Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn

What Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn does

The Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn (CMA Tarn) is a French public institution (établissement public) established under the 1925 loi Courtier and operating under the administrative supervision of the Prefecture of the Occitanie Region. It is one of 106 departmental chambers federated nationally through CMA France and aggregated at the regional level under the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée. The chamber serves artisan entrepreneurs, apprentices, aspiring business creators, and business successors across the Tarn department, covering more than 250 craft trades including food, hospitality, construction, automotive, beauty, commerce, floral arts, art trades, and sports.

CMA Tarn delivers its mandate through a portfolio of services including CMA Formation (continuing professional training via CMA Formation Albi-Cunac-Sorèze), the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises Artisanales (business registration), and advisory services covering business creation, digital transformation, ecological transition, business transmission, hygiene and safety compliance, and apprenticeship recruitment. It distributes these services through direct channels across sites in Albi, Cunac, and Sorèze, plus a departmental website, the Géométiers 81 discovery platform, the SOLTÉA apprenticeship tax platform integration (operated by the Ministry of Education), and events such as 'Le Brunch des Pros'. QUALIOPI certification underpins the training business.

The chamber's revenue model is not publicly disclosed; institutional funding derives from state appropriations, apprenticeship tax allocations (including via SOLTÉA), training fees, and formalities center fees. Customer base is highly distributed across the Tarn department's artisan population, with no named enterprise customers or anchor logos in the source data. CMA Tarn is therefore fundamentally a public administrative body rather than a market-driven enterprise, and its investment-relevant metrics are best read in terms of institutional capacity, service surface, and budget trajectory rather than venture-style growth signals.

Name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn

Legal name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn

Website

https://cm-tarn.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn is a French public institution (loi Courtier 1925) representing 250+ craft trades in the Tarn department, delivering professional training, business formalities, apprenticeship coordination, and advisory services to artisan entrepreneurs, apprentices, and business creators across the Occitanie region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albi

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CMA Tarn is a public service institution that provides professional training (CMA Formation), administrative business formalities processing, apprenticeship recruitment and coordination, and advisory services supporting artisans throughout the business lifecycle — from creation and development through digital transformation, ecological transition, regulatory compliance, and business transmission. It represents more than 250 craft trades within the Tarn department of the Occitanie region in France.

Product overview

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Tarn operates as a public institution representing over 250 artisanal trades, providing a comprehensive ecosystem of services including professional training (CMA Formation with sector-specific programs), business formalities management (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises), and advisory services for business creation, digital transformation, ecological transition, and succession planning. The chamber also coordinates apprenticeship programs and maintains the Géométiers Tarn 81 platform for artisan discovery. These services collectively support artisans throughout their professional lifecycle from training through business development and eventual transmission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMA Formation Professional training and continuing education services for artisans and businesses, including apprenticeship preparation and specialized vocational training across multiple craft sectors, delivered via CMA Formation centers in Albi-Cunac-Sorèze.
• Centre de Formalités des Entreprises Artisanales Business registration and formalities center handling company immatriculation, modification, and radiation procedures for artisanal businesses, operating as the official administrative intermediary.
• Soutien à la Création et Reprise d'Entreprise Comprehensive support services for entrepreneurs including the '2H pour entreprendre' information session, personalized coaching, and guidance through business creation or acquisition for the craft sector.
• Accompagnement Digital des Entreprises Digital transformation support services helping artisanal businesses adopt digital tools, online presence, and digital workflow practices.
• Soutien à la Transition Écologique Advisory services guiding artisan businesses through ecological and environmental transition initiatives and sustainability practices.
• Accompagnement à la Transmission d'Entreprise Expert guidance for artisan business owners planning to transfer or sell their enterprise to successors, covering succession planning and buyer matching.
• Réglementation Hygiène et Sécurité Compliance and regulatory support services covering hygiene and safety requirements applicable to artisanal businesses across multiple sectors.
• Recrutement et Formation d'Apprentis Apprenticeship recruitment and training coordination services connecting businesses with young apprentices and managing prépa-apprentissage programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SOLTéA Platform (Ministry of Education)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CMA Occitanie partners with the SOLTéA platform operated by the French Ministry of Education, allowing businesses to allocate 13% of their apprenticeship tax to support CMA training and youth orientation toward craft professions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: France's largest public vocational training organization; competes with CMA du Tarn for apprenticeship tax funds and corporate training budgets across many of the same craft and trade professions.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Tarn: Parallel chamber of commerce in the same Tarn department serving the broader business community (not just artisans); comparable public institution structure with training and formalities mandates, but a wider scope.
• CCI France: National federation of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry; structurally comparable to CMA France but serves the broader commercial and industrial sector rather than artisans specifically.

Others

• Initiative France: National network of associations supporting SMB and artisan creation through zero-interest loans and mentoring; operates as an adjacent ecosystem player alongside CMA du Tarn's business creation support services.
• BPI France: France's public investment bank supporting SMB innovation and financing; complementary public institution to which CMA du Tarn refers artisan entrepreneurs for funding, part of the broader SMB support ecosystem.

Direct peers

• CMA France: National federation of the 106 French Chambers of Trades and Crafts; CMA du Tarn's parent umbrella organization coordinating policy, shared services, and representation at the national level.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Aude: Regional CMA in Occitanie covering the Aude department; a directly comparable public institution serving a similar artisan base in a neighboring department with identical service lines.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Hérault: Regional CMA in the Occitanie region serving artisans in the Hérault department with the same statutory mandate, training portfolio, and public institution structure as CMA du Tarn.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Ariège: Regional CMA in Occitanie covering the Ariège department; comparable public institution serving a similar artisan base in a small neighboring department.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de la Haute-Garonne: Regional CMA in Occitanie covering the Haute-Garonne department including Toulouse; delivers an identical suite of artisan training, formalities, and advisory services as CMA du Tarn.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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