MEF68

What MEF68 does

MEF68 (Maison de l'Emploi et de la Formation Mulhouse Sud Alsace), founded in 1993, is a French non-profit local development organisation headquartered at 9 Avenue Konrad Adenaueur in Sausheim, operating across the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace with approximately 15 employees. The organisation functions as a coordinating body that connects economic, social, and territorial actors across the Haut-Rhin territory, serving four primary stakeholder groups: enterprises (recruitment support, HR platforms, social clause facilitation for public procurement), institutions and public authorities (employment device coordination, local economic development initiatives, territorial project tracking), associations (social innovation project support through Fabrique à Projets and Courts-Circuits), and individuals or job seekers (career guidance through PLIE accompaniment and the Mon métier de Demain platform). Its core technology footprint is operational rather than technical: a classified documentary database of approximately 1,000 resources on employment, training, and economic development topics, a multi-channel digital presence (website, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, segmented newsletter), and email-based appointment scheduling with named programme leads.

MEF68's service portfolio centres on three core programmes: the PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi) employment integration programme providing personalised accompaniment for job seekers, advisory services on social clauses in public procurement (Clause sociale) positioned for the August 2026 generalisation mandated by the French Climate and Resilience law, and Gestion territoriale de la ressource humaine, a coordination space for dialogue between economic development, employment, training, and insertion actors. Supporting offerings include the Plateforme RH for SME recruitment, the Mon métier de Demain career guidance platform, the Fabrique à Projets social innovation incubator, and recurring events such as the WARUM NICHT! Franco-German cross-border employment forum (scheduled September 16, 2026 at Parc Expo de Mulhouse) and the Forum Jobs d'été summer job fair (April 23, 2026).

The organisation operates a public funding revenue model rather than a commercial one: services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and financed through institutional partnerships, departmental and regional grants, and territorial development programmes. Distribution occurs through email-based scheduled appointments with named programme contacts, direct on-the-ground accompaniment, participation in territorial events and forums, and the multi-channel digital footprint. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct enterprise and institutional engagement rather than product-led or transactional sales, with no commercial pricing model and no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or ownership structure beyond its status as an independent local public initiative organisation.

Name

MEF68

Legal name

MEF 68

Website

https://mef-mulhouse.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MEF68 is a French non-profit local development organisation coordinating employment, training, and territorial development programmes for enterprises, public institutions, associations, and job seekers in the Haut-Rhin region of Alsace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sausheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and institutional grants: As a local public interest organization in the Haut-Rhin territory, MEF68 operates primarily through public funding, institutional partnerships, and territorial development grants. Revenue is derived from collaborations with local authorities, public institutions, and territorial development programs rather than commercial product/service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MEF68 is a non-profit local public initiative organization that coordinates employment, training, and territorial economic development services in the Haut-Rhin department. It delivers the PLIE accompaniment program for job seekers, supports the integration of social clauses into public procurement, and runs a territorial HR management coordination space connecting economic, employment, training, and inclusion actors across the Mulhouse Sud Alsace territory.

Product overview

MEF68 (Maison de l'Emploi et de la Formation Mulhouse Sud Alsace) is a local development organization offering a coordinated suite of employment, training, and social inclusion services for businesses, institutions, associations, and individuals in the Haut-Rhin region. The core offerings include the PLIE employment support program, social clause tools for public procurement, and territorial HR management coordination. Supporting services include the Mon métier de Demain career development platform, an HR recruitment platform, the Fabrique à Projets innovation lab, and a documentary database with ~1,000 resources. The organization also runs recurring cross-border employment events like WARUM NICHT (Franco-German employment forum) and the Forum Jobs d'été (summer job forum).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi) Personalized professional pathway accompaniment program that helps job seekers in the Haut-Rhin territory build sustainable career pathways through local employment and inclusion initiatives. Targeted at individuals facing barriers to employment.
• Clause sociale (Social Clause Advisory) Advisory and operational support service helping public buyers and contractors integrate social clauses into public procurement contracts as a lever for employment, inclusion, and local economic support. Targeted at public institutions and enterprises bidding on public contracts.
• Gestion territoriale de la ressource humaine (Territorial HR Management) Coordination and dialogue space connecting economic development, employment, training, and insertion actors to address local workforce needs in the Haut-Rhin territory. Targeted at public institutions, training organizations, and employers.
• Mon métier de Demain Career development support service helping individuals prepare for future professions and evolving job market demands, with particular focus on cross-border Franco-German employment opportunities. Targeted at job seekers and career changers in the Haut-Rhin region.
• Plateforme RH HR platform providing recruitment support, human resources project assistance, and specific tools tailored for SMEs and TPEs in the Haut-Rhin territory. Targeted at local enterprises and small business owners.
• Fabrique à Projets Project development support service helping associations and local actors build social innovation projects and local economic initiatives. Targeted at non-profit associations and social economy organizations in Haut-Rhin.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPLIE is a local partnership structure supporting employment integration initiatives. MEF68 collaborates with PLIE to provide personalized career pathway accompaniment for job seekers, coordinating resources for employment inclusion across the territory.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Missions Locales: National network of local youth employment and insertion organizations including Missions Locales in Mulhouse and throughout France. Comparable because they deliver employment accompaniment, career guidance, and inclusion pathways to young job seekers — directly paralleling MEF68's PLIE and individual-support services.
• Maison de l'Emploi de Lyon: Another French 'Maison de l'Emploi et de la Formation' operating in the Lyon metropolitan area. Comparable because it is the same institutional concept — a local coordinator of employment, training, and economic development actors — applied in a different French territory.
• Cap emploi: Specialized French employment service network supporting workers with disabilities. Comparable because it operates as a territorial intermediary coordinating employment insertion pathways between employers and job seekers, mirroring MEF68's PLIE and clause sociale model.

Broad incumbents

• APEC: Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres, the national body supporting executive recruitment and career guidance in France. Comparable because it offers career-pathway and recruitment-support services overlapping MEF68's 'Mon métier de Demain' and HR platform offerings.
• AFPA: Agence nationale pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes, the national vocational training provider. Comparable because it offers training and professional retraining services to job seekers in Haut-Rhin, directly paralleling MEF68's employment and training coordination mandate.
• France Travail: France's national employment agency (formerly Pôle Emploi) operating across all territories including Haut-Rhin. Comparable because it is the primary public provider of employment services and job-seeker support that MEF68 complements locally.

Regional players

• CCI Alsace Eurométropole: The local Chamber of Commerce and Industry serving Alsace including Mulhouse. Comparable because it supports enterprise creation, recruitment, and territorial economic development for the same Haut-Rhin business community MEF68 serves.
• ADIRA: Agence de Développement d'Alsace, the regional economic development agency supporting business setup and expansion in Alsace. Comparable because it operates in the same territorial economic development space as MEF68, with overlapping enterprise-facing mandates.
• Conseil Départemental du Haut-Rhin: The Haut-Rhin departmental government authority. Comparable because it funds and shapes employment and social inclusion policy in the exact territory MEF68 serves, acting both as a public partner and as an alternative delivery channel for similar programs.
• Eurométropole de Mulhouse: The local intermunicipal authority governing Mulhouse and surrounding communes. Comparable because it is a key public partner and potential funder for MEF68, while itself running territorial employment and economic development programs in the same Haut-Rhin territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mefdemulhouse
• Facebookfacebook.com/La-MEF-Mulhouse-Sud-Alsace-281323303875
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mef68

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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