Chambre De Metiers D'alsace

What Chambre De Metiers D'alsace does

Chambre de Métiers d'Alsace is the Alsace division of the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Grand Est, a French public administrative establishment (établissement public administratif) operating under the supervision of Région Grand Est and the national CMA France network. Its core function is to support artisans, craft business owners, business creators, apprentices, and job seekers across the Grand Est region through a multi-service platform combining formalities management, vocational training, legal assistance, and apprenticeship coordination. The flagship product is PASS CMA Liberté, a single-contact advisory service that pairs entrepreneurs with a dedicated advisor through business creation and development. Complementary offerings include the 5-day "Créer son entreprise" training program (CPF-financed), VTC driver certification, CAREB energy renovation training, legal support (Appui Juridique), DUERP professional risk assessment, room rental, and apprenticeship placement via CFA centers in Metz, Forbach, and Thionville.

The underlying technology stack is modest: a Drupal-based content management system powers the public-facing website (cma-alsace-moselle-grandest.fr), with service delivery handled through physical offices across nine departments, a national telephone helpline (3006), email, and in-person channels. There is no proprietary platform technology, no app, and no API integrations disclosed.

The business model is hybrid and predominantly publicly funded. Revenue and operating budget inflows come from regional government allocations (Région Grand Est), European co-financing (FEDER), the apprenticeship tax, CPF-funded training reimbursements, modest subscription-style fees for PASS CMA Liberté, and one-time payments for room rental. Pricing for commercial services is documented in a 2026 Tariffs PDF, while many training programs are accessible at no personal cost to CPF-eligible participants. Customer segments span incumbent artisan enterprises, prospective business creators and repreneurs, apprentices and young people, business sellers/ceding owners, job seekers, professional advisors (accountants, lawyers, notaries), and art artisans — making it a broad-reach public service institution rather than a venture-scalable commercial entity.

Name

Chambre De Metiers D'alsace

Legal name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du Grand Est

Website

https://cm-alsace.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chambre de Métiers d'Alsace is the Alsace arm of CMA Grand Est, a French public administrative establishment providing artisans, business creators, apprentices, and job seekers with vocational training, business creation support, legal assistance, and formalities management across nine Grand Est departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiltigheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Vocational and professional training programs for artisans, entrepreneurs, and job seekers. Funded partially through CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) and other public funding mechanisms.
2. PASS CMA Liberté: Comprehensive business creation and support service providing a single contact for all business formalities and development needs.
3. Room Rental: Rental of meeting and training facilities to artisans and organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chambre de Métiers d'Alsace is a public administrative establishment that provides a comprehensive ecosystem of services for artisans, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and apprentices in the Grand Est region of France. Its core offering centers on PASS CMA Liberté (a unified support service pairing entrepreneurs with dedicated advisors for business creation), complemented by vocational training programs (business creation, VTC driver certification, CAREB energy renovation), apprenticeship placement, legal/administrative support, professional risk assessment (DUERP), and meeting facility rentals.

Product overview

Chambre De Metiers D'alsace operates as a Chamber of Trades and Crafts providing a comprehensive ecosystem of services for artisans, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and apprentices in the Grand Est region. The core offering centers on PASS CMA Liberté, a unified support service pairing entrepreneurs with dedicated advisors, complemented by specialized training programs (VTC driver certification, CAREB energy renovation, business creation), legal support, formalities assistance, and professional risk assessment services. The organization functions as a multi-service platform rather than a single product, serving both as a training provider and business support organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PASS CMA Liberté Personalized support service providing entrepreneurs with a dedicated advisor who guides them through every step of business creation, from administrative procedures to business plan development.
• Formation Créer son entreprise A 5-day intensive training program teaching entrepreneurs all necessary procedures, costs, and management skills required to start their business, fully financable via CPF.
• Formation Chauffeur VTC Official VTC (transport driver) training program preparing candidates for the VTC exam, with personalized support and CPF financing options.
• Formation CAREB Free training program for job seekers to become project coordinators, business managers, technical advisors, or commercial technicians in building energy renovation.
• Appui Juridique Legal support service providing personalized assistance for entrepreneurs regarding legal questions related to their business.
• Document Unique d'Évaluation des Risques Professionnels (DUERP) Customized service for creating and updating the mandatory professional risk assessment document (DUERP) for businesses.
• Location de salles Room rental service for events, meetings, and professional gatherings at CMA facilities.
• Semaine découverte d'un métier artisanal: Mini Stage Discovery week program allowing young people to test craft trades during school holidays.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training fully financed through CPF for eligible participants

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional and minor.

• Région Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government authority providing funding and strategic direction for artisanal development across the Grand Est territory.
• Union Européenne (FEDER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Regional Development Fund co-financing vocational training and business support programs.
• Collectivité Européenne d'AlsacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority supporting artisanal development in the Alsace territory.
• CMA FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of Chambers of Trades providing standardized services and national coordination.
• ADEMEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental protection agency supporting sustainable development and energy transition programs for artisans.
• France TravailmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic employment service channel for reaching job seekers and providing vocational training programs.
• Strasbourg EurométropoleregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority supporting local artisan ecosystem in the Strasbourg area.
• République FrançaisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench government providing regulatory framework and public service mandate for Chamber of Trades operations.
• GoogleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology partner providing digital tools and potentially advertising support for CMA services.
• OrangeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting digital transformation initiatives for artisans.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CCI Alsace Eurométropole: The local Chamber of Commerce and Industry serving the Alsace region. Directly comparable as a sister public chamber institution operating in the same geographic territory with parallel business support, training, and formalities services, though focused on commerce rather than crafts.
• CMA Île-de-France: The Chamber of Trades and Crafts for the Île-de-France region. Directly comparable as another large regional CMA delivering the same artisan training, business creation, and formalities services to a different French territory, with similar institutional structure and service portfolio.
• CMA Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: The Chamber of Trades and Crafts for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Comparable as a peer-sized regional CMA serving a similar population base, providing identical artisan training, apprenticeship, business creation, and advisory services under the same national CMA framework.
• GRETA: A national network of public vocational training organizations attached to the French education system. Comparable as a public-sector competitor delivering adult vocational training, continuing education, and skills certification programs to similar job-seeker and career-changer audiences across French regions.
• AFPA: France's national association for adult vocational training, offering accredited professional training programs across regions. Directly comparable as a public vocational training provider competing for the same job-seeker and career-changer training market that CMA Alsace serves through its apprenticeship and CPF-funded programs.

Broad incumbents

• CMA France: The national coordination body for France's network of Chambers of Trades and Crafts. Comparable as the apex institutional layer above CMA Alsace, setting standards and providing national-level services that regional CMAs like Alsace deliver locally.
• CCI France: The national federation of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Comparable as the institutional parallel to CMA France — both are public chamber networks delivering business support, training, and formalities services to French SMEs, with CCI focused on commerce/industry rather than crafts.

Others

• ADEME: France's ecological transition agency funding sustainability and energy renovation programs. Comparable as a strategic partner that co-finances CMA's energy transition training (CAREB) and sustainable development programs for artisans, with overlapping focus on green-skill development.
• BPI France: France's public investment bank providing financing and guarantees to entrepreneurs and SMEs. Comparable as a complementary public-sector ecosystem partner supporting business creation, with CMA Alsace referring clients to BPI France for financing while BPI France refers clients to CMA for training and formalities.
• France Travail: France's national public employment service (formerly Pôle emploi). Comparable as a key institutional partner that channels job seekers into CMA's training programs, with overlapping interests in employment integration and vocational retraining, though it operates a broader employment mandate rather than craft-specific services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

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