniment via the Mon Bureau Virtuel portal and video conferencing, and group workshops across Aisne, Oise, and Somme.

Product overview

BGE Picardie is a regional entrepreneurship support organization operating as part of the national BGE network. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of services organized around three pillars: (1) Core accompaniment services including individual and collective training programs for business creation and takeover; (2) Specialized programs including the STARTER regional program, digital transformation support, and the Incubatest/C2ER testing framework; and (3) Group subsidiaries including ESSOR cooperative, CREASAP personal services support, BGE Club entrepreneur community, BGE Bus mobile outreach, and BGE Picardie Inclusion. Educational programs for schools include Je découvre, J'éveille, J'entreprends, and digital tools (#monParcoursentrepreneurial, #monEspritentrepreneurial, #monProjetentrepreneurial). The organization serves the Hauts-de-France region across departments Aisne, Oise, and Somme with 9 physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BGE Club: Entrepreneur community with networking events, afterworks, and business development support. Over 375 entrepreneurs registered.
• Incubatest
• Starter
• BGE Bus
• CitésLab

Products and services

• Accompagnement individuel à la création ou reprise d'entreprise Personalized accompaniment for individuals creating or taking over a business, covering idea validation, project structuring, financing, legal setup, and post-creation follow-up; delivered free of charge, funded by public institutional partners.
• Formation collective à la création ou reprise d'entreprise Group training programs for aspiring entrepreneurs covering business planning, legal structures, market studies, and financial forecasting, offered in classroom and remote formats.
• STARTER Programme Three-phase regional program covering pre-creation accompaniment, activity testing, and post-creation follow-up for entrepreneurs in Aisne, Oise, and Somme, with annual targets of 4,200 ante-creation accompaniments, 162 activity tests, and 800 post-creation follow-ups.
• BGE Club Community of 375+ entrepreneurs offering networking events, afterworks, speed-meetings, expert workshops, e-learning modules, and negotiated partner services to support ongoing business development.
• BGE Bus Mobile entrepreneurship outreach unit that travels to priority neighborhoods and rural areas to inform project holders and facilitate first steps in business creation, rebalancing territorial access to business support without appointments.
• C2ER (Couveuse / Incubateur économique) Business incubator (couveuse d'entreprises) that lets project holders test their business idea in a secure legal framework, including market testing, client prospecting, production, commercialization, and invoicing, before formal business creation.
• ESSOR - Coopérative d'entrepreneurs Cooperative of entrepreneurs enabling individuals to develop their activity as entrepreneur-salarié with full social coverage while maintaining autonomy over their projects.
• CREASAP - Services à la personne Specialized accompaniment for personal services sector projects, facilitating access to regulation, CESU, and professionalization for business creation in the personal services field.
• Incubatest par BGE Picardie Activity testing program allowing entrepreneurs to start their business activity in a secure framework with coaching and training before transitioning to formal creation.
• Ateliers thématiques Themed collective workshops covering entrepreneurial skills such as Les Clés pour Entreprendre, market study, legal structure setup, financial forecasting, impactful communication, micro/auto entrepreneur status, AI for business, and other specialized topics; offered in-person and via video conference.
• Sensibilisation à l'entrepreneuriat en milieu scolaire School-based entrepreneurship awareness program covering Je Découvre, J'Éveille, J'Entreprends, and Opportun'Avenir modules, delivered in partnership with colleges and lycées and co-animated with teachers using pedagogical kits and digital tools.
• Programme J'OSE! Year-long pedagogical pathway supporting high school students in entrepreneurial projects or business creation preparation aligned with the Grand oral exam requirement.
• Accompagnement à la transformation numérique (MA TPE 4.0) Digital transformation accompaniment for TPE/PME funded under the France Relance program via Bpifrance and DGE/France Num, with a face value of 300 EUR fully covered by public subsidy at zero cost to the beneficiary.
• BGE Picardie Inclusion Inclusion support services for entrepreneurs with specific inclusion needs, accessible through the partner platform ducotedespros.fr.
• Le SARCUS - Centre d'affaires et d'innovation sociale Business and social innovation center providing workspace and accompaniment services for entrepreneurs, with a location at the Centre d'affaires et d'innovation sociale du Sarcus in Nogent-sur-Oise.
• CREDIPRO - Financement pro Professional financing services for entrepreneurs, operated as part of the BGE Picardie Group structure under the CREDIPRO brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,150 beneficiaries supported in 2025
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Communauté de Communes de l'Aire Cantilienne (CCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Partnership for new free installation consultation desk at Chantilly (Aire Cantilienne territory). BGE Picardie provides expert individual appointments for entrepreneurs and project holders to advise on regulatory compliance, urban planning rules, ERP conformity, and necessary works before opening businesses or professional premises. Service runs bi-weekly from May 2026.
• Urssaf PicardiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Strategic partnership convention signed February 2026 between BGE Picardie (Sebastien Dottin, President) and Urssaf Picardie (Valerie Hadet, Regional Director). Aims to secure, simplify, and streamline entrepreneur pathways from business creation through early operations. Joint actions include workshops, conferences, and webinars on social obligations. BGE teams will strengthen expertise on social contributions and specific regimes. Partnership reduces information ruptures and enables coherent accompaniment between institutions.
• Ministry of National EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement for entrepreneurship education programs in schools. Four Ministry-approved modules: Je Decouvre, J'Eveille, J'Entreprends, and Opportun'Avenir. Programs provided free to schools via Region Hauts-de-France funding. BGE Picardie teams co-animate with teachers using provided pedagogical kits and digital tools (#MonParcoursentrepreneurial, #MonEspritentrepreneurial, #MonProjetentrepreneurial).
• Pole EmploiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic employment service directing job seekers toward BGE Picardie entrepreneurship programs. Job seekers constitute significant portion of beneficiaries (2,857 of 4,202 in 2017). Pole Emploi financing may cover training costs for registered job seekers.
• AGEFIPHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization managing disability employment funds in France. Finances training for recognized disabled workers (travailleurs handicapes RQTH) seeking to create businesses through BGE Picardie accompaniment programs.
• BGE Network (BGE Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational BGE association provides brand, methodologies, competition frameworks (Talents, Talents des Cités), digital tools (LaFabrikàBoites platform, J'OSE platform), and peer network across France. BGE Picardie is one of 100+ local BGE structures.
• C2ER / Couveuse d'EntreprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncubator/couveuse entity within BGE Picardie Group. Allows project holders to test business activity with couveuse SIRET number, enabling market testing, client prospecting, production, commercialization, and invoicing in legal framework before formal business creation. Part of STARTER test d'activite program (162 target in 2019).

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Initiative France: Federation of local Initiative associations providing zero-interest loans and accompaniment to business creators; closely mirrors BGE Picardie's regional association model and serves the same Hauts-de-France entrepreneur cohort with overlapping funding sources.
• France Active: National network financing and supporting social-economy and entrepreneurship structures, with regional branches (including Hauts-de-France); directly competes with BGE Picardie for STARTER ESS-type mandates and entrepreneur referrals.
• BGE Réseau (BGE Association): National federation that BGE Picardie belongs to, coordinating 100+ local BGE structures across France using the same accompaniment, training, and incubation model. Operationally the closest peer because it is both parent and sister-network.
• ADIE: Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique — provides microcredit and accompaniment to entrepreneurs excluded from traditional banking; comparable in mission and public funding model, with regional presence in Hauts-de-France.
• Réseau Entreprendre: National network of entrepreneur accompaniment associations offering mentoring, financing, and post-creation support; structurally analogous to BGE Picardie as a regional association under a national brand, funded in part by public partners.
• 60 000 Rebonds: National association supporting entrepreneurs after business failure with mentoring and reinvention programs; comparable non-profit association model serving the same entrepreneur population, though focused on a distinct life-stage.

Regional players

• CCI Hauts-de-France: Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry serving the same Hauts-de-France territory with business creation formalities, training, and post-creation support; broader mandate and larger footprint than BGE Picardie, partly overlapping on entrepreneur accompaniment.
• CMA Hauts-de-France: Chamber of Trades and Crafts supporting artisans and small business creation across Hauts-de-France; complementary in some segments (CREASAP personal services) and competitive in others, with similar public-financed accompaniment services.

Emerging players

• Positive Planet: International NGO providing entrepreneurship support to underserved populations in France and abroad; similar mission emphasis on inclusion (BGE Picardie Inclusion) and similar non-profit/public-funded delivery model.
• La Ruche (Paris): French incubator and workspace operator running entrepreneurship programs and coworking spaces; comparable activity-testing and incubation functions but with a private/venture-backed model rather than public-mandate model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BGE.PICARDIE
• Xx.com/BGE_Picardie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bge-picardie

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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