TPE CONSEIL

What TPE CONSEIL does

TPE Conseil is a sole-proprietor management advisory and coaching practice based in Lyon, France, operated by founder Mélanie Déjardin since 2014. The firm targets owners and leaders of very small businesses and associations (0 to 10 employees) — including artisans, retailers, farmers, nonprofit leaders, artists, liberal professionals, and freelancers — across the Lyon metropolitan area. Its offering rests on four pillars: (1) 'Copilotage', a recurring monthly individual or group coaching subscription covering financial viability, sales, time management, and personal alignment; (2) 'Conseil', one-off or hourly consulting on financing, strategy, and partnerships; (3) 'Form-actions', a Qualiopi-certified catalogue of 17 training modules combinable into pre-packaged 5-day or 10-day parcours, priced at €400 HT per training day and eligible for OPCO funding up to ~85%; and (4) short-format discovery and innovation workshops (€12-25 TTC). Supplementary products include the 'Vis ma vie d'entrepreneur.e' serious game and the co-authored book 'Réussir un projet collaboratif'. Since 2021, 10% of practice time has been allocated to the 'SOS patron en détresse' pro bono initiative for distressed entrepreneurs.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: a static website built on the Hugo generator, with no proprietary software, mobile app, or API surface. Delivery is entirely in-person and relationship-based through the founder, supported by a curated ecosystem of 16 professional expert partners and six membership networks (CJD, 60,000 Rebonds, La Gonette, MixCoworking, Second Souffle, Engagé à Lyon). The business model is diversified across recurring coaching retainers, professional services consulting, and OPCO-funded training, with marketing driven primarily by content marketing (a blog and a curated 'médiathèque' resource library), testimonials, and free workshops delivered to coworking spaces, incubators, and accounting firms as a top-of-funnel lead-generation mechanism.

Name

TPE CONSEIL

Legal name

TPE Conseil (Mélanie Déjardin)

Website

https://tpeconseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TPE Conseil is a Lyon-based sole-proprietor coaching, consulting, and Qualiopi-certified training practice founded by Mélanie Déjardin, serving owners and leaders of very small businesses and associations (0-10 employees) with recurring copilotage, consulting, and 17-module training parcours.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Copilotage (Monthly Coaching): Recurring monthly accompaniment sessions in individual or group formats for entrepreneurs to break CEO isolation and ensure business longevity. Covers forecasting, service profitability, cash management, personal alignment, self-knowledge, time management, impact measurement, and practical tools.
2. Formations (Training Programs): Certified 'form-actions' combining theory and immediate application. Offered as pre-packaged multi-day parcours (5-10 days) or modular courses built to order. Pricing at 400€ HT per day per trainee. Includes debrief sessions at 150€ HT/hour. Longer parcours bundles include complimentary individual debriefs.
3. Conseil (Consulting): One-time or hourly consulting sessions addressing specific needs, blockers, or project advancement. Topics include financing, strategy, partnerships, new offers, and investments. Provides tools and/or contacts to address specific challenges.
4. Ateliers Découverte (Discovery Workshops): Short-format 2-hour workshops for discovering foundational tools or testing before committing to full form-action or accompaniment. Priced at PAF 12€ TTC to 25€ TTC. Animation offered free to entrepreneurship support structures including coworkings, incubators, and accounting firms.
5. Ateliers Innovations Économiques (Innovation Workshops): Ludic workshops for economic innovation, awareness, and understanding of the current economic landscape. Includes serious game 'Vis ma vie d'entrepreneur' simulating one year of small business life. Covers organization, decision-making impact, mental load, and crisis management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TPE Conseil is a Lyon-based sole-proprietor consulting practice that delivers monthly Copilotage coaching, one-off or hourly Conseil consulting, and Qualiopi-certified Form-actions training (17 modular day-sessions combinable into themed 5-day Parcours or the 10-day Parcours Premium) to leaders of very small businesses and associations with 0 to 10 employees. The practice also runs 2-hour Ateliers Découverte, Ateliers Innovations Économiques, and supports an online serious game plus a co-authored management book, with 10% of time devoted to pro bono 'SOS patron en détresse' coaching.

Product overview

TPE Conseil is a coaching and training consultancy offering a unified service centred on copilotage (monthly coaching), with three product lines: (1) Form-actions — 17 individual training modules (catalogued under 'Formations') combinable into 5-day themed parcours ('Je stabilise…') or the full 10-day Parcours Premium; (2) Discovery and Innovation Workshops — short-format sessions including the 'Vis ma vie d'entrepreneur.e' serious game and the co-authored book 'Réussir un projet collaboratif'; and (3) Advice — one-off or hourly consulting sessions. All training is Qualiopi-certified and eligible for OPCO funding.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Copilotage Recurring monthly individual or group coaching sessions designed to break CEO isolation and ensure the long-term viability of small businesses, covering forecasting, service profitability, cash flow, personal alignment, self-knowledge, time management, and impact measurement. Targeted at very small business owners with 0-10 employees.
• Conseil (Consulting) One-off or hourly consulting sessions that address a specific blocker or project advancement need such as financing, strategy, partnerships, new offerings, or investments, providing concrete tools or contacts. Targeted at very small business owners needing targeted expertise.
• Form-actions Catalogue (Training) Qualiopi-certified catalogue of 17 one-day (7h) training modules covering offer definition, ecosystem and business model, pricing, business piloting, sales process, time management, cash flow and VAT, KPIs, resilience, financing, balance sheet reading, piloting-tool setup, and collaborator integration, plus themed 5-day Parcours bundles such as 'Je stabilise mon modèle économique', 'Je lance ma prospection', 'Je stabilise ma gestion commerciale', 'Je stabilise ma gestion opérationnelle', 'Je maîtrise les essentiels', and the comprehensive 10-day Parcours Premium at 4,000 € HT. Targeted at entrepreneurs seeking solid foundations and OPCO-funded development.
• Ateliers Découverte (Discovery Workshops) 2-hour introductory workshops such as 'How to calculate your rates', 'Time to accomplish 50,000 tasks and ideas', and 'Know yourself better to prospect better', offered as a low-cost entry point (PAF 12-25 € TTC) or free to partner coworking spaces, incubators, and accounting firms. Targeted at entrepreneurs curious before committing to a full parcours or coaching programme.
• Ateliers Innovations Économiques Ludic group workshops combining serious games and awareness sessions to explore alternative economic models, organizational understanding, decision-making impact, mental load, and crisis management, including the 'Vis ma vie d'entrepreneur.e' simulation. Targeted at entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship-curious audiences.
• Serious Game 'Vis ma vie d'entrepreneur.e' A board game and online simulation covering one year of small business life across prospecting, production, administration, hiring, investment, cash flow, and mental load, available in multiple scenarios (creation, cruising, growth, crisis, mediation). Targeted at entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship support structures for educational use.
• Livre 'Réussir un projet collaboratif' A management book co-authored with Charlotte Allegret presenting the 'Explorateur économico-social' method that combines profitability and meaning across 40 steps and includes downloadable practical tools. Targeted at project leaders and entrepreneurs building collaborative ventures.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered foundational, core and minor.

• RivalisfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerA key network that helped forge Mélanie Déjardin's professional path toward TPE accompaniment. Rivalis provides a framework for small business coaching that aligns with TPE CONSEIL's methodology.
• La Gonette (Monnaie Locale Citoyenne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal citizen currency of the Lyon region serving the general interest and territory. TPE CONSEIL is a member by commitment and professionalism. La Gonette represents an alternative economic model aligned with TPE CONSEIL's values.
• Charlotte AllegretfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional from social work who, along with Rivalis and La Gonette, continued to forge Mélanie Déjardin's path. Co-author of the book 'Réussir un projet collaboratif' with Mélanie Déjardin.
• AD Formations & Perspectives (Adeline Faure)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining partner specializing in pedagogical engineering, AFEST, systemic approach, co-construction, and trainer training. Offers internal training to secure employment and grow collaborators.
• Ylos (Alexandra Steenhoudt)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunication, strategy, and graphic design partner. Provides inspired support and creations for a fair and measured company image.
• SFP Courtage (Alexandre Dervieux)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndependent broker in Social Protection. Works with 30+ partners to protect the business owner, their family, and employees through insurance, mutual, provident, and retirement solutions.
• HDV Avocats (Bertrand Fialip)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmployment law and social relations specialist. Provides day-to-day support in socially responsible business management, including innovation, human dialogue, and training.
• Hooklinks (Laure Hook)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommercial development, strategy, consulting, and training partner. Helps reveal commercial potential by communicating a clear message about the company's added value.
• Success Partner RH (Saïda Ankach)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart-time HR Director, recruitment, retention, management, skills development, and CSE. Values human capital to organize, strengthen, and perpetuate HR management for growth and profitability.
• CJD (Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork putting the economy at the service of people, daring to be leaders differently. TPE CONSEIL is a member by commitment and professionalism.
• 60,000 RebondscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork accompanying post-liquidation entrepreneurs to rebuild personally and rebound toward another professional project. Aligned with TPE CONSEIL's SOS patron en détresse initiative.
• MixCoworkingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoworking space developing networks, enriching skills, and boosting business through professional and collaborative workspace. Training sessions held at Mix Coworking Tassin location.
• Second SoufflecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork breaking isolation, organizing chaos, and marking the path to help entrepreneurs help each other. Aligned with TPE CONSEIL's copilotage model.
• APESAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSupporting entrepreneurs in acute distress through psychological accompaniment. Addresses entrepreneur distress, isolation, suffering, and dark thoughts as part of TPE CONSEIL's personal well-being support ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Réseau Entreprendre: Major French non-profit network providing entrepreneur accompaniment, mentoring, and financing for business creators and TPE-stage leaders. Targets the same 0-10 employee segment with coaching-style support, making it a direct comparable in services and customer profile.
• France Active: National network financing and accompanying entrepreneurs, particularly in the social and solidarity economy. Comparable to TPE Conseil on the entrepreneur accompaniment and economic-model-stabilization value proposition.
• BGE (Boutique de Gestion Espace): French non-profit network supporting business creation and development with training, coaching, and post-creation accompagnement for TPEs and micro-businesses. Direct peer in the SMB training/coaching category, including Qualiopi-style certified offerings.
• ADIE: Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique — provides microcredit and accompaniment to micro-entrepreneurs in France. Serves the same very-small-business creator segment with coaching + financing support, comparable in customer base though different in funding mechanism.
• Initiative France: Federation of local associations providing zero-interest loans and'accompagnement to business creators and TPE-stage entrepreneurs across France. Overlaps with TPE Conseil on the entrepreneur support/coaching layer, with a more institutionalized delivery model.
• CJD (Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants): French network of young business leaders focused on putting economy at the service of people. Member-network partner of TPE Conseil; both serve the same SME/TPE dirigeant customer base with peer-learning and development programs.
• Rivalis: French TPE coaching network that shaped Mélanie Déjardin's methodology. Offers structured small-business coaching and management tools for very small businesses — directly overlapping with TPE Conseil's copilotage and form-actions offering.
• Second Souffle: Network helping entrepreneurs break isolation, organize chaos, and find their path. A named core partner of TPE Conseil; the peer comparison is grounded in shared entrepreneur-support mission and isolation-breaking copilotage model.
• 60,000 Rebonds: National network accompanying post-liquidation entrepreneurs to rebuild personally and relaunch. A named strategic partner of TPE Conseil and directly comparable in supporting entrepreneurs in distress, with adjacent methodology.

Others

• CCI France (Chambers of Commerce and Industry): Institutional public body offering training, advice, and support for business creators and TPE dirigeants. Not a direct competitor (free public service vs. paid private) but addresses an overlapping customer need set with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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