Groupement de Prévention Agréé (GPA) Grand Est

What Groupement de Prévention Agréé (GPA) Grand Est does

GPA Grand Est (Groupement de Prévention Agréé Grand Est) is a non-profit association headquartered at 47 Route de Bischwiller, 67300 Schiltigheim, France (SIREN 933 374 431), operating as a state-approved business prevention organization under Article L.611-1 of the French Commerce Code. Founded on December 20, 2017, it serves small and medium-sized business owners in France's Grand Est region who are facing financial, operational, or strategic difficulties, delivering confidential advisory services free of charge to the entrepreneur.

The organization's service is built on a structured four-phase methodology: an initial intake and listening committee, followed by an internal study of the company's situation, and concluded by a hands-on accompaniment phase lasting up to one year and renewable once. Delivery is powered by a bench of approximately 30 volunteer experts — former CEOs, CFOs, bank directors, judicial administrators, and senior corporate leaders (recent additions include Chantal Augé ex-CEGEE and Christophe Bentz ex-Forvia) — supported by 8 territorial delegations covering every department of the Grand Est region. Across 500+ entrepreneurs supported since 2018 and more than 100 supported in 2025 alone, the bench provides senior, credentialed judgment rather than technology-led advisory.

The business model is membership-based and non-commercial. Entrepreneurs and supporting companies pay symbolic annual membership fees scaled to company turnover, supplemented by in-kind and financial backing from regional institutional partners including 8 partner banks, Chambers of Commerce and Trades (CCI, CMA), and employer federations (CPME, MEDEF, U2P, FFB Grand Est). Revenue is therefore a function of membership breadth rather than per-engagement billing. Governance is anchored by President Jean-Pierre Deramecourt (since August 2022, reconducted April 2026) and reinforced by a renewed prefectoral approval dated December 18, 2024, following the October 2024 merger with GPA France Est.

Name

Groupement de Prévention Agréé (GPA) Grand Est

Legal name

Groupement de Prévention Agréé – Grand Est

Website

https://gpagrandest.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GPA Grand Est is a non-profit, prefectoral-approved business prevention association providing free, confidential advisory services from 30 volunteer senior experts to small business owners facing financial or operational difficulties across France's Grand Est region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiltigheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual membership dues: GPA Grand Est provides free advisory services to member entrepreneurs. Members pay an annual membership fee determined by company size and revenue (based on turnover/chiffre d'affaires). Initial engagement from first contact through the full diagnostic and listening committee process is free of charge. The annual membership is a symbolic cost required to access ongoing accompaniment for up to one year, renewable once.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GPA Grand Est provides free, confidential business prevention and support to TPE and PME entrepreneurs in the Grand Est region facing difficulties. Volunteer retired executives (former CEOs, CFOs, bank directors, consular judges) conduct on-site diagnostics, build tailored action plans covering commercial, financial, legal, and HR dimensions, and accompany the entrepreneur over a renewable 1-year period. Access requires annual membership with a symbolic fee scaled to company turnover.

Product overview

GPA Grand Est is a single, unified advisory service rather than a platform with modular components. It provides confidential, free-of-charge support to entrepreneurs facing business difficulties, delivered through a structured 4-phase methodology: initial contact via departmental delegates, an 'Ecoute' committee comprising volunteer retired executives who conduct on-site analysis, an internal study phase resulting in a written synthesis and action plan, and a 1-year accompaniment phase (renewable once) where experts guide implementation. No named product sub-brands or modules exist; the service offering is the GPA program itself, accessible through membership in the association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 500 entrepreneurs supported since 2018, including over 100 in 2025 alone

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ordre des Experts Comptables du Grand-EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresents the regional body of certified public accountants. Active member of the GPA Grand Est Council of Administration. Cooperates on joint training sessions and cross-referrals of entrepreneurs in difficulty to GPA experts.
• La Banque de l'Orme (filiale CEGEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of Caisse d'Epargne Grand Est Europe. Active member of the GPA Council of Administration. Co-presents at professional client events and contributes to GPA's financial expertise and referral network.
• CCI Grand Est (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chamber of commerce and industry. Active member of the GPA Council of Administration. Promotes GPA services to its business network and facilitates joint events and referrals.
• CPME Grand Est (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional employer confederation representing SMEs. Active member of the GPA Council of Administration (joined October 2024). Organizes joint events and refers member companies experiencing difficulties to GPA.
• CMA Grand Est (Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chamber of trades and crafts. Joined the GPA Council of Administration in April 2026. Provides access to the artisan entrepreneur community and facilitates cross-referrals of craftsmen in difficulty to GPA experts.
• U2P Grand Est (Union des Entreprises de Proximité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of proximity businesses. Joined the GPA Council of Administration in April 2026. Refers member entrepreneurs to GPA for prevention support.
• MEDEF Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional employers' federation ( Mouvement Français des Entreprises de Taille Humaine). Joined the GPA Council of Administration in April 2026. Organizes joint events (e.g., European Days of the Upper Rhine) and cross-refers business leaders to GPA.
• Région Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional council of Grand Est. Key institutional partner providing funding, meeting venues, and institutional legitimacy. Collaborates on economic resilience task forces and supports GPA's territorial deployment through its 12 Maisons de la Région.
• Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne (BPALC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional bank. Major institutional partner providing meeting venues for GPA's CA and AG assemblies (Strasbourg and Metz). Partnership agreement to refer entrepreneurs in difficulty from BPALC's branch network to GPA volunteer experts. Actively involved in GPA's governance and events.
• Caisse d'Epargne Grand Est Europe (CEGEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional savings bank. Hosts GPA's CA and AG meetings at its Strasbourg headquarters. Co-organizes events with GPA and refers clients experiencing difficulties. Parent of La Banque de l'Orme.
• 60,000 RebondsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association supporting entrepreneurs after business failure. GPA participates in 60,000 Rebonds events (e.g., 10th anniversary in Strasbourg, March 2026) and shares mutual interest in business rebound and prevention.
• Capital InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestment and business support organization operating in the Grand Est. Joint participation in press interviews and economic events with GPA president. Shared focus on entrepreneur support and business difficulty prevention.
• CCI Alsace EurométropoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal chamber of commerce for Strasbourg-Eurométropole area. Active participant in GPA events and training sessions. Provides meeting venues and cross-referrals for businesses in difficulty.
• FIDUESTminorOthersListed as a partner organization on the GPA website. Nature of partnership not further detailed in available source material.
• Compagnie Régionale des Commissaires aux Comptes de l'EstminorOthersListed as a partner organization on the GPA website. Provides connections to statutory auditors who may refer companies in difficulty.
• ARC AvocatsminorOthersListed as a partner organization on the GPA website.
• Fédération Française du Bâtiment (FFB) Grand EstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional building federation. Exploring partnership with GPA to refer construction sector entrepreneurs in difficulty, particularly through the PHOENIX operation supporting businesses in financial distress.
• Union des Entreprises de Moselle (UE57 / MEDEF Moselle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnership convention signed in October 2023 between GPA and UE57 (Union des Entreprises de Moselle), enabling systematic referral of member entrepreneurs in difficulty to GPA volunteer experts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Initiative France: National network of business support associations offering free advisory to entrepreneurs, including those in difficulty. Comparable in providing free, expert-driven SME support across regions, though broader in scope (creation + prevention + recovery).
• BPI France: Public investment bank supporting French SMEs through financing, guarantees, and acceleration. Comparable in supporting SME resilience, though it operates at much larger scale and primarily through capital provision rather than volunteer expert advisory.
• France Active: National network financing and supporting social-economy and at-risk entrepreneurs via a federation of regional associations. Closely comparable model (regional non-profits, expert volunteer bench, public-utility funding) operating at a national scale.

Direct peers

• ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique): National association financing and supporting entrepreneurs in difficulty, particularly micro-businesses and excluded populations. Comparable mission of supporting at-risk entrepreneurs with expert accompaniment and free advisory.
• BGE (Boutiques de Gestion): Federation of regional associations providing free SME creation, development, and difficulty advisory. Closely comparable service model (volunteer experts, departmental coverage, free services) addressing similar entrepreneur pain points.
• Réseau Entreprendre: Network of volunteer business leaders mentoring SME founders, including those in difficulty. Directly comparable through volunteer-expert model and free entrepreneur accompaniment, though stronger focus on growth-stage mentoring.
• 60,000 Rebonds: National non-profit supporting entrepreneurs after business failure through mentoring and post-rebound coaching. Directly comparable in mission (entrepreneur turnaround support) and overlapping network; GPA and 60,000 Rebonds already co-host events in Strasbourg.

Others

• CCI France (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie): National chamber-of-commerce network that is both a GPA partner and a parallel provider of SME difficulty advisory. Comparable target customer base (French SMEs) but represents a broader institutional scope rather than a direct competitor.
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables du Grand Est: Regional body of chartered accountants represented on GPA's Board. Comparable ecosystem role (provides diagnostic and advisory to struggling SMEs), but functions as an upstream referrer rather than a competitor service provider.

Regional players

• APESA: Regional association providing free expert-driven business prevention and turnaround support to SME entrepreneurs — directly comparable to GPA's agréé model under L.611-1 of the Commerce Code in another French region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GPA-Grand-Est-112532360598822
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gpagrandest

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles29 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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