CNA Cremona

Name

CNA Cremona

Legal name

CNA Cremona - Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa

Website

https://cnacremona.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cremona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CNA Cremona generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by associated enterprises, artisans, pensionati (retired artisans), and individual members. These dues fund the association's representational activities, service delivery, and operational costs.
2. Business Support Services: The association offers fee-based professional services including fiscal/accounting services, payroll processing, training courses, business consulting, credit facilitation through Confidi Sviluppo Artigiano, and administrative services. These are provided to both members and non-members for a fee.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CNA Cremona is the territorial branch in Cremona of CNA Nazionale, the Italian Confederation of Crafts and Small-Medium Enterprises. It represents and supports local artisans, micro-enterprises, and SMEs through 11 trade unions by delivering a suite of professional services including tax filing (Servizi Fiscali / CAF), payroll processing (Servizi Paghe), labor consulting, environment and safety advisory, credit-guarantee intermediation (Confidi), training (ECIPA Lombardia), and assistance starting a business (Avvio Impresa). Membership and service delivery are coordinated across 4 territorial offices and an integrated digital HR Portal.

Product overview

CNA Cremona is a trade association providing a comprehensive portfolio of business support services organized around two main pillars: services for enterprises and services for citizens. The enterprise services include Ambiente e Sicurezza (workplace safety and environmental compliance), Avvio Impresa (business startup support), Consulenze (corporate and legal consulting), Credito through Confidi Sviluppo Artigiano (credit guarantees), Formazione via ECIPA Lombardia (accredited training with e-learning capabilities), Servizi Fiscali (tax management), Servizi Paghe (payroll processing), HR Portal (proprietary HR service portal), and Trasparenza contributi pubblici (public subsidy transparency). Citizen services include CAF CNA (registered tax assistance center), IMU-TASI-TARI calculations, Locazioni (rental contract management), Patronato EPASA-Itaco (social welfare), and CNA Pensionati (retiree services). Supporting infrastructure includes a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) for Industry 4.0, a grants service (Bandi), and coverage across 11 craft/industry sectors via dedicated Unions and Mestieri (trades). The HR Portal runs on the infinitycloud.it platform, and payroll services integrate with Zucchetti for attendance management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HR Portal

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fondazione PonchielliminorOthers · 4 February 2026CNA Cremona became a supporter of the Teatro Ponchielli, reinforcing its commitment to cultural promotion, territorial development, and local artisan excellence. This partnership represents the association's vision linking culture, craftsmanship, and community.
• INTREDminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024CNA Cremona and INTRED (connectivity operator) signed a convention to support member businesses in their digitalization journey, helping companies bridge the digital divide through favorable internet and connectivity services.
• CNA LombardiacoreOthersCNA Cremona is the territorial structure of the national CNA confederation, operating under CNA Lombardia at the regional level. This hierarchical relationship connects the local association to broader national resources and initiatives.
• EPASA-ItacocoreOthersEPASA-Itaco is the patronage service of CNA and CONFESERCENTI providing social security and welfare assistance to artisans and their families, covering pensions, disability, workplace injuries, unemployment, and maternity matters.
• CO.L.SE.A. (Consorzio Lombardo Servizi Autotrasporto)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA consortium of transport operators established in 1996 providing services including highway passes, tunnel passes, fuel cards, insurance, vehicle inspections, and fiscal recovery services for transport sector members.
• AGE Platform EuropaminorOthersCNA Pensionati adheres to AGE Platform Europa, a European network of organizations for people over 50, promoting the interests of elderly citizens in the EU.
• CUPLA (Coordinamento Unitario Pensionati Lavoratori Autonomi)minorOthersCNA Pensionati is part of CUPLA, an umbrella organization bringing together pensioner unions of artisans, commerce, and agriculture sectors.
• CNA Servizi Cremona SRLcoreOthersCNA Servizi Cremona SRL is the service company subsidiary of CNA Cremona, providing various support services to members and operating under the same governance structure with Gender Equality policies.
• CNA PensionaticoreOthersCNA Pensionati is the union promoted by CNA for the protection and safeguarding of elderly members' interests, providing administrative, social, recreational, and cultural services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Confcooperative: Italian cooperative enterprise association with a territorial network and member services analogous to CNA Cremona's offering, including representation and advisory services.
• CNA Nazionale: National parent confederation of CNA Cremona. Defines strategy, brand and major service lines; functionally the apex of the same hierarchy the Cremona chapter operates within.
• Coldiretti: National Italian farmers' association organized territorially. Comparable dues-funded association model serving SMEs/agricultural producers with representation, training and CAF-style services.
• CNA Lombardia: Regional parent body of CNA Cremona within the national CNA confederation. Operates the same business model at a larger geographic scale and sets service and lobbying priorities for territorial units.

Direct peers

• Confapi: Italian confederation of small and medium enterprises, federated territorially. Comparable dues-funded representational and service-delivery model aimed at Italian SMEs.
• Confcommercio Cremona: Italian commerce and SME trade association with a territorial chapter in Cremona. Competes for the same SMB base with overlapping services in representation, training and consulting.
• Confesercenti: National Italian trade association for SMEs in commerce, tourism and services. Shares the dues-funded association model, sectoral unions and territorial office network that define CNA Cremona's structure.
• Confartigianato Imprese Cremona: Direct competitor in the same Cremona territory, representing artisans and SMEs through a parallel territorial structure. Closely comparable offering (representation, fiscal services, training, credit) and identical target market.

Emerging players

• CGIA Mestre: Italian SME/artisan association in the Veneto region with comparable services (representation, advisory, fiscal). Relevant as a comparable territorial association model in a different geography.

Regional players

• CASArtigiani: Italian artisans' mutual pension fund operating regionally; works closely with the artisan confederation system on welfare and pension services — adjacent to CNA Cremona's EPASA-Itaco patronage offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cna-cremona

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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