GEBS - Groupement des Entreprises des Boucles de Seine

What GEBS - Groupement des Entreprises des Boucles de Seine does

GEBS (Groupement des Entreprises des Boucles de Seine) is a volunteer-run French non-profit business networking association (association loi 1901), founded in 2006 and headquartered in Le Pecq, Yvelines, with a legal registered office in Sartrouville. The organization serves as a peer-support and advocacy platform for 246 member companies in the Boucles de Seine territory of western Paris suburbs, spanning micro-enterprises through to large enterprises including CAC 40 brands such as BNP Paribas and AG2R La Mondiale. Its core offering is a tiered annual membership subscription (€300-450/year based on headcount) that grants access to a searchable member directory, 50+ annual networking events (Déjeuners 3D, speed-consulting sessions, breakfasts, an annual job fair), expert commissions covering HR, finance, legal, events, RSE and business development, and representation before local institutions including the prud'hommes labor court and CCI Versailles-Yvelines.

The technology platform is modest: a Pim@lys CMS-built website hosting the member directory (394 entries with Mapbox-powered interactive map), event registration, job board, document repository, and member authentication via Google and Facebook OAuth. Google Analytics provides web statistics. There is no proprietary software development, no AI/ML capability, and no mobile application; the digital layer exists to support an essentially offline, relationship-driven value proposition.

The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with growth historically reliant on member referrals (formalized through a 'parrain' sponsor field), word-of-mouth, and outreach at GEBS-hosted events. Strategic revenue streams are limited to recurring membership dues; the organization generates no advertising, product, or service revenue. Key institutional partnerships include CASGBS (the local agglomeration community), CCI Versailles-Yvelines, Pôle Emploi (signed March 2023), and IXcampus (joint tech impact incubator launched September 2022), positioning GEBS as a bridge between the regional SME ecosystem and public employment, training, and innovation infrastructure.

Name

GEBS - Groupement des Entreprises des Boucles de Seine

Legal name

Groupement des Entreprises des Boucles de Seine

Website

https://gebs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GEBS is a volunteer-run, non-profit French business networking association founded in 2006, serving 246 member companies — from micro-businesses to CAC 40 enterprises — in the Boucles de Seine / Yvelines territory through tiered annual memberships, 50+ yearly events, expert commissions, and institutional advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

SARTROUVILLE, Ile-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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 / subscriptions: GEBS generates revenue exclusively through annual membership fees paid by member companies. Fees are tiered by headcount: €300/year for 0–6 employees, €375/year for 7–20 employees, €450/year for more than 20 employees, with an additional €150 per year for each additional company entity within multi-entity groups. The organization is a non-profit association (loi 1901) and does not appear to generate revenue from product sales, advertising, or service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GEBS is a non-profit business networking and peer-support association (association loi 1901) for companies in the Boucles de Seine/Yvelines territory. Its core offering is annual membership that gives companies access to a searchable 246-company B2B directory, a calendar of networking events (Déjeuners 3D, breakfasts, speed-consulting, job fair, conferences), expert commissions (HR, finance, legal, events, RSE, communication, business development), collective representation to public authorities, and a member document repository.

Product overview

The GEBS platform operates as a unified member networking association offering an integrated suite of services. The core platform combines a searchable member directory (394 companies across 46+ sectors) with an event management system hosting networking lunches, breakfasts, and workshops. Supporting services include a job and classifieds board, business support (legal, fiscal, banking assistance), and a document repository for member resources. All services are accessible through a secure member area authenticated via Google or Facebook login.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEBS Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• The organization claims to have helped companies avoid or resolve significant financial disputes, including €50,000 in tax professional fees, €2.2 million in a Cour de Cassation case, €1 million in a banking/lease dispute, and €800,000 in prud'hommes case

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• L'Hebdo de l'Assemblée (National Assembly)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 December 2024National Assembly newsletter featured GEBS in December 2024, covering the organization's activities and advocacy work, particularly related to youth employment (Bus des Métiers) and orientation programs.
• Pôle EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2023A formal partnership agreement was signed on 14 March 2023 between GEBS and the national employment service. The partnership aims to strengthen links between the business community and the employment sector, facilitating recruitment and job placement for GEBS members' companies and job seekers in the territory.
• IXcampuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2022IXcampus and CASGBS jointly launched the first tech impact incubator on the Boucles de Seine territory in September 2022. GEBS is closely associated with this initiative, promoting it to its members and participating in its development as a core economic development project.
• APESA YVELINES (Appui aux Entrepreneurs en Souffrance d'Activité)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019GEBS is a founding member of the APESA YVELINES network, created by the President of the Commercial Court of Versailles. The network provides psychological and advisory support to entrepreneurs experiencing professional hardship. GEBS has a dedicated commission (Commission d'experts) that helps companies in difficulty.
• Tribunal des Prud'hommes (Labor Court representatives)minorOthers · 1 January 2018Since 2018, GEBS has had representatives at the prud'hommes (labor court), providing members with expert guidance on employment disputes and legal proceedings.
• CASGBS (Communauté d'Agglomération Saint-Germain Boucles de Seine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASGBS is the primary institutional partner of GEBS. The agglomeration community covers the Boucles de Seine territory and provides financial aid programs for local businesses that GEBS promotes to its members. CASGBS and GEBS jointly launched the first tech impact incubator on the territory (with IXcampus), and CASGBS supports GEBS's economic development initiatives including the Bus des Métiers and other youth employment programs.
• CCI Versailles-Yvelines (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Versailles-Yvelines is a key institutional partner. GEBS has had elected representatives at CCI elections and maintains ongoing collaboration on business support programs, training, and economic development initiatives in the Yvelines department.
• CMA Yvelines (Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Crafts and Trades Chamber of Yvelines is listed as a partner, providing support services for artisan and trades businesses within the GEBS network.
• Banque de FranceminorOthersThe Banque de France is listed as a partner on the website, providing economic data and financial support information to member companies through GEBS's communication channels.
• UrssafminorOthersListed as a partner providing social contribution guidance and support information shared with members.
• CPAM Yvelines (Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie)minorOthersListed as a partner, with the President of the CPAM reportedly among GEBS's notable members, facilitating health insurance and social protection guidance for member companies.
• DRIEETS Yvelines (Direction Régionale Interdépartementale de l'Economie, de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités)minorOthersListed as a partner providing regional economic, employment, and solidarity policy guidance to the GEBS network.
• Sous-préfecture des YvelinesminorOthersListed as a partner providing administrative and regulatory guidance to member businesses.
• MEDEF YvelinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner. GEBS has historically supported MEDEF Yvelines during professional elections, maintaining a collaborative relationship with the employer's confederation.
• Aides-entreprises.frminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner providing information on financial aid and subsidies available to businesses, which GEBS shares with its members.
• Magazine de SartrouvilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegular press partner that covers GEBS activities including AGM announcements, business events, youth programs, and the annual job fair. The magazine has published multiple articles about GEBS since 2008.
• Le Courrier des YvelinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional press partner covering GEBS activities since at least 2013, including the GEBS Games, business forums, and economic advocacy.
• Journal de SartrouvilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal press partner that covers GEBS activities in Sartrouville, including business events, solidarity initiatives, and economic news.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CCI France: National federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Operates broadly across all French business constituencies with many overlapping services (training, networking, advocacy, formal representation) but on a national scale rather than a local specialization.
• U2P (Union des Entreprises de Proximité): National federation representing very small enterprises (TPE) and craft businesses in France. Provides member services, networking, and advocacy overlapping with GEBS's constituency but at national scale with permanent staff and budget.
• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): National employers' federation representing French businesses in policy and labor relations. GEBS refers up to MEDEF; both advocate for business interests, but MEDEF is the dominant national interlocutor with government and unions.
• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises): National French SME confederation offering networking, advocacy, and member services. Comparable to GEBS in mission and supporting SME needs, but operating at a national level with a permanent staff and a much larger budget.

Direct peers

• APESA YVELINES: Regional network for entrepreneurs in professional difficulty, of which GEBS is a founding member since 2019. APESA provides psychological and advisory support to struggling entrepreneurs — a service GEBS also offers through its Commission d'experts. Highly comparable mission and target audience within the same territory.
• CCI Versailles-Yvelines: Local Chamber of Commerce and Industry serving the same Yvelines department as GEBS. Both serve as institutional representatives for local businesses, provide networking events, training, and economic advocacy. GEBS lists CCI as a core partner, indicating direct overlap in constituency and services.
• CMA Yvelines (Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat): Yvelines branch of the French Crafts and Trades Chamber, listed as a GEBS partner. Provides support services for artisan and trades businesses in the same territory, overlapping with GEBS's SME support and training offerings.
• CPME Yvelines: Regional branch of the Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises in Yvelines. Represents SME interests, provides networking and advocacy, and serves an overlapping SME constituency in the same geography as GEBS.
• MEDEF Yvelines: Regional branch of the French employers' federation in Yvelines. GEBS has historically supported MEDEF Yvelines during professional elections and lists it as a partner. Both represent local business interests with the public authorities and offer member services including networking and advocacy.

Emerging players

• Réseau Entreprendre: National network of business mentoring and entrepreneurship support across France. Provides peer-based support, networking, and growth advisory for SME leaders — directly comparable to GEBS's peer-support model — but with a stronger focus on growth-stage entrepreneurs and a more formal mentoring structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gebs-boucles-seine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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