Bassin Solidarité Emploi

What Bassin Solidarité Emploi does

Bassin Solidarité Emploi (BSE) is a French non-profit Association Intermédiaire (AI) founded in 2005 in Audenge, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from the merger of two predecessor associations, Bassin Plus and MOSA. Operating under the Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale (ESUS) framework, BSE serves three distinct constituencies across 14 communes in the Bassin d'Arcachon and Val de l'Eyre territory: long-term unemployed job seekers, private individuals requiring household services, and local businesses and municipalities needing flexible staffing. The organization's core mission is professional integration (insertion par l'activité économique, IAE) of individuals facing barriers to employment, including recipients of RSA, ASS, and AAH, youth under 26, and workers with recognized disabilities.

BSE's service portfolio is organized around five core modules. For individuals, BSE provides household services (cleaning, gardening, small repairs, administrative help) under the agréé service à la personne framework, qualifying clients for a 50% income tax credit. For businesses and municipalities, BSE supplies temporary staffing through contrats de mise à disposition, handling all employment administration (contracts, payroll, social declarations, insurance) for cleaning, logistics, and construction roles. For job seekers, BSE delivers personalized career support including CV development, interview preparation, training referrals, and skills assessment, with each beneficiary receiving a Pass IAE valid for two years. A distinctive operational feature is the Bureau Mobile, a truck-based mobile office launched in 2022 that conducts weekly and biweekly permanence sessions in eight communes to serve job seekers who cannot travel to the headquarters. BSE has no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-mediated through phone, email, Jotform-based inquiry forms, and in-person intake at headquarters and mobile locations.

BSE's revenue mechanics rest on three streams: (1) transaction-based fees on household services paid by individuals; (2) transaction-based fees on staffing contracts paid by businesses and municipalities under mise à disposition arrangements; and (3) public funding including European LEADER programme grants via Pays Barval (FEADER), departmental support from the Gironde, and ongoing institutional backing from France Travail, Mission Locale, CCAS, and other public employment prescribers. The organization has received no venture or private equity funding. Sales is conducted through field-direct channels (headquarters, mobile office, commune permanences) and inside sales (phone, email, online forms) with a 48-hour response commitment. Marketing relies on earned media (local press and Aqui FM radio), organic social channels, Google reviews, and prescriber referrals rather than paid acquisition. Financial scale is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Bassin Solidarité Emploi

Legal name

Bassin Solidarité Emploi

Website

https://bassin-solidarite-emploi.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bassin Solidarité Emploi is a French non-profit Association Intermédiaire providing professional integration services to job seekers and household plus staffing services to local businesses and individuals across 14 communes in Bassin d'Arcachon and Val de l'Eyre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Integration Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Workforce integration services
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Household personal services
• Professional insertion programs
• Social economy employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Audenge

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Service à la personne (home services): BSE provides household services (cleaning, gardening, small repairs, administrative help) to private individuals on a fee-for-service basis. As an approved 'service à la personne' provider, clients benefit from a 50% income tax credit and immediate advance payment mechanism, making services affordable while generating revenue for the association.
2. Personnel mise à disposition (staffing for businesses): BSE supplies temporary staffing to businesses, local authorities (collectivités), and associations through 'contrats de mise à disposition.' BSE handles all employment administration (contracts, payroll, social declarations, insurance) and charges a fee for the staffing service. This covers cleaning/maintenance, logistics/manhandling, and BTP (construction) work.
3. Public funding and grants: As a social enterprise recognized under the ESS (Économie Sociale et Solidaire), BSE receives public subsidies and grants. It was awarded funding through the European LEADER programme (FEADER) via Pays Barval to support social innovation projects and an academic partnership with Université de Bordeaux.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bassin Solidarité Emploi is a state-licensed Association Intermédiaire that places job seekers facing social and professional difficulties into paid temporary work missions while delivering personalized career coaching toward sustainable employment. The work missions are split between household services for private individuals (cleaning, gardening, small repairs, administrative help) and temporary staffing for businesses, municipalities, and associations (cleaning, logistics, construction). All employment administration — contracts, payroll, social declarations, insurance — is handled by BSE on behalf of employer clients, and individuals benefit from the 50% service à la personne tax credit.

Product overview

Bassin Solidarité Emploi is a non-profit Association Intermédiaire (AI) operating under the "Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale" label. The organization operates as an employment integration platform combining two core offerings: (1) job placement services that connect job seekers with temporary work missions at individuals' homes, businesses, and collectives; and (2) personalized career support services including skills assessment, professional project development, and ongoing coaching. Key service modules include BSE's home services (cleaning, gardening, repairs) for individuals, professional staffing solutions for businesses (cleaning, logistics, construction), the innovative Bureau Mobile that extends services to remote areas, and structured insertion pathways with Pass IAE. The organization serves the Bassin d'Arcachon and Val de l'Eyre territory across 14 communes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Services à la personne (household services for individuals) Fee-for-service home services for private individuals within the 14-commune territory, including interior cleaning, window cleaning, seasonal cleaning, grocery runs, outdoor maintenance (lawn mowing, hedge trimming, weeding, leaf collection), small repairs, furniture assembly, interior/exterior refreshing, and administrative help. Delivered under the 'service à la personne' agrément, allowing clients to benefit from a 50% income tax credit and the 'avance immédiate' mechanism.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% income tax credit for individuals using services à la personne
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université de Bordeaux — Faculté de SociologiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2025Collaboration with the Sociology Faculty of Université de Bordeaux to reinforce analysis of professional integration pathways, formalize the social impact of BSE actions, and contribute to the professionalization of ESS students. Funded through the European Pays Barval LEADER programme.
• CCAS de SallesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS) in Salles to host BSE permanences, enabling job seekers in the Val de l'Eyre area to access BSE services locally.
• UNAI (Union Nationale des Associations Intermédiaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational professional federation representing Intermediate Associations (AI) in France. BSE is affiliated and benefits from the network's resources, standards, and advocacy.
• INAE Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional branch of the Institut National de l'Économie Solidaire, representing ESS actors in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. BSE participates in the regional ESS ecosystem.
• France Travail (ex-Pôle Emploi)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational public employment service that refers job seekers to BSE for professional integration support. Also issues Pass IAE (individual integration passport) to eligible candidates.
• Mission LocalecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal youth employment service that refers young people under 26 to BSE's professional integration programmes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Groupe Ares: A leading French social enterprise specializing in professional integration through economic activity. Runs insertion subsidiaries (workforce-intensive services) and shares BSE's hybrid commercial/social model with state-conventioned status.
• Vitamine T: A major French IAE network providing professional insertion through temporary work missions across multiple regions. Operates a comparable model to BSE — combining insertion contracts, business staffing, and household services — making it the most structurally similar peer.
• La Varappe: French IAE organization combining temporary employment services with social integration for excluded populations. Directly comparable on model (mise à disposition + insertion) and on the multi-stakeholder approach BSE uses.

Broad incumbents

• O2: Leading French franchise network for service à la personne (household services). Competes with BSE's particuliers segment, leveraging the same 50% tax credit but at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Randstad France: Major global staffing firm with significant French presence. Overlaps with BSE on the business/collectivité staffing side, offering permanent and temporary placements with scale advantages.
• Synergie: French-headquartered staffing and HR services group with broad geographic coverage. Competes for the same temporary staffing contracts in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region that BSE serves.
• Manpower France: Major French temporary staffing operator competing for the same enterprise and collectivité contracts BSE serves in the Gironde area. Operates broadly in HR services, not in IAE insertion.
• Adecco France: Large national staffing incumbent that competes with BSE for business mise à disposition contracts. Does not specialize in IAE/insertion, so it competes on the commercial side rather than the social mission side.

Regional players

• France Travail: France's national public employment service. Acts as BSE's referral partner for Pass IAE candidates but is functionally adjacent: it assesses, refers, and supports candidates that BSE then places in missions. Both serve the same insertion population in the same geography.

Emerging players

• Emmaüs France: Federation of French social economy actors running insertion activities across the country. Shares BSE's ESS positioning, regulatory environment, and mission to integrate excluded populations, though Emmaüs is broader than IAE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bassinsolidariteemploi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bassin-solidarit%C3%A9-emploi
• Instagraminstagram.com/bassinsolidariteemploi

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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