Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33)

What Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33) does

The Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33) is a regional chapter of the Business Club Group, a France-wide business networking organization legally registered as BUSINESS CLUB (RCS 812 591 949) and headquartered in Famars. Founded in 2013 by Olivier Talbert, the network operates 60 Business Clubs across France serving the Gironde department and other regional markets through curated, application-vetted memberships targeted at company owners, executives, and decision-makers.

The core product is a subscription-based membership that grants access to ten in-person business lunch events per year per club, featuring speakers from economic, political, sports, and media backgrounds, held in premium venues such as private hotels, stadiums, golf courses, and Michelin-starred restaurants. Each club enforces exclusivity rules — a maximum of one company per profession per 40 members and a balanced one-third composition across industrials, subcontractors, and service providers — to prevent direct intra-club competition and maximize peer-to-peer networking utility. A companion mobile/web member application provides ongoing access to club information and member connections between events. The platform has no proprietary AI/ML components and is not technology-led; differentiation rests on curation, exclusivity, and physical event execution rather than software.

The revenue model combines recurring annual membership dues (subscription/recurring) with national sponsorship revenue from blue-chip partners including KPMG, AXA, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Manpower, EDF, Engie, and Vinci. Member acquisition is primarily referral-driven and event-driven, supported by 200,000+ LinkedIn followers across club pages, a dedicated YouTube channel (Business Club TV), and a corporate website application funnel. The network reports 3,270 member companies, 60,000+ annual attendees, 700+ speakers since inception, and a 3.6-year average membership duration, with 56% of members classified as decision-makers or company owners.

Name

Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33)

Legal name

BUSINESS CLUB

Website

https://bordeaux-atlantique-business-club.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33) is a regional chapter of Business Club Group, a French curated B2B networking organization offering subscription memberships and monthly premium business-lunch events for executives and decision-makers across 60 clubs in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Famars

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual/subscription-based membership fees for access to the Business Club network. Members gain access to monthly networking events, speaker presentations, and the broader network of 3,270 member companies across 60 clubs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Bordeaux Atlantique Business Club (33) runs a curated, invitation-based B2B networking membership club that organizes 10 monthly business lunches per year featuring inspiring speakers from economics, politics, sports, and media, alongside structured networking among member companies. Members gain access to the broader Business Club Group network of 60 clubs and 3,270 member companies across France, with composition rules limiting to one company per profession per 40 members and a maximum of three actors per activity sector to ensure a non-competitive environment.

Product overview

Business Club is a single, unified business networking service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of the Business Club membership program (providing access to 60 clubs across France with 10 exclusive monthly encounters per club featuring inspiring speakers) and a companion member application for staying connected. The organization connects 3,270 member companies through structured networking with 1 actor per profession for 40 members, limiting to 3 actors per activity sector. The service operates as a B2B networking club targeting decision-makers and company owners, with venues ranging from hotels and stadiums to golf courses and starred restaurants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Club Membership (Bordeaux Atlantique chapter) Subscription-based B2B membership that gives a company access to 10 monthly business lunches per year featuring inspiring speakers, networking with fellow decision-makers, and entry to the broader 60-club / 3,270-member-company Business Club network across France. Composition is curated to a maximum of one company per profession per 40 members.
• Espace membre (Member Area / Member Application) Logged-in member portal and member application that lets members stay connected to their club, access club information, and network with other members between the monthly in-person events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.6 years average membership duration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WiiSmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Partnership provides brand visibility to WIIsmile among the network's 3,270+ member companies and 60,000+ annual event attendees.
• ProvostminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Provost is a furniture and equipment provider.
• BMWminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. BMW is a premium automobile manufacturer.
• KPMGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. KPMG is a major professional services firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services.
• AXAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. AXA is a major insurance and financial services company.
• FactoriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Factoria appears to be a business services company.
• BNP ParibascoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. BNP Paribas is one of Europe's leading banking groups.
• ManpowercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Manpower is a major staffing and recruitment company.
• EDFcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. EDF is France's major electricity utility company.
• EngiecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Engie is a major multinational utility company.
• ApaveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Apave is a technical inspection and certification services company.
• VincicoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Vinci is a major global concessions and construction company.
• ColasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Colas is a major road construction and infrastructure company (subsidiary of Bouygues).
• SMA BTPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. SMA BTP is an insurance company specialized in construction and public works.
• Crédit AgricolecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational partner logo displayed on the Business Club network website. Crédit Agricole is one of France's largest banking groups.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BNI (Business Network International): The world's largest referral-based business networking organization with structured weekly meetings and exclusivity-by-category rules. Operates in France via BNI France and competes for the same mid-market decision-maker audience that Business Club serves through its lunch format.
• Réseau Entreprendre: French entrepreneur network organized by territory with mentoring and peer-exchange for business owners. Overlaps with Business Club's decision-maker audience and territorial club architecture, though oriented toward growth-stage entrepreneurs.
• Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d'entreprise (CJD): French association of CEOs and business owners under 45 with territorial chapters, regular meetings, and curated peer exchange. Closest French analog to Business Club's selective, exec-only, regional-club model.
• LeNetwork: French B2B networking organization running curated local business meetings with exclusivity-by-activity rules. Directly comparable to Business Club's selective, one-per-profession format and regional event cadence.
• Association Progrès du Management (APM): Long-standing French club for CEOs and senior executives structured around territorial groups and themed conferences. Comparable selective-membership, exec-network, event-driven model to Business Club.

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF: France's main employer federation representing French businesses, including a dense program of executive networking events and territorial meetings. A broader incumbent serving the same C-suite audience that Business Club targets through its paid club format.
• CCI France (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie): National network of French Chambers of Commerce providing business networking, events, and member services to local enterprises. A broader institutional incumbent that overlaps with Business Club's SME and exec audience but is not a selective private club.
• Les Echos Le Club: Media-led executive networking club affiliated with Les Echos, organizing curated business events for senior decision-makers. Comparable premium-positioning and exec-only audience, though anchored in media content rather than territorial club density.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@businessclubtv5817
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bordeaux-atlantique-business-club

Revenue estimate

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

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