Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux

What Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux does

Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux (MDEE), founded in 2006, is a French public-private non-profit organization established at the joint initiative of the Ville de Bordeaux, the French State, and Pôle Emploi (now France Travail). It operates as a territorial employment and enterprise coordination hub for the Bordeaux metropolitan area within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, with 102 employees and a headquarters in Bordeaux. Its mission is to coordinate four service lines: professional integration support for job seekers (Accueil & Accompagnement, PLIE – Plan Local Pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi, cyber espace, job search technique workshops); business creation and development assistance (Plateforme de l'Initiative, Pépinière Eco-Créative incubator, Pep' Bordeaux Chartrons); employer support for very small enterprises (RH TPE, common service offering, social insertion clauses management); and territorial economic development (GPEC – Gestion Prévisionnelle Territoriale des Emplois et des Compétences, ecological transition support unit for TPE, forums, and job dating events).

Through a mobilized network of 210 institutional partners, the organization reaches approximately 500 companies and nearly 14,000 individuals annually. Its core "product" is the coordination platform itself: it does not sell software, license IP, or operate a commercial marketplace. Instead, it aggregates public funding, partners, and beneficiaries into structured insertion, creation, and recruitment pathways. The technical surface is minimal—a static informational website (emploi-bordeaux.fr), an online appointment booking system for business creation counseling, and a job listing board—none of which constitute a proprietary technology stack.

The business model is fully publicly funded and free at the point of use. Revenue is sourced from the City of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Métropole, the Gironde Department, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the French State, AGEFIPH (disability employment), and the European Social Fund (FSE). There is no pricing model, no commercial GTM motion, no revenue model in the conventional sense, and no equity funding. The organization is therefore not an investable target in the traditional PE/VC/M&A sense; its value lies in its policy mandate, its territorial coordination function, and its recurring public funding.

Name

Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux

Legal name

Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux

Website

https://maison-emploi-bordeaux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux is a publicly funded non-profit created in 2006 by the City of Bordeaux, the French State, and Pôle Emploi to coordinate employment, business creation, and territorial development services for job seekers, entrepreneurs, and micro-enterprises in Bordeaux, serving ~14,000 individuals and ~500 companies annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Employment support services
• Business creation assistance
• Professional integration programs
• Job seeker counseling
• Employer HR support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux is a public-service organization that delivers free professional integration support for job seekers, business creation assistance for entrepreneurs (including an eco-creative incubator and the Plateforme de l'Initiative), and HR/recruitment support services for very small enterprises. It also coordinates territorial employment forecasting (Gestion Prévisionnelle Territoriale des Emplois et des Compétences), social insertion programs (PLIE, Clauses Sociales d'Insertion), and employment forums and job-dating events.

Product overview

Maison de l'Emploi et de l'Entreprise de Bordeaux is a public employment and enterprise support organization, not a software product company. It offers a portfolio of public service programs including professional integration support (Accueil & Accompagnement, PLIE), business creation assistance (Plateforme de l'Initiative, Pépinière Eco-Créative), employer support services (RH TPE, Clauses Sociales d'Insertion), territorial development (Gestion Prévisionnelle Territoriale), forums and job events, and ecological transition support. The organization operates as a coordination hub connecting over 210 partners with approximately 500 businesses and 14,000 individuals annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pep' Bordeaux Chartrons: Incubator/creative eco-space supporting business creation and development.
• Plateforme de l'Initiative
• Pépinière Eco-Créative

Products and services

• Accueil & Accompagnement

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding partner that created the organization at its initiative. Provides financial support and strategic direction for the organization's mission of employment access and economic development in Bordeaux.
• Pôle Emploi (France Travail)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding partner at the initiative of creating the organization. National public employment service providing operational support and integration with national employment policies.
• L'Etat (French State)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding partner that created the organization at its initiative. Provides institutional support and alignment with national employment and economic policies.
• Bordeaux MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority that provides financial support to the organization as part of the territorial ecosystem.
• Gironde DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental authority providing financial support to the organization.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority providing financial support to the organization.
• AGEFIPHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization managing contributions for the professional integration of disabled workers. Financial partner supporting programs for people with disabilities.
• Mission Locale de BordeauxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mission providing support to young people in their professional integration, working in partnership with the organization.
• CAP EMPLOIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting the professional insertion and job retention of disabled workers, partnered with the organization.
• Réseau de 210 partenaires (210 Partner Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive network of 210 institutional and organizational partners mobilized annually to support the organization's mission of employment access and economic development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: France's public investment bank providing financing and accompaniment for business creation, including for TPEs; addresses a similar business-creation-and-development customer base as the Maison de l'Emploi's entrepreneur-support services but at national scale and with commercial funding products.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): National public employment service and a co-founder of the Bordeaux Maison de l'Emploi; offers job listings, employer services and accompagnement nationwide, overlapping with the Maison de l'Emploi's core employment-integration mission but at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Initiative France: National network of Plateformes de l'Initiative providing financing and accompaniment for business creators — directly comparable to the Bordeaux organization's Plateforme de l'Initiative service and to other regional Plateformes under its coordination.
• ADIE: Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique supports business creation by people excluded from traditional employment, overlapping directly with the Maison de l'Emploi's Plateforme de l'Initiative and Pépinièere Eco-Créative activities.
• Missions Locales: National network of associations supporting the professional and social integration of young people aged 16–25; the Mission Locale de Bordeaux is itself a partner of the Maison de l'Emploi, and the two networks operate overlapping youth-integration missions.
• BGE (Boutiques de Gestion): National network supporting business creation and development; overlaps with the business-creation counseling, business plan support and incubation activities run by the Maison de l'Emploi's entrepreneurship offerings.
• Cap Emploi: Specialist network supporting professional insertion and job retention of disabled workers; CAP EMPLOI is a named partner in Bordeaux and the network shares the disability-focused insertion mission supported by AGEFIPH funding.
• Maison de l'Emploi de Lyon: Regional Maison de l'Emploi under the same national policy framework as the Bordeaux entity, delivering the same combination of employment integration, business creation support and employer services. Closest functional peer within the Maisons de l'Emploi network.
• Maison de l'Emploi de Toulouse: Toulouse metropolitan Maison de l'Emploi operating under the same national policy framework and offering the same mix of employment, business-creation and territorial-development services as the Bordeaux entity.
• Maison de l'Emploi de Marseille: Another large Maison de l'Emploi operating in a major French metropolitan area with the same public-service remit (PLIE insertion, business creation, GPEC, employer support), making it a directly comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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M&A

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