Confartigianato Servizi

What Confartigianato Servizi does

Confartigianato Servizi S.C. is a private cooperative (legal entity) operating as the provincial chapter of the national Confartigianato association system in Ravenna, Italy, founded in 1953 and serving artisan businesses and SMEs across the Ravenna province. The organization delivers a comprehensive suite of business and personal services through multiple product lines: business services including accounting/tax assistance via CAAF, payroll and labor consulting, credit and public incentives facilitation, MEPA public procurement accreditation, occupational safety and environmental compliance, and corporate welfare (in partnership with Welfare Group); personal services including social security assistance through Patronato INAPA, CAAF tax filing, and senior support through ANAP; vocational training through FORMart; and the B&B tourism association. The association also operates specialized sub-brands including ConfESG (sustainability reporting), AziendePiù bimonthly magazine, and the Tariffario Casa reference tariff guide.

The underlying operational model is a multi-territorial office network spanning Ravenna (HQ), Faenza, Lugo, and additional sub-offices, staffed by 180+ personnel across consulting, accounting, legal, training, and welfare functions. Technology infrastructure is limited to a member self-service portal (servizi.confartigianato.ra.it), a content/news website, and digital marketing channels including email newsletter and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, X). No proprietary AI or advanced technology platforms are evident; the offering is fundamentally a high-touch professional services model rather than a technology product.

Revenue mechanics rely primarily on recurring membership fees from member businesses supplemented by fee-for-service income across CAAF filings, Patronato casework, FORMart training courses, energy consulting commissions via Consorzio CenPi, and value-added services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customers are SMB artisans and individual citizens distributed across the province, with secondary segments in tourism (B&B operators), energy consumers (households and businesses), and welfare/benefit recipients. Geographic scope is strictly limited to Ravenna province within Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Name

Confartigianato Servizi

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 Servizi is a Ravenna-based cooperative (est. 1953) and provincial chapter of Italy's national Confartigianato system, serving artisan SMEs and citizens with accounting, labor, tax, credit, training, welfare, and compliance services through 180+ staff across multiple territorial offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravenna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and association dues: Revenue generated through membership fees from artisanal businesses and SMEs in the province of Ravenna

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Confartigianato Servizi is a private, member-based cooperative and association serving artisanal businesses and SMEs in Ravenna province. It provides business support across accounting, tax, payroll and labor consulting, credit and incentives, environment and safety compliance, training, public procurement, energy consulting, business succession, and corporate welfare, alongside personal tax, social-security, and welfare services through affiliated organizations.

Product overview

Confartigianato Servizi is a member-based business association serving artisan businesses and SMEs in the Ravenna province. The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering distinct product lines: (1) Business Services including accounting/tax assistance through CAAF, payroll/HR consulting, credit and public incentives facilitation, MEPA procurement support, and energy cost consulting via Consorzio CenPi; (2) Personal Services through Patronato INAPA, CAAF fiscal centers, and ANAP/ANCOS social associations; (3) Safety and Training Services including occupational safety courses, equipment certifications, and FORMArt vocational training programs; (4) Publications including AziendePiù bimonthly magazine and Tariffario Casa reference guide; (5) Specialized initiatives including young entrepreneurs, women in business programs, B&B association, generational business succession advisory, and corporate welfare programs. The portfolio also includes EBER bilateral fund services for employee benefits and SME support. The association also maintains digital presence through social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, YouTube, Instagram) and an online services portal for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AziendePiù: Bimonthly magazine dedicated to economic topics and businesses in the Ravenna territory, published by Confartigianato.
• Servizio Energia
• ConfESG

Products and services

• Business Services (Servizi per le Imprese) Confartigianato's business-services offering covers accounting and tax assistance, payroll and labor consulting, credit and incentives, environment, safety and quality compliance, vocational training, and MEPA public procurement support for member businesses.
• Personal Services (Servizi per le Persone) The personal-services offering includes Patronato INAPA social-security assistance, CAAF tax assistance, ANCOS social and cultural services, and ANAP services for seniors and pensioners.
• CAAF Confartigianato Tax Assistance Service (CAAF Confartigianato) CAAF Confartigianato provides qualified support for tax return filings and fiscal practices for citizens, employees, and businesses.
• Social Security and Welfare Assistance (Patronato INAPA) Patronato INAPA provides social-security and welfare assistance for workers and retirees, handling pension inquiries, INPS procedures, and related administrative tasks.
• Energy Service (Servizio Energia) Servizio Energia analyzes electricity and gas invoices to identify savings opportunities for businesses and households, facilitated through Consorzio CenPi.
• Environment and Safety Service (Servizio Ambiente e Sicurezza) The service provides occupational safety courses, personal protective equipment training, equipment certifications, and regulatory compliance support.
• Credit, Grants and Incentives (Credito, Bandi e Incentivi) This service helps businesses access public funding, grants, subsidized loans, investment incentives, and other credit or incentive opportunities.
• MEPA Support (Mercato Elettronico Pubblica Amministrazione) Accredited support helps member companies register, qualify, and create catalogs on the Italian Public Administration electronic procurement platform.
• Business Succession Service (Passaggio Generazionale) The service advises business owners on generational transitions, including family transfers, employee buyouts, and new ownership structures.
• Corporate Welfare (Welfare Aziendale) Corporate welfare connects member businesses with employee benefit programs through providers such as Welfare Group.
• Bed and Breakfast and Room and Breakfast Association (Associazione B&B e R&B) This association represents Bed and Breakfast and Room and Breakfast accommodations, promotes local tourism, and manages the bedandbreakfastravenna.it portal.
• Professional Training and Development (FORMart) FORMart is the association's vocational training and professional development division.
• National Association of Seniors and Pensioners (ANAP) (Associazione Nazionale Anziani e Pensionati) ANAP provides services for seniors and pensioners, including social services, anti-fraud campaigns, and elder protection programs.
• Social and Cultural Association (ANCOS) (Associazione Nazionale COoperatori Sociali) ANCOS provides social and cultural services and support for members' social welfare needs.
• EBER Benefits and SME Support (EBER Prestazioni) EBER Prestazioni is the Emilia-Romagna artisan-sector bilateral body providing employee benefits, maternity support, assistance for fragile workers, school attendance contributions, and SME investment incentives for digitalization and ESG transitions.
• ConfESG Sustainability Reporting (ConfESG) ConfESG provides sustainability reporting and ESG services for member companies.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• EBER (Ente Bilaterale dell'Emilia-Romagna)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2017EBER is the bilateral body of Emilia-Romagna artisan sector. Confartigianato is part of this joint structure with trade unions (CGIL-CISL-UIL) and other artisan associations. EBER provides welfare benefits to workers and businesses including maternity support, fragile worker assistance, and various family benefits.
• Welfare GroupnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Confartigianato Imprese Ravenna and Welfare Group to bring Corporate Welfare to artisanal businesses in the province.
• ANAP (Associazione Nazionale Anziani e Pensionati)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Association of Seniors and Pensioners operating within Confartigianato, providing services to elderly members and running initiatives like anti-fraud awareness campaigns.
• ANCoScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfartigianato's companion organization providing social and cultural services to members.
• Confartigianato Donne ImpresacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program within Confartigianato focused on supporting women entrepreneurs and business owners.
• Gruppo Giovani ImprenditoricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung Entrepreneurs group within Confartigianato supporting the next generation of business leaders.
• FORMArtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfartigianato's training and professional development entity.
• Patronato INAPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatronage institute providing social security and welfare assistance to workers and citizens.
• CAAF ConfartigianatocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTax assistance centers providing qualified fiscal services to citizens and businesses.
• Consorzio CenPinotableTechnology or IntegrationEnergy consortium that enables Confartigianato's Energy Service to offer consultation and potential savings on electricity and gas for both business and domestic members.
• Promos ItalianotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany of the Italian Chamber of Commerce System for internationalization, organizing events, B2B sessions, and export support services for member businesses.
• Ministry of the Interior (Ministero dell'Interno)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAP Confartigianato signed a protocol with the Ministry of the Interior to prevent scams against elderly people, including awareness campaigns and distribution of anti-fraud guides.
• Camera di Commercio di Ferrara RavennanotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Commerce serving the territory, collaborating on initiatives including the Tariffario Casa and various business support programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• FORMArt (Confartigianato Formazione): FORMArt is Confartigianato's own nationwide vocational training entity and a subsidiary in the same system as Confartigianato Servizi, delivering the training and upskilling services that the Ravenna chapter resells to its members.
• EBER - Ente Bilaterale dell'Artigianato Emilia-Romagna: EBER is the bilateral body of the Emilia-Romagna artisan sector jointly run by Confartigianato, trade unions (CGIL-CISL-UIL) and other artisan associations; it provides welfare benefits to workers and businesses which Confartigianato channels to its members.

Direct peers

• CNA - Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa: CNA is Italy's main directly competing trade association for artisans and small/medium enterprises, offering the same suite of tax, labor, credit, training and representation services and competing for the same member base as Confartigianato provincial chapters.
• Confcooperative - Confederazione Cooperative Italiane: Confcooperative is the Italian association of cooperatives organized at territorial level, sharing the same cooperative/association legal form and providing member support services (training, credit, representation) comparable to Confartigianato's offerings.
• Confcommercio - Confederazione Generale Italiana delle Imprese, delle Attività Professionali e del Lavoro Autonomo: Confcommercio is Italy's main trade association for commercial, tourism and service businesses, also organized provincially and offering similar services (CAAF, patronage, training, representation) that overlap with Confartigianato on shared SME members.
• Casartigiani: Casartigiani is another major national Italian artisans' association, organized in provincial chapters, providing overlapping services such as tax assistance (CAAF), labor consulting, training and collective representation to the same SME member population.
• Confesercenti - Confederazione Italiana Esercenti Attività Commerciali, Turistiche e dei Servizi: Confesercenti represents small commerce, tourism and service businesses through provincial chapters and overlaps directly with Confartigianato Ravenna's SME services; the two recently exchanged coordination of two territorial enterprise tables (Romagna Faentina and Bassa Romagna).

Regional players

• Camera di Commercio di Ferrara e Ravenna: The local Chamber of Commerce for Ferrara and Ravenna is a public territorial body that collaborates with Confartigianato (e.g., on the Tariffario Casa reference publication) and overlaps on services such as business registry support, training and territorial economic promotion.

Broad incumbents

• Confindustria - Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana: Confindustria is the largest Italian employers' federation representing industry at national and territorial level, overlapping on labor consulting, training and representation services for SMEs in the same Ravenna provincial ecosystem.
• Confartigianato Imprese (Nazionale): The national federation that Confartigianato Servizi belongs to; provides the umbrella brand, lobbying and shared service infrastructure (FORMArt, INAPA, ConfESG) on which the Ravenna chapter operates, and sets strategy and standards for all provincial chapters.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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