Nantes Atlantique Business Club

What Nantes Atlantique Business Club does

Nantes Atlantique Business Club (NABC) is a French non-profit professional networking association founded on March 21, 2018 and headquartered at 18 Avenue Jacques Cartier, 44800 Saint-Herblain, near Nantes. Operating as an association loi 1901 (RCS 841 464 704 00029), the club serves business professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and decision-makers in the Pays de la Loire region by organizing approximately ten annual lunch events (déjeuners) featuring notable speakers from politics, sports, media, business, and entertainment. Confirmed upcoming and past speakers include former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, General Pierre de Villiers, aerobatics pilot Dorine Bourneton, and Porsche France's Dominik Gruber.

The club's product surface comprises three core offerings: an annual membership (NABC Annual Membership) granting access to the ten yearly lunch events, inter-club events across a national Business Club network, and the member address directory; the lunch events themselves, held across venues such as Stade de la Beaujoire, Palais des Congrès Atlantia, L'Abbaye de Villeneuve, and Centre Porsche; and a Business Announcements classifieds section where members post jobs, business offers, and member-to-member posts. The underlying technology is a standard website plus YouTube and LinkedIn channels for promotion and content distribution; there is no proprietary AI or data platform.

The revenue model is subscription-based: members pay annual cotisations (membership fees) with separate charges for individual lunch participation. Marketing and distribution are primarily direct via the website and organic social channels (LinkedIn, YouTube), supplemented by media partnerships with Business Events, Business Time, Golf Events, and WiiSmile. The organization has roughly 10 employees, events scheduled through December 2026, and operates exclusively on a registered-member basis with no public listing, external funding, or parent company.

Name

Nantes Atlantique Business Club

Legal name

NANTES ATLANTIQUE BUSINESS CLUB

Website

https://nantes-atlantique-business-club.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nantes Atlantique Business Club is a French non-profit association founded in 2018 that organizes approximately ten annual lunch events with notable speakers, serving business professionals and decision-makers in the Pays de la Loire region via annual membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Networking and Business Club Membership

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Membership Clubs (Category-Focused) (CRAEADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Premium/Upmarket Membership Clubs (CRAEADAG)

Keywords

• Professional networking events
• Business lunch club
• Executive networking membership
• Speaker event association
• Business club membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Herblain

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: The club generates revenue through annual membership subscriptions. Members pay a yearly cotizati (cotisation) that includes access to 10 annual lunch events, inter-club events, and the member address directory. Additional fees apply for individual lunch participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nantes Atlantique Business Club sells an annual membership that grants business professionals access to 10 curated lunch events per year, each featuring a notable speaker from politics, business, sports, media, or entertainment. Membership also includes entry to inter-club events across the national Business Club network and access to a private member address directory, with an additional per-lunch participation fee charged on top of the annual subscription.

Product overview

Nantes Atlantique Business Club is a professional networking organization that operates as a single unified membership program. The core offering consists of annual membership access to business lunch events (dejeuners) with notable speakers, inter-club networking opportunities, and a member directory. Additional features include a business announcements section for member-to-member classifieds. The club organizes approximately 10 lunch events per year featuring personalities from business, politics, sports, media, and entertainment sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NABC Annual Membership Annual subscription that grants members access to 10 business lunch meetings (déjeuners) per year, inter-club events across the national Business Club network, and the club's private member address directory. Targeted at business professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and decision-makers in the Nantes region.
• Business Lunch Events (Déjeuners) Approximately 10 lunch events per year featuring notable speakers from politics, sports, media, business, and entertainment, providing in-person networking opportunities for club members in the Nantes metropolitan area.
• Business Announcements (Annonces Business) Member-exclusive classifieds section where members can post business announcements, job opportunities, and special offers, available only to registered NABC members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Business EventsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for event promotion and content distribution. Business Events is a partner organization in the Business Club network.
• Business TimeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for magazine and digital content promotion within the Business Club network.
• Golf EventsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf Events is a partner organization offering networking activities for Business Club members.
• WiiSmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWiiSmile is a national partner offering employee benefits services (CSE, vacation vouchers, gift cards, meal tickets, personal services, and online courses) to club members and their companies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF: MEDEF is France's largest employer federation, representing French businesses across all sectors with paid corporate memberships and executive events. Comparable to NABC as a dues-funded membership body serving senior business decision-makers, but operates as a policy and lobbying organization at national scale rather than a regional networking club.

Direct peers

• BNI France: BNI is the world's largest structured business referral and networking organization, with active French chapters running weekly member meetings in a paid-membership format. Directly comparable to NABC in offering paid, recurring business-networking membership, though BNI emphasizes cross-referral rather than keynote speaker events.
• Rotary France: Rotary is a global service-and-networking club with dense chapter coverage across France, including the Nantes region. Comparable to NABC in paid-membership model, regular in-person chapter meetings, and member directory concept, though Rotary's mission skews toward civic service rather than keynote-driven executive networking.
• Paris Europlace: Paris Europlace is a Paris-based financial-market networking organization promoting the Paris marketplace through curated member events and high-profile speaker programming. Comparable to NABC in targeting senior business professionals via member-funded access to high-caliber speakers and events, but operates at national/international scale and is finance-focused.
• Lions Club France: Lions Club operates paid, dues-funded local chapters across France with regular dinner meetings and a member directory. Comparable in club-meeting cadence and dues-based membership structure, though its programming centers on civic fundraising rather than keynote speaker access.

Others

• Les Échos: Les Échos is France's leading business daily, which runs paid Le Club events and networking programs targeting senior executives and decision-makers. Comparable to NABC in serving the same executive audience via membership-based access to high-profile speaker events, but functions primarily as a media company with events as a secondary line.

Regional players

• CCI Nantes St-Nazaire: The local Chamber of Commerce and Industry serving the same Nantes metropolitan area as NABC, providing paid business services, networking events, and member directories to regional enterprises. Directly comparable in geography and target customer base, though CCI is a public administrative body with mandated services rather than a private curated club.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCs7zCsShx6qacV_MGTjAnFg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nantes-atlantique-business-club

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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