Chambre de métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers

What Chambre de métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers does

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers (CMA Gers / CMA du Gers) is a French public consular institution (établissement public) headquartered at 1 avenue de la République, 32550 Pavie, that supports artisans, craft-business owners, apprentices, and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Gers department of southwestern France. The chamber is part of the CMA Occitanie regional network, and through CMA Formation Pavie (formerly CFA Gers, rebranded in September 2024) it delivers a portfolio of 56 state-recognized diploma programs (CAP to BTS) covering hospitality, maintenance, construction, sports, and, most recently, boucherie-charcuterie following the March 2025 opening of a dedicated laboratory. Services span the full artisan-business lifecycle: personalized accompaniment for business creation and takeover, the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) for administrative procedures, the Bourse à l'Apprentissage matching platform for under-26 job seekers, continuing-education programs (some eligible for CPF/OPCO funding), ecological and digital transition support, and mediation for apprenticeship disputes.

The chamber does not operate a proprietary software product; its technology footprint is a WordPress-based institutional website (cma-gers.fr), a separate CMA Formation Pavie portal, a Facebook presence (CMAduGers), email and phone-based contact channels, and the SOLTÉA government platform through which it receives routed apprenticeship-tax funds (13% of the saldo). GTM is sales-led and event-driven: in-person service at the Pavie headquarters, territorial afterwork events with communautés de communes (3CAG, Grand Armagnac, Artagnan en Fezensac, Ténarèze), the weekly 'Les experts du mardi' webinar, regional salons (Fragments, JEMA, MIF Expo), and a recurring Sud Radio media partnership.

Revenue mechanics are those of a public chambre consulaire rather than a commercial firm: apprenticeship-tax receipts via SOLTÉA, public grants from Région Occitanie and the French State (notably co-funding of the 2025 butchery-charcuterie laboratory), training fees routed through OPCO and CPF, and modest pay-as-you-go fees for select workshops (e.g., 120€ electronic-invoicing training). Customer-facing services are largely free for artisans, and customer concentration is low in commercial terms but dependent on public funding flows for budget stability.

Name

Chambre de métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers

Legal name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers

Website

https://cma-gers.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers is a French public consular chamber headquartered in Pavie that supports artisans, apprentices, and small craft businesses in the Gers department through business creation, training (CMA Formation Pavie), and administrative services within the CMA Occitanie network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pavie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxe d'apprentissage (Apprenticeship Tax): CMA Gers receives funding through the apprenticeship tax (13% of the saldo) that businesses direct to the chamber via the SOLTéA platform. This funding supports orientation and training of young people towards crafts.
2. Formation continue (Continuing Education): The chamber offers continuing training programs, some of which are eligible for CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) funding. Revenue is generated through training fees financed by public mechanisms and OPCO (skills operators).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Public consular institution serving artisans and small craft businesses in the Gers department of France. Core services include personalized support for business creation, takeover and transmission; initial and continuing vocational training through the CMA Formation Pavie training center; administrative formalities processing via the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises; apprenticeship management and matching; and territorial economic development through partnerships with local communities.

Product overview

Chambre de métiers et de l'Artisanat du Gers (CMA Gers) is a public institutional organization providing support services to artisans and small businesses in the Gers department. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but provides service programs including business creation and takeover support (Accompagnement à la création/reprise d'entreprise), professional training through CMA Formation Pavie (formerly CFA Gers), business development services (transition écologique, digital transition, financing, regulation), and administrative services through the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMA Formation Pavie Vocational training center of CMA Gers offering 56 diploma courses (CAP to BTS) in craft trades including hospitality, maintenance, construction, and sports, serving approximately 9,200 apprentices annually and 17,600+ continuing education trainees.
• Accompagnement à la création d'entreprise Personalized advisory service for entrepreneurs starting a new craft business, including guidance through business planning, administrative procedures, regulatory compliance, and market launch. Service is provided free of charge as part of CMA Gers's public mandate.
• Accompagnement à la reprise d'entreprise Support service for entrepreneurs acquiring an existing craft business, including valuation assessment, transition planning, succession assistance, and post-acquisition integration support.
• Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) Statutory single point of contact for craft business administrative procedures, handling business registration, modifications, and closures with the relevant French authorities.
• Formation continue (Continuing Education) Continuing professional education programs for artisans and business owners covering digital skills, accounting, sales, food hygiene, regulatory compliance, and other topics relevant to craft business operations. Programs may be CPF-eligible or financed through OPCO mechanisms.
• Bourse à l'apprentissage Apprenticeship exchange platform operated through CMA Formation Pavie connecting young job seekers under 26 with artisans offering apprenticeship contracts in the Gers department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,200 apprentices and 17,600+ trainees trained annually across Occitanie region
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 3CAG (Communauté de Communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership convention signed between Philippe Archer (President CMA Gers) and Gérard Ariès (President 3CAG) to animate the territory, support local businesses, and create useful connections. Jointly organized afterwork events and professional networking sessions. Location: Gimont area.
• Communauté de Communes Grand ArmagnaccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Co-organizing afterwork events for businesses in the Grand Armagnac territory. Partnership for networking and promoting local enterprise projects. Location: Campagne d'Armagnac.
• Ville de CondomminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Collaboration for organizing regional JEMA (Journées Européennes des Métiers d'Art) salon at the Cloître de Condom, April 10-12, 2026. With support of Région Occitanie and MAAF.
• Würth FranceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Event partnership for Würth-CMA Formation Auch demonstration event covering Building, Public Works, and Vehicle Maintenance sectors. Event held November 27-28, 2025 at Centre Economique du Garros.
• CMA France (Réseau des CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024National network affiliation enabling participation in nationwide initiatives including MIF Expo Village de l'Artisanat, Madame Artisanat trophies, and other shared programs across France's 110+ chambers.
• Chambre d'Agriculture du GersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Partnership to develop exchanges between agriculture professionals and local artisans, facilitating local sourcing from Gers farmers. Aims to strengthen the link between producers and craft food businesses.
• Sud RadiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2024Media partnership for 'À la rencontre des artisans d'Occitanie' segment. Thibault le Frenchtrotteur meets artisans weekly on Sud Radio (Sundays 13h50) to showcase regional craft businesses and savoir-faire.
• SOLTéA (Plateforme de la taxe d'apprentissage)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Government platform through which businesses direct their apprenticeship tax funds (13% saldo) to CMA Gers. Critical channel for funding artisan training and youth orientation programs.
• Communauté de communes Artagnan en FezensacminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Partnership convention to initiate and implement joint actions for artisan development in the Artagnan en Fezensac territory. Jointly awarding the Entreprise Zéro Déchet label to local artisans.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's primary national provider of vocational training and reskilling for adults. Directly comparable to CMA Formation Pavie's continuing education and qualification programs, particularly for career changers and job seekers — a key shared customer segment.
• GRETA (Réseau des GRETA): National network of adult continuing education providers affiliated with the French Ministry of Education. Comparable to CMA Gers's continuing education offering (formation continue, CPF-eligible training, Qualif Pro pathways), serving overlapping customer segments.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Hérault: Another departmental CMA within the same CMA Occitanie regional network, offering the same statutory services (formalités, Répertoire des Métiers, apprenticeship training) to artisans in Hérault. Direct structural and operational peer to CMA Gers.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de la Haute-Garonne: Departmental CMA covering Toulouse and Haute-Garonne, also within CMA Occitanie. Operates a larger CFA (CMA Formation Toulouse) and provides the same artisan-support portfolio as CMA Gers, with comparable business model and revenue streams.

Others

• ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique): Association financing and supporting micro-entrepreneurs, including artisans, often in underserved rural territories. Comparable to CMA Gers on the business-creation support mission, with overlapping target customers in the Gers department profile.
• Bpifrance: France's public investment bank providing financing, guarantees, and innovation support to SMEs including artisans. Comparable as a public-sector enabler of artisan business development, often partnering with CMAs in joint programs.
• Initiative France: Network of local nonprofit business financing platforms supporting SME and artisan creation. Comparable mission to CMA Gers's creation/reprise support service and partnership-based territorial activation model.
• Pôle Emploi / France Travail: National employment agency that channels job seekers toward vocational training pathways (including those offered by CMAs). Comparable as a public-sector counterpart in the apprenticeship and professional integration ecosystem serving CMA Gers's youth and job-seeker segments.

Broad incumbents

• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de France (CMA France): National umbrella organization coordinating the network of 110+ departmental and regional CMAs across France. Comparable because it operates in the same statutory space and defines the standards, branding, and national programs (MIF Expo, Madame Artisanat) that CMA Gers participates in.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI France): Parallel consular network serving commerce and industry rather than crafts. Operates the same business-support, training, and formalités functions for non-artisan businesses, making it a comparable institutional peer with overlapping mission and funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CMAduGers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chambre-de-m%C3%A9tiers-et-de-l-artisanat-du-gers

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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