What Lc Formations does

LC Formations is a French professional training organization founded in 2019 and registered under SIRET 88379731800036, headquartered at 50 avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris. The company delivers in-person, fully customized training programs to small businesses, artisans, employees, micro-entrepreneurs and business owners, with an explicit regional focus on Martinique, Corsica and metropolitan France. Its catalog spans roughly 70 courses across twelve categories including digital marketing, management and leadership, foreign languages, IT, gastronomy, well-being, sales, and business compliance, with notable recent additions in e-commerce platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop) and social media.

The organization operates with a minimal internal team of approximately six people, supplemented by a network of 43 external, non-salaried trainers who deliver sessions on client sites or in dedicated premises. All sessions are financed 100% through French professional-training funds (OPCO, Agefice, FIFPL, FAF), meaning end-clients pay no direct fees; LC Formations bills the financing bodies after convention signing and funding-agreement receipt. The company holds the Qualiopi quality certification, mandatory for accessing French state-funded training demand, and was issued internal regulations and general terms of sale on 14 April 2021. Since 2019 it has trained 305+ stagiaires and 298+ business owners, delivered 200+ sessions since the beginning of 2023, and reports a 95.9% average satisfaction score.

The go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-consumer, combining local field outreach with digital channels (Facebook, Instagram, and a budget-eligibility web form with a 24-hour callback commitment). The organization is privately held and bootstrapped, with no external investors, subsidiaries, parent company, M&A activity or restructuring disclosed. Laurène Castillon is identified as the editorial/direction contact. Distribution relies on OPCO/Agefice/FIFPL/FAF financing partnerships as the primary demand channel, with no app, API, or technology platform of note.

Name

Lc Formations

Legal name

LC Formations

Website

https://lc-formations.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LC Formations is a French Qualiopi-certified training organization founded in 2019 that delivers 70+ customized in-person courses, financed via OPCO and similar funds, to SMBs, artisans, employees and business owners in Martinique, Corsica and metropolitan France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Training Course Marketplaces (B2B Content Libraries) (EDAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sales, Marketing & Digital Marketing Certifications (EDAAANAF), Project, Program & Portfolio Management Certifications (EDAAANAB)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Continuing education
• In-person corporate training
• OPCO funded training
• Small business skills development

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Financement OPCO: Les formations sont entièrement financées et prises en charge grâce au budget de formation annuel des entreprises, incluant les fonds des OPCO, Agefice, FIFPL et FAF. L'inscription est validée après signature de la convention et réception de l'accord de prise en charge de l'organisme financeur. Aucun acompte n'est demandé au client.
2. Sous-traitance de Formation: LC Formations se réserve le droit de sous-traiter l'animation de la formation à des sous-traitants. Les formateurs externes sont des collaborateurs non salariés.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lc Formations delivers in-person, fully personalized professional training courses (formation professionnelle) for proximity retailers, artisans, employees, and small-business owners in metropolitan France, Martinique, and Corsica. Courses span digital marketing, management, languages, IT, gastronomy, business management, wellness, sales, and e-commerce platforms, with each program individually tailored to the participant's needs and delivered by a network of 43 external trainers. All training is 100% financed through French public/paritarian training funds (OPCO, Agefice, FIFPL, FAF) so participants pay no direct fees.

Product overview

Lc Formations is a training organization (organisme de formation) offering over 70 professional training courses primarily targeting small businesses, artisans, employees, and entrepreneurs in France, Martinique, and Corsica. The company operates as a unified training services provider with courses organized into major categories: Digital Marketing & Communication (marketing digital, SEO, social media management, e-commerce platforms, graphic design tools), Management & Leadership (leadership development, management fundamentals, optimization), Languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese), IT & Software (AI, cybersecurity, Microsoft Office suite, web development tools), Gastronomy (culinary arts, wine, mixology), Wellness (massage therapy, reflexology, stress management), and Business Skills (sales techniques, accounting, GDPR compliance). All training is delivered in-person by external trainers and is 100% financed through OPCO and other professional training funds. The company emphasizes personalized training solutions adapted to regional specificities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Marketing Digital In-person digital marketing training covering online promotion techniques, SEO, social media marketing, and e-commerce platform management, intended for small-business owners and employees of proximité commerces and artisans.
• Formation Management & Leadership In-person management training covering leadership skills, team organization, conflict management, and managerial interview techniques, targeting current and aspiring managers, team leaders, and small-business owners.
• Formation Communication Digitale In-person digital communication training covering social media management, content creation, video production, photography, and graphic-design tools, intended for small-business owners and communication professionals.
• Formation Langues Étrangères In-person foreign-language training covering English (beginner to professional level), Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Japanese, intended for professionals and small-business owners needing language skills for their role or commerce.
• Formation Informatique In-person IT training covering AI, cybersecurity, the Apple ecosystem, Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), and 3D modelling with SketchUp, intended for professionals and small-business owners seeking digital fluency.
• Formation Gastronomie In-person culinary-arts training covering meat maturation, sous-vide cooking, sushi preparation, wine tasting, mixology, and sommelier techniques, intended for restaurant professionals and culinary practitioners.
• Formation Gestion & Comptabilité In-person business-management training covering financial management, tax planning, business-structure assessment, and Excel proficiency, intended for small-business owners, managers, and self-employed professionals.
• Formation Bien-être & Développement Personnel In-person wellness and personal-development training covering massage techniques (Ayurvedic, intuitive, lymphatic drainage, plantar reflexology), stress management, and self-affirmation, intended for wellness practitioners and beauty professionals.
• Formation Développement Commercial & Vente In-person sales and commercial-development training covering sales techniques, client prospecting, customer-service excellence, and merchandising, intended for sales staff, shop managers, and small-business owners.
• Formation Entreprise (RGPD, Fiscalité, Accompagnement) In-person business-compliance training covering GDPR (RGPD), taxation, business-structure evaluation, and customized support for entrepreneurs, intended for small-business owners and managers needing to formalize regulatory obligations.
• Formation E-commerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop) In-person e-commerce platform training covering Shopify, WooCommerce, and PrestaShop for creating and managing online stores, intended for merchants and small-business owners launching or growing an online sales channel.
• Formation Réseaux Sociaux In-person social-media training covering Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and community-management strategies, intended for small-business owners and marketing/commercial staff seeking to build audience and engagement on social platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95.9% de satisfaction moyenne parmi les 305+ stagiaires formés depuis 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OPCO (Opérateurs de Compétences)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLes OPCO (remplaçant les OPCA) encadrent la formation professionnelle et financent l'apprentissage. Ils aident les branches à construire les certifications professionnelles et accompagnent les PME pour définir leurs besoins en formation. Tous les actifs (salariés, non-salariés, agents publics, apprentis, micro-entrepreneurs et dirigeants) peuvent bénéficier des OPCO.
• AgeficecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFonds d'assurance formation pour les dirigeants et salariés des entreprises du commerce, de la réparation automobile et des services. Partenaire majeur pour le financement des formations des chefs d'entreprise.
• FIFPLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFonds interprofessionnel de formation des professions libérales. Financement des formations pour les travailleurs non-salariés et professions libérales.
• FAFcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFonds d'assurance formation sectoriel. Partenaire pour le financement de la formation professionnelle continue.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cegos: France's largest corporate training and professional development provider; overlaps with LC Formations on management, leadership, sales and digital training but operates at national/enterprise scale with blended delivery.
• Manpower Group Solutions: Large incumbent offering professional training and workforce development services to French employers, with OPCO-funded offerings — broader portfolio but overlapping SMB and employee training segment.
• CCI Formation (Réseau des CCI): Chambers of Commerce training network serving merchants, artisans and small business owners in metropolitan and overseas France — directly comparable target segment and OPCO-financed in-person delivery.
• Adecco Training: Major French staffing and training player offering OPCO-funded upskilling and reskilling programs targeting employed workers and SMBs — comparable customer base and funding mechanics.

Direct peers

• Formapro: French professional training organization specialized in OPCO-financed courses for artisans, merchants and SMBs across commercial, digital and management topics.
• IFOCOP: French professional training specialist offering OPCO/CPF-financed programs across management, digital, commerce and entrepreneurship for SMBs and employees — a comparable catalog and funding model.
• AFTRAL: French Qualiopi-certified training organization delivering OPCO-funded programs to enterprises and independents, with a national trainer network — analogous operational model to LC Formations.
• CNFCE (Centre National de Formation Continue et d'Études): French Qualiopi-certified training organization offering OPCO-funded courses to SMBs, employees and entrepreneurs across topics including management, marketing digital and commerce — a closely matched peer in catalog and funding model.
• ADEN Formations: French Qualiopi-certified training organization delivering OPCO-funded présentiel and blended programs to artisans, merchants and employees across digital, commercial and management topics.

Emerging players

• Skills4All: France-based OPCO/CPF-eligible digital skills training provider offering marketing digital, IT and management courses to SMBs and employees — an emerging competitor with a more digital-first delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lc-Formations-100089795270515
• Instagraminstagram.com/p/C69BLfqtqXx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lc-formations

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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