Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna

What Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna does

Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna (also styled as Confartigianato Imprese Ravenna) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1953 that represents and serves artisan businesses and micro/small enterprises across the Ravenna province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It operates as the local chapter of the national Confartigianato system and employs over 180 people across territorial offices in Ravenna (headquarters, Viale Berlinguer n. 8), Cervia, Faenza, and Lugo.

The association delivers a comprehensive one-stop service portfolio to member businesses, including tax and accounting assistance via CAAF, payroll and labor consulting, credit and public-incentive access (including a bridge-financing facility via Act/Artigiancredito), workplace safety and environmental compliance, vocational training through FORMart, MEPA public-procurement onboarding, corporate welfare (in partnership with Welfare Group), and energy-cost consulting via the CenPi consortium. For individuals, it operates the INAPA patronage (social security), the ANAP seniors/pensioner association, the ANCOS social services body, and dedicated programs for women entrepreneurs (Donne Impresa), young entrepreneurs (Gruppo Giovani), and Bed & Breakfast operators.

The revenue model is subscription-based, deriving from membership fees charged to associated artisan SMEs, supplemented by fees for ancillary services (training courses, CAAF filings, energy procurement margins, convention rebates). Outreach is delivered through a hybrid physical-digital channel mix, including territorial offices, an online services portal, a weekly newsletter, the bimonthly AziendePiù magazine, an active YouTube channel, and presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Telegram. The organization is governed by elected member representatives and holds statutory accreditations (Patronato, CAAF) that confer protected service roles within Italy's social-security and tax-filing frameworks.

Name

Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna

Legal name

Confartigianato Servizi S.C.

Website

https://confartigianato.ra.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna is a non-profit trade association serving artisan businesses and SMEs across the Ravenna province since 1953, delivering tax, labor, credit, training, patronage, and welfare services through territorial offices and an online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravenna, Emilia Romagna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and service revenues: Confartigianato generates revenue primarily through membership fees charged to associated artisan businesses and SMEs. Additional revenue derives from fees for ancillary services including training courses, tax/payroll assistance, safety certifications, energy consulting, and other professional services offered to members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Confartigianato della provincia di Ravenna is a non-profit trade association (associazione di categoria) that represents and supports artisan businesses and small/medium enterprises (PMI) in the Ravenna province. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of business services (accounting, tax, payroll, credit/incentives, environment/safety/quality, training, MEPA public procurement support, corporate welfare, and energy cost consulting) and personal services (INAPA patronage, CAAF tax assistance, ANCOS/ANAP social services), supported by a territorial office network and an online services portal.

Product overview

Confartigianato Imprese Ravenna operates as an association serving artisan and small/medium enterprises with a comprehensive portfolio of business and personal services. The core offerings include Servizi per le Imprese (business services covering accounting, tax, labor, credit, safety, training, and MEPA support) and Servizi per le Persone (INAPA Patronage, CAAF tax centers, ANCOS/ANAP). Specialized services include the Energy Service for cost analysis, EBER bilateral entity benefits, and the B&B/R&B Association for hospitality operators. The organization publishes the Tariffario Casa pricing guide and AziendePiù bimonthly magazine, runs occupational safety training courses, provides generational succession consulting, and maintains digital channels including YouTube and social media for member communication. No software-as-a-product offering is present; this is a traditional membership-based trade association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AziendePiù: Bimonthly magazine dedicated to the economy and businesses of the Ravenna territory, published by Confartigianato Imprese Ravenna
• Patronato INAPA
• CAAF Confartigianato
• ANAP
• ANCOS
• FORMart
• Confartigianato Donne Impresa
• Gruppo Giovani Imprenditori
• Associazione B&B e R&B

Products and services

• Servizi per le Imprese (Business Services) Comprehensive business support services for member artisan businesses and SMEs, including start-up assistance, accounting and tax support, payroll and labor consulting, credit and incentives access, environment/safety/quality management, training, MEPA (electronic public procurement market) support, corporate welfare, and energy cost management.
• Servizi per le Persone (Personal Services) Personal services for individuals and families including INAPA Patronage (social security), CAAF Tax Assistance Center, ANCOS and ANAP services, offering comprehensive support for citizens and workers.
• Associazione B&B e R&B Association for Bed & Breakfast and Room & Breakfast operators in Ravenna province, promoting and representing non-hotel accommodation facilities since 2007.
• Servizio Energia (Energy Service) Energy consulting service that helps businesses analyze electricity and gas costs to identify savings opportunities, with free consultation for member companies and access to CenPi consortium energy supply contracts.
• Corsi di Sicurezza sul Lavoro (Occupational Safety Training Courses) Occupational safety training courses including mandatory employer training, supervisor training, worker training, equipment operation (forklifts, aerial platforms, cranes), electrical work (PES/PAV/PEI), and organizational models.
• Passaggio Generazionale (Generational Transition Consulting) Business succession consulting service helping business owners plan generational transitions to family members, employees, or new owners, with advisory support from the General Affairs Service.
• Tariffario Casa 27th edition (2026/2027) pricing guide for craft category works and services in Ravenna, deposited with the Chamber of Commerce, available in PDF and print format.
• AziendePiù (Bimonthly Magazine) Bimonthly magazine dedicated to the economy and businesses of Ravenna province, published since 2005, available in interactive PDF format.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 180 people employed daily to serve member businesses across the province
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Welfare GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConfartigianato Imprese Ravenna and Welfare Group have entered into a partnership to bring corporate welfare services ('Benessere a km zero') directly to the heart of the artisan business community in the Ravenna province.
• EBER (Ente Bilaterale dell'Emilia-Romagna)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBER is the bilateral body of the Emilia-Romagna artisan sector (constituted by CGIL-CISL-UIL and CNA-Confartigianato-CLAAI-Casartigiani). EBER manages a fund providing benefits to workers and businesses applying artisan labor contracts, covering parental leave, disability support, school expenses, energy bonuses, and more.
• CenPi (Consorzio per l'energia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the CenPi energy consortium, Confartigianato offers member businesses and individuals (including employees of members) access to energy supply contracts with real opportunities for cost savings on electricity and gas.
• Camera di Commercio di Ferrara e RavennaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Commerce works with Confartigianato on various initiatives including the Tariffario Casa deposit (also deposited at the Chamber's office), internationalization programs, export support, and the Temporary Export Manager project.
• Prefettura di RavennaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Prefecture of Ravenna collaborates with Confartigianato and ANAP on the annual anti-fraud campaign 'Più Sicuri Insieme' (7th edition in 2025), bringing information and protection services to elderly citizens at local markets.
• ANAP (Associazione Nazionale Anziani e Pensionati)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAP Confartigianato is a constituent association of Confartigianato providing services to senior members and pensioners, including the anti-elderly-fraud initiative signed with the Ministry of the Interior.
• ANCOS (Assistenza e ConcorsI Sociali)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANCOS is a constituent association of Confartigianato providing social services and assistance, including 5x1000 fundraising and social innovation projects.
• FORMartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFORMart is the vocational training body of Confartigianato Imprese Ravenna, providing professional training courses for apprentices, craft workers, and businesses.
• Polizia di Stato, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza, Polizia LocaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement agencies collaborate with Confartigianato and ANAP on the 'Più Sicuri Insieme' anti-fraud campaign, with officers present at gazebos in local markets to distribute guidance and advice to elderly citizens.
• Ministero dell'InternominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of the Interior signed a Protocol of Understanding with ANAP Confartigianato for the prevention of fraud against elderly persons, underpinning the 'Più Sicuri Insieme' campaign.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Confcommercio Ravenna: Local branch of Italy's Confcommercio system, representing retail, commerce, tourism, and services SMEs. Comparable as a parallel territorial SME trade association with similar advocacy, services, and member-based structure in Ravenna.
• CNA - Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa: National Italian association representing artisans, micro and small enterprises. Directly comparable because it serves the same artisan and SME segment in Italy, shares EBER bilateral-body membership, and competes for the same Ravenna artisan member base.
• Confesercenti Ravenna: Confesercenti is the local commerce and SME association that previously coordinated the Romagna Faentina and Bassa Romagna business roundtables before Confartigianato. Directly comparable as a competing local association serving overlapping SME and self-employed segments in Ravenna.
• Confapi Emilia-Romagna: Confapi represents small and medium manufacturing/industrial enterprises in Emilia-Romagna. Comparable as a regional SME representative body with similar advocacy and services, but skewed toward industrial rather than artisanal members.
• Confartigianato Bologna: Another provincial chapter of the same Confartigianato national system serving artisans in the Bologna metropolitan area. Closely comparable in structure, services, and GTM as a sister provincial chapter of the same parent organization.
• Casartigiani Ravenna: Italian artisan association competing in the same national and regional space; listed alongside Confartigianato as a co-constituent of EBER. Comparable as a competing association targeting artisans and small enterprises in Emilia-Romagna.
• CLAAI - Confederazione Libere Associazioni Artigiane Italiane: National confederation of free artisan associations, co-constituent of EBER alongside Confartigianato. Comparable as another Italian artisan representative body competing for the same SME/artisan member base in Emilia-Romagna.

Others

• Camera di Commercio di Ferrara e Ravenna: Public chamber of commerce serving the same Ravenna territory. Comparable as an institutional stakeholder offering business registration, training, and internationalization services; functions as a partner and partial alternative service provider rather than a direct member-association competitor.
• EBER - Ente Bilaterale dell'Emilia-Romagna: Bilateral body constituted by unions and artisan associations (including Confartigianato) that administers welfare benefits for artisans. Comparable as a related institutional partner/fund administrator rather than a competitor, but with overlapping welfare-service activity.

Regional players

• Confindustria Romagna: Regional employers' federation representing larger industrial enterprises in Romagna. Comparable as a territorial business representative body, but with a different member profile (larger industrial firms rather than micro/artisan businesses).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ConfartRA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/CONFARTIGIANATODELLAPROVINCIADIRAVENNA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Confartigianato-della-provincia-di-Ravenna-113290592031141
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/confartigianato-della-provincia-di-ravenna
• Instagraminstagram.com/confartigianato_ravenna

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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