What Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Nantes St-Nazaire does

CCI Pays de la Loire (legal entity: CCI Pays de la Loire; doing business as CCI Nantes St-Nazaire among other territorial CCIs) is a French public state institution (établissement public de l'État) operating under the national CCI France federation. Headquartered at 1 rue Françoise Sagan, 44800 Saint-Herblain, it coordinates five territorial chambers across the Pays de la Loire region — CCI Nantes St-Nazaire, CCI Maine-et-Loire, CCI Mayenne, CCI Le Mans Sarthe, and CCI Vendée — and employs 251–500 staff (firmographic estimate). Its statutory remit covers business formalities, economic intelligence, and territorial economic development; operationally it delivers individual advisory, collective training programs, and online diagnostic tools to TPE/PME and industrial enterprises.

The product portfolio centers on three flagship accelerators and a set of diagnostic tools: DINAMIC+ (process and digital transformation for industrial firms), ECOPRODDUIRE (a 15-month eco-design program using Altermaker's ECODESIGN STUDIO for Life Cycle Assessment), and Ressourc'Eau (water management). Supporting offerings include EVAL Carbone Simplifiée (Scopes 1–3 carbon footprint), EVAL 360 Transition Environnement (environmental roadmap), "5 jours pour entreprendre" (entrepreneurship training), and Flash Diag Eau (free online self-assessment). Programs are delivered via field advisors across the five territorial CCIs and supported by self-serve digital channels. Core technology stack is lightweight: third-party LCA software (ECODESIGN STUDIO), Matomo for web analytics, and standard social-media integrations — no proprietary platform or AI/ML product.

The revenue model is hybrid and primarily publicly funded. CCI generates fee revenue from accompanying programs at partially subsidized prices — ECOPRODDUIRE is priced at €22,000 HT (€2,600–5,500 HT net after ADEME subsidy covering 60–80%) and Ressourc'Eau at €675–1,125 HT net after Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne and FEDER support — alongside professional training from CAP to BAC+5 and business-formalities services. The bulk of operating resources flow from the French state, regional authorities, ADEME, Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne, FEDER (EU), and partner institutions. GTM is enterprise field sales through proximity advisors, complemented by content marketing, events/webinars, and the national cci.fr portal. Customer mix spans large reference accounts (ERAM, Terra Botanica, Brioche Pasquier, Ackerman, Agromousquetaires/Laiterie Saint-Père) and a long tail of SMBs (506 enterprises received individual accompaniment in 2025; over 1,100 participated in collective ecological transition actions). No revenue, valuation, or private capital figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Nantes St-Nazaire

Legal name

CCI Pays de la Loire

Website

https://paysdelaloire.cci.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CCI Pays de la Loire is a French public state institution coordinating five territorial Chambers of Commerce across the Pays de la Loire region. It delivers business creation support, ecological and digital transition programs, training, and formalities services primarily to TPE/PME and industrial enterprises, financed by public subsidies and program fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Herblain

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. Professional services and training: CCI generates revenue through professional services, training programs, and accompaniment services for businesses. As a public institution, it also receives public funding.
2. Training programs: Revenue from professional and continuing education services, including programs from CAP to BAC+5 level.
3. Business formalities: Services related to business creation and administrative formalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCI Pays de la Loire is a regional public Chamber of Commerce and Industry that provides business support services to TPE and PME across the Pays de la Loire region. Core offerings include structured accelerator programs (DINAMIC+, Ecoprodduire, Ressourc'Eau), diagnostic tools (EVAL Carbone, EVAL 360, Flash Diag Eau), entrepreneurship training (5 jours pour entreprendre), professional training from CAP to BAC+5, business formalities administration, and advisory services covering ecological transition, digital transformation, commercial development, HR, financing, and business transmission.

Product overview

CCI Pays de la Loire operates as a regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry offering a portfolio of business support services organized around key themes: business creation and takeover, ecological transition, digital transition, commercial development, HR management, financing, leadership development, and business transmission. The service architecture combines individual consulting, collective training programs, and diagnostic tools. Core flagship programs include DINAMIC+ (process optimization and industry transformation), Ecoprodduire (eco-design and LCA), 5 jours pour entreprendre (entrepreneurship training), EVAL Carbone Simplifiée (carbon footprint assessment), EVAL 360 Transition Environnement (environmental assessment), and Ressourc'Eau (water management). The organization partners with ADEME and the Loire-Bretagne Water Agency to co-finance these programs for businesses in the Pays de la Loire region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DINAMIC+: Accélérateur de performance pour les entreprises industrielles visant à améliorer les processus et l'organisation et accélérer la transformation numérique et technologique.
• 5 jours pour entreprendre
• Ecoprodduire / ÉcoproDDuire
• Ressourc'Eau

Products and services

• DINAMIC+ Performance et Industrie An accelerator program helping businesses improve processes and organization, accelerating digital and technological transformation. Targeted at industrial enterprises seeking performance gains.
• 5 jours pour entreprendre

Quantifiable outcome

• 62+ companies benefited from ECOPRODDUIRE eco-design program since 2019
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Triennial program 2025-2027 for ecological transition animation supporting companies in circular economy, decarbonation, and climate change adaptation. ADEME provides 60-80% financial support for programs like ECOPRODDUIRE and EVAL Carbone.
• Agence de l'Eau Loire-BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-pilot of the Ressourc'Eau program for water management optimization, providing financial support and technical expertise for enterprises in the region.
• RUPTURstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-organization partner for REP Emballages professionnels (Extended Producer Responsibility for professional packaging), helping businesses understand new regulations and opportunities.
• Think+ (Jean-Marie Chevalier and Sandrine Pelletier)strategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpert eco-design consultants guiding companies through the 15-month ECOPRODDUIRE program with training and technical support.
• AltermakercoreTechnology or IntegrationDeveloper of ECODESIGN STUDIO software used within ECOPRODDUIRE program for life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis.
• SIVERT (Syndicat Intercommunal de Valorisation et de Recyclage Thermique des Déchets)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal union managing the energy recovery facility at Lasse, piloting the ECOCIR2 project for circular economy development.
• Communauté de communes Baugeois-ValléestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner in the ECOCIR2 circular economy project for territorial development.
• PAPRECstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste management operator operating the energy recovery facility, implementing the ECOCIR2 circular economy project.
• AFNORstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational standards organization co-organizing webinars on ISO 9001 and 14001 certification evolution with CCI.
• CRESS (Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chamber of social and solidarity economy co-supporting the Reuse and Upcycling Directory.
• ADECC (Association pour le Développement d'une Economie Circulaire et Collaborative)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for circular and collaborative economy development, supporting the reuse directory initiative.
• CCI FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational CCI federation providing the overall network framework and national portal (cci.fr) for the regional chambers.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: French public investment bank and business development agency that finances, guarantees, and accompanies SMB and SME growth, including innovation and export support. Adjacent peer because it shares target customers (TPE/PME) and the public-institution mandate to accelerate enterprise development, often co-delivered with CCIs.
• CMA France (Chambres des Métiers et de l'Artisanat): National public network for chambers of trades and crafts, parallel to the CCI network, providing training, business creation, and transition support to artisans and small craft businesses. Comparable in institutional role, public mandate, and proximity advisor model, though addressing a different but overlapping SME persona.
• CCI France: National federation coordinating the entire French CCI network under which CCI Pays de la Loire operates; provides the national portal, lobbying, and shared services that the regional chamber leverages. Directly comparable as the apex of the same institutional architecture.

Emerging players

• Réseau Entreprendre: French non-profit network of business leaders mentoring entrepreneurs and financing business creation and takeover. Overlaps with CCI's '5 jours pour entreprendre' and transmission services in serving early-stage and growth-stage SMBs across regional territories.
• Initiative France: Federation of local associations providing zero-interest loans and accompaniment to business creators, frequently partnered with CCIs for referral. Comparable in mission (business creation support for TPE/PME) and in operating through a territorial network of proximity advisors.

Direct peers

• CCI Hauts-de-France: Regional chamber coordinating territorial CCIs across northern France for SME support, training, and ecological/digital transition. Directly comparable in operating model and customer segments (TPE/PME) to CCI Pays de la Loire.
• CCI Paris Île-de-France: Largest French regional chamber of commerce, delivering the same portfolio of business creation, ecological/digital transition, training, and formalities services to Île-de-France enterprises. Closest functional and institutional analog at much greater scale.
• CCI Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional CCI serving PACA with the same catalogue of business support, formation, formalités, and transition écologique offerings. Comparable in institutional mandate, sub-brand structure, and proximity advisor distribution model.
• CCI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional chamber of commerce and industry providing advisory, training, and ecological transition services to SMEs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Operates under identical institutional rules and service taxonomy as CCI Pays de la Loire, differing only by geography.

Others

• ADEME: French public agency for ecological transition that co-funds the CCI's flagship programs (ECOPRODDUIRE, EVAL Carbone). Not a direct competitor but a closely-coupled upstream partner and a potential alternative channel for enterprises seeking transition advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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