What Cap Entreprises does

Cap Entreprises (legal name: Cap Entreprises Val de Lorraine) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, with a second site in Pont-à-Mousson. It delivers a free, proximity-based employment matching service across the Val de Lorraine territory, connecting approximately 200 job seekers per year with local employers. The association operates with a small team (3+ named staff), led by Director Hugo Lefebvre, and is funded by a layered stack of public institutional partners including the French State, the European Union (via Confinance-Europe / ERDF and Agil Europe), the Grand Est regional authority, the Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, and the Communauté de Communes du Bassin de Pompey.

The service model rests on two core offerings: (1) individualized job-seeker accompaniment, providing at-minimum bi-weekly face-to-face consultations, CV/cover letter preparation, interview coaching, collective workshops (including AI-tools training for interview preparation), and support with peripheral life barriers such as mobility, housing, health, and digital access; and (2) employer services, including job analysis, candidate profiling, direct matching, onboarding objective definition, and post-hire integration follow-up including on-site visits. The offering is supplemented by four downloadable resource guides covering application tools, interview preparation, job-search tools, and vocational training access. No proprietary technology platform is described; service delivery relies on standard office and communication tools. Job-seeker acquisition is driven by referrals from institutional partners (France Travail, Mission Locale du Val de Lorraine, STI du Conseil Départemental, CCAS, insertion enterprises), while employer relationships are built through direct outreach, job-offer distribution across the partner network, and post-placement follow-up.

The business model is entirely grant-funded: services are provided free of charge to both job seekers and employers, with no commercial revenue streams, no disclosed pricing tiers, and no private ownership, venture backing, or parent company. Distribution is direct and physical — primarily through the two office sites, plus phone (03 83 49 11 88) and email — making the model inherently local rather than scalable beyond the Val de Lorraine footprint.

Name

Cap Entreprises

Legal name

Cap Entreprises Val de Lorraine

Website

https://capentreprises-vdl.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cap Entreprises is a French non-profit association founded in 1996 that provides free, personalized employment matching services connecting approximately 200 job seekers annually with local employers across the Val de Lorraine territory, operating from offices in Pompey and Pont-à-Mousson and funded by public institutional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment placement services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Employment placement services
• Job seeker support
• Career counseling
• Employer matching
• Vocational integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Pompey

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional/Public Funding: Cap Entreprises is financed by public institutions including the French State, Europe (via Confinance-Europe / European funding), Agglomeration communities (Communauté de Communes du Bassin de Pompey, CC-MM), the Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, and the Grand Est Metropolitan authority. The service is provided free of charge to both job seekers and employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cap Entreprises provides a free, proximity-based employment matching service that pairs job seekers in Val de Lorraine with local employers. For job seekers it delivers personalised bi-weekly advisor consultations, CV and cover-letter preparation, interview coaching (including AI-assisted simulations), collective workshops and career-pathway planning; for employers it offers candidate pre-screening, job-offer distribution through partner networks, and post-hire on-site integration follow-up. The service is delivered in person from offices in Pompey and Pont-à-Mousson and is fully funded by public institutional partners.

Product overview

CAP ENTREPRISES operates as a unified employment placement service for the Val de Lorraine territory, consisting of two interconnected core offerings: (1) an individualized job seeker support program providing bi-weekly counseling, personalized guidance, and collective workshops including AI-assisted interview simulations; and (2) employer services encompassing job analysis, candidate profiling, direct matching, and employment follow-up. These services are supplemented by four downloadable resource guides covering application tools, interview preparation, job search strategies, and training access. The organization annually supports approximately 200 job seekers through this integrated service model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement des Demandeurs d'Emploi
• Services aux Entreprises

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 200 job seekers supported annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Travail is the primary operational partner for job seeker referrals and collective sessions. Cap Entreprises registers job seekers on recruitment sessions and information events organized by France Travail.
• Mission Locale du Val de LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal youth employment mission serving as a key referral partner for young job seekers entering the Cap Entreprises accompaniment program.
• STI (Service Territorial Insertion) du Val de Lorraine – Conseil Départemental de Meurthe-et-MosellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental territorial insertion service providing referrals of people facing social and professional integration challenges to Cap Entreprises.
• Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale (CCAS) et communes du Val de LorrainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal communal social action centers and municipalities across Val de Lorraine that refer residents to Cap Entreprises for employment support.
• Val de Lorraine EntreprendremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal economic development body representing businesses in the Val de Lorraine, collaborating with Cap Entreprises on employer engagement and job creation.
• Chantiers d'insertion du Val de LorraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal insertion workshops operating within the Val de Lorraine territory, referring participants to Cap Entreprises for employment progression support.
• ETTI (Entreprise de Travail Temporaire d'Insertion) et EI (Entreprise d'Insertion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTemporary and permanent insertion enterprises collaborating with Cap Entreprises on job matching and employment pathway development for supported job seekers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): France's national public employment agency, the dominant referral partner for Cap Entreprises and the principal funnel into its service. Operates at national scale across all French territories, performing job matching, registration, and accompaniment on a much larger scale; Cap Entreprises effectively operates as a localized, higher-touch adjunct within France Travail's ecosystem.
• Randstad France: Large French staffing and HR services firm providing temporary work, permanent placement, and HR solutions to employers including in the Grand Est region. Comparable to Cap Entreprises on the placement function but commercial, multi-national, and far larger scale.
• Manpower France: Major French staffing and permanent placement firm serving employers and job seekers across France including the Lorraine region. Overlaps with Cap Entreprises on the employer-facing candidate matching side, but operates commercially and at national scale rather than as a free grant-funded local service.
• APEC: France's public agency for executive and managerial employment placement, providing free accompaniment to cadre-level job seekers and recruitment support to employers. Comparable on the public-mission, free-to-user, accompanied-placement model, though focused on a different (executive) segment of the labor market.
• Kelly Services France: International staffing and workforce solutions firm with French operations providing permanent placement, temporary staffing, and career transition support. Overlaps with Cap Entreprises on the job-seeker-to-employer matching function but is commercial and serves a broader customer base.
• Adecco France: Global staffing leader's French operation providing temporary placement, permanent placement, and recruitment process outsourcing across all major French cities including the Lorraine region. Operates commercial employment placement that overlaps directly with Cap Entreprises' employer-facing matching service, though at much larger scale and with a fee-based model.

Others

• ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique): National non-profit association financing and supporting entrepreneurship among people excluded from traditional employment, with territorial branches including in the Grand Est region. Adjacent peer in the same public-policy ecosystem of employment inclusion, but focused on self-employment creation rather than wage-employment placement.
• CIBC (Centre Interinstitutionnel de Bilans de Compétences): Network of career-assessment and skills-evaluation centers operating across France, providing competency assessments and career guidance to job seekers. Adjacent rather than directly competing: complements Cap Entreprises' accompaniment service with formalized skills diagnostics rather than performing the employer-matching function itself.

Direct peers

• Cap Emploi: National network of specialized employment placement agencies dedicated to job seekers with disabilities, funded by AGEFIPH and operating in every French département including Meurthe-et-Moselle. Most directly comparable peer: public-mission, grant-funded, free-to-user employment placement with accompaniment model — the closest functional analog to Cap Entreprises at national scale.
• Mission Locale du Val de Lorraine: Local youth (16–25) employment and insertion service operating in the same Val de Lorraine territory as Cap Entreprises and functioning as one of its primary referral partners. Most directly comparable territorial peer, with overlapping beneficiary population and identical public-funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cap-entreprises-val-de-lorraine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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