CMA Lot-et-Garonne - Nouvelle-Aquitaine

What CMA Lot-et-Garonne - Nouvelle-Aquitaine does

CMA Lot-et-Garonne - Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formally Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with the departmental Lot-et-Garonne delegation) is a French Établissement public administratif — a public administrative institution created under the Code de l'artisanat to represent, support and regulate craft-sector businesses in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its statutory remit covers the Répertoire des Métiers (the official registry of qualified artisans in which all businesses exercising an artisan activity must be enrolled), the issuance of the qualification artisanale, accompaniment of business creation, transmission and development, and the operation of apprenticeship and continuing-education training centres.

Operationally, the CMA is organised into departmental offices covering 13 departments (the 12 administrative departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine plus operations routed through Lot-et-Garonne as a departmental branch), with 19 permanent sites, 37 contact points, a mobile service unit (CMA Mobile), 300 elected officials drawn from the profession, and approximately 1,750 employees. Activity volumes reported include advice to 15,000 project holders per year, accompaniment of 40,000 artisan businesses per year, 12,823 apprentices in its CFA (centre de formation d'apprentis), and 5,953 professionals in continuing education.

Revenue and funding derive from a mixed model: a statutory allocation from the French State, a contractual contribution from the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, European structural co-financing (FEDER and FSE+) under multi-year programming cycles, supplemented by fee income from priced services (€30 to €875 per service depending on the offering), with a substantial share of accompaniment, advice and formal registration services delivered free of charge to artisans. The CMA holds Qualiopi certification for its training activity, and operates within an institutional partnership framework that includes URSSAF, MSA, the network of Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI), CPSTI, APESA, France Assureurs, the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and the European Commission — partnerships that double as service-delivery channels and as crisis-response infrastructure (notably deployed in 2022 in support of artisans affected by the Gironde and Landes wildfires).

Name

CMA Lot-et-Garonne - Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Legal name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://cma-nouvelleaquitaine.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French public administrative institution (Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat) operating in Lot-et-Garonne and across Nouvelle-Aquitaine, supporting ~200,000 registered artisan businesses with registration, training, accompaniment and crisis-response services funded through state, regional and EU contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and government support: As a public institution (Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat), CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine is funded through government allocations, regional council contributions, and European Union co-financing (FEDER, FSE+).
2. Training and service fees: Fees for various training programs, company registration services, and accompaniment services. Some services are free (subsidized by public funding), others have set prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the Chamber of Trades and Crafts for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, providing end-to-end support services to artisanal businesses. Core offerings include vocational and apprenticeship training (CMA Formation), business creation, takeover, management, development, and transmission advisory services, administrative formality handling, and emergency crisis support. Services are delivered through 19 physical sites, 37 contact points, and an online training platform, largely subsidized by French state, regional, and European Union public funding.

Product overview

CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a Chamber of Trades and Crafts offering a comprehensive ecosystem of services for artisanal businesses across 12 departments in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The organization's core offerings include CMA Formation (vocational training for artisans and entrepreneurs), business creation support (Création d'entreprise), business takeover services (Reprise d'entreprise), ongoing business management assistance (Gérer mon entreprise), and business development programs (Développer mon entreprise). Key service modules include Mes formalités for administrative procedures, collective information sessions (Réunion d'information collective), and Objectif Transmission for business succession planning. The organization also provides emergency crisis support for businesses affected by natural disasters like the Gironde and Landes wildfires.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CMA Formation: Training division of CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine offering professional development courses for artisans, entrepreneurs, and employees
• Artisans Gourmands
• Artisans de l'Autonomie
• Métiers d'Art
• Un métier de ouf
• Répar'acteurs
• Cité du Goût

Products and services

• CMA Formation Vocational and continuing education training center offering initial training, apprenticeship (alternance), and continuing professional development courses for artisans, employees, and job seekers across Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Delivered through the online platform and 19 physical sites, leading to recognized qualifications.
• Création d'entreprise (Business Creation Support) Comprehensive accompaniment service for entrepreneurs starting an artisanal business, including information sessions, personalized advisory, business plan support, and handling of administrative formalities.
• Reprise d'entreprise (Business Takeover Support) Advisory and support services for entrepreneurs acquiring an existing artisanal business, covering feasibility assessment, financial aid applications, loan support, and administrative procedures.
• Gérer mon entreprise (Business Management Support) Ongoing management advisory covering launch stabilization, micro-enterprise administration, day-to-day operations, difficulty management, and regulatory compliance for running artisan businesses.
• Développer mon entreprise (Business Development Support) Growth-oriented services for artisan businesses, including financing and aid guidance, apprenticeship recruitment, commercial development, innovation, digital transformation, and ecological transition support.
• Objectif Transmission (Business Transmission Program) Structured program helping artisans prepare for and execute business succession or sale, with personalized diagnosis, tailored support, and enhanced visibility. Co-financed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the European Union (FEDER).
• Cellule de crise - Incendies (Crisis Support) Emergency support service for artisanal businesses affected by natural disasters such as wildfires in Gironde and Landes, providing access to financial aid (Calamity Fund up to €1,500), guidance, and administrative assistance through the CMA-CCI crisis cell and mobile Bus CMA.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000 artisanal businesses served in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ICI GirondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for emergency solidarity efforts during Gironde wildfires, providing housing solutions for affected businesses.
• Sud Ouest SolidaritéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency fundraising partnership during Gironde/Landes wildfires to support victims and emergency services.
• URSSAFminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial protection organization providing guidance and emergency measures for businesses affected by exceptional events.
• MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgricultural social mutual providing support and crisis measures for agricultural and rural businesses affected by emergencies.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) GirondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration during crisis situations (wildfires) to provide combined support for businesses through the CMA-CCI crisis cell.
• APESA (Aide Psychologique aux Entrepreneurs en Souffrance Aiguë)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPsychological support association providing confidential assistance to entrepreneurs facing psychological difficulties related to their business.
• France AssureursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance federation providing emergency measures for wildfire victims including extended claim declaration deadlines and temporary housing coverage.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ADIE: Association for the Right to Economic Initiative, providing microcredit and accompaniment to micro-entrepreneurs and artisans. Highly comparable target customer (micro-enterprises, artisans) and business creation/takeover support model.
• Initiative France: Nationwide network of business creation support associations offering financing and accompaniment for entrepreneurs. Comparable SME-creation support model (including micro-entrepreneurs and artisans), though privately financed rather than publicly funded.

Broad incumbents

• BPI France: Public investment bank financing and supporting SMBs and entrepreneurs in France. Overlaps with CMA's financing, creation and development support mandates, but operates nationally and as a financial institution rather than as a regional chamber.
• AFPA: France's national vocational training agency. Comparable apprenticeship and continuing education mission targeting job seekers and workers, but operates more broadly (not artisan-specific) and at national scale.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): National employment agency providing training, career transition and job-seeker support. Comparable in serving demandeurs d'emploi and offering vocational training, with overlapping apprenticeship-adjacent offerings.

Direct peers

• CMA France: National umbrella coordinating all French Chambers of Trades and Crafts. Parent of CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine and identical service offering (apprenticeship, formalities, artisan transmission), serving as the most directly comparable peer.
• CMA Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Another large French regional CMA operating under the same national framework. Comparable mission (artisan training, formalities, transmission), footprint and public funding model, useful for cross-regional benchmarking.
• CCI France: National umbrella for Chambers of Commerce and Industry in France. Directly comparable public-chamber network providing business creation, training and territorial economic development services analogous to CMA.
• CMA Hauts-de-France: Large regional CMA covering the Hauts-de-France region. Offers the same artisan business lifecycle services (CFA, formalities, development), making it directly comparable in scope and funding structure to CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• CCI Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry covering the exact same Nouvelle-Aquitaine geography. Highly comparable public-chamber model supporting SMB creation, training, and transmission, with co-branded crisis cells alongside CMA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPDGcKbhdEmrmmEgdrRfuRw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CMANouvelleAquitaine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cmalotetgaronnenouvelleaquitaine
• Instagraminstagram.com/cma.nouvelle.aquitaine

Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

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