[Automatic translation follows] Made in common For more than 20 years, the Smart cooperative has offered all freelancers, self-employed workers and artistic professions a wide range of tools and services (administrative, legal, tax and financial) in order to develop their professional activities optimally. SMart has existed in France since 2007, and today brings together more than 100,000 users across Europe. We constantly reinvest our revenues in the design of new services and in the building of a European network currently extended to 9 countries. Our goal ? Ensuring you have a clear and legal status, relieving you of the administrative …

Type: SMB Activities: IT Services Technologies: IoT

[Automatic translation follows] Develop your business Stay independent Activate the strength of the collective GrandsEnsemble is a CAE: Activity and Employment Cooperative based in Lille. Our reason for being? Allow freelancers to host their professional projects while remaining autonomous in the management of their activity. With us, independents test their activities and develop their projects in complete security thanks to our support and benefiting from the CAPE contract. Then, when they're ready, presto! Let's go for the CDI 🤙 Do you think we'll stop there? No way ! With GrandsEnsemble, there's also cooperative life in abundance: workshops, aperitifs, webinars, cooperative …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: Cybersecurity

[Automatic translation follows] Investor Clubs for Alternative and Local Management of Solidarity Savings Les Cigales des Hauts-de-France is a network of citizen-investors who work for a local and united economy. It is made up of around thirty clubs, spread throughout the region and a supporting association. The clubs invest their members' savings for 5 years in businesses being created or developing. Each entrepreneur has a godfather or godmother as their preferred contact, designated within the club that supports them.

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: IT Services

[Automatic translation follows] Regional network of solidarity economy actors. Support and development of ESS actors and fields of action. Apes - Actors for a Solidarity Economy - is a network of actors in the social and solidarity economy located in the Hauts-de-France region. The network brings together structures which recognize their values ​​and solidarity practices and which intend to place people at the heart of the economy, in a process of continuous improvement. Representation, Cooperation, From local to international, Awareness raising, Territorial animation, Progress approach, Economy of functionality, Social utility, Responsible purchasing, Local currencies, Housing and energy, ESS, and Solidarity …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech cleantech greentech

[Automatic translation follows] HDF entrepreneurs financed and supported thanks to the pooled savings of thousands of associates It is sometimes difficult, both for a company and for a saver, to find the right actor to get involved. This is where we play an essential role: as a link between people who want to give meaning to their savings and companies who want to find financing by strengthening their positive impacts. Since 1990, we have financed and supported more than 420 companies in Hauts-de-France, to the tune of more than 18.5 million euros, thanks to savings collected from several thousand supportive …

Type: Incubators & VCs

[Automatic translation follows] The regional chamber of the social and solidarity economy in Hauts-de-France runs the #ESSHDF: an economy in advance! - The federating organization of the ESS The Hauts-de-France Regional Chamber of the Social and Solidarity Economy brings together the different components of the ESS in the region: associations, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations, social enterprises, employer unions... which meet around the same vision of the economy and carry a common project. - The ESS representative CRESS HDF is an institution which has missions of general interest entrusted to it by law. As such, it plays a representative role. It …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech

[Automatic translation follows] Communication cooperative We are not a company like any other, and we are proud of it. Proud because our collective organization is flexible, innovative and responsive. For each project, we mobilize a reference contact and a tailor-made, well-made team, with the most relevant business experts to support you. This organization into autonomous and mobile project teams is very far from the usual pyramid organizations. Proud because we are part of a cooperative and collectively carry strong values. Social and environmental responsibility, social and solidarity economy, consultation, social innovation... Our communicators do not discover this culture: it is …

Type: SMB Activities: martech

[Automatic translation follows] Skills accelerator for a positive impact! Our job is to support high school students, students and professionals to develop their skills to innovate and act in the service of society and the planet. Education, Social Entrepreneurship, Social and Solidarity Economy, social innovation, youth, skills, facilitation, Skills development, Pedagogy, and Social impact

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech edtech

[Automatic translation follows] Valenciennes Métropole is an urban community of 200,000 inhabitants in Hauts-de-France which brings together 35 municipalities: Anzin, Artres, Aubry-du-Hainaut, Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, Beuvrages, Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, Condé -sur-l'Escaut, Crespin, Curgies, Estreux, Famars, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Hergnies, Maing, Marly, Odomez, Onnaing, Petite-Forêt, Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon, Préseau, Prouvy, Quarouble, Quérénaing, Quiévrechain , Rombies-et-Marchipont, Rouvignies, Saint-Saulve, Saint-Aybert, Saultain, Sebourg, Thivencelle, Valenciennes, Verchain-Maugré, Vicq, Vieux-Conde. Valenciennes Métropole brings together 35 municipalities, 200,000 inhabitants, hosts nearly 80,000 jobs and more than 13,000 students. Since its creation, Valenciennes Métropole has been committed to innovating in the service of sectors of excellence (mobility innovative and sustainable, sustainable logistics and digital creation), create …

Type: Public Activities: transporttech

[Automatic translation follows] The 1st network of student entrepreneurs in Hauts-de-France The Pépite Lille HDF (Student Center for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship of Lille Hauts-de-France) is a structure launched by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and supported by the University of Lille. It has two main missions: - Generalize the dissemination of entrepreneurial culture in higher education - Promote business creation and support student entrepreneurs from Lille to Valenciennes. The Pépite also gives access to the national status of student-entrepreneur, a status open to students currently in training and to recent graduates. It offers different actions to …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech

[Automatic translation follows] Together, let's transform your ambitions, together let's transform HAUTS-DE-FRANCE! Since their creation in 2017, the REV3 LAB accelerators have deployed 15 courses in 9 territories, bringing together a thriving community of more than 150 supported start-ups. They are currently continuing their deployment in other territories. The REV3 LAB accelerators are support courses allowing young creators to secure, challenge and structure their projects while allowing them to benefit from the REV3 regional dynamic, the “Third Industrial Revolution”. The REV3 LAB is the Network of sustainable innovation accelerators in HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, including Territorial, but also Thematic accelerators, such as the …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: greentech entrepreneurship

[Automatic translation follows] LA COMPAGNIE DES TIERS-LIEUX is an association open to all those who wish to contribute and which aims to represent all third places in the European Metropolis of Lille and Hauts-de-France. The association has defined its purpose according to 5 specific axes: . Support and network third-party locations in the MEL territory and more broadly in the Hauts-de-France Region. . Create common resources shared by network members (digital management tools, methodologies, legal support tools, financial tools, etc.). . Support third-place project leaders. . Train and professionalize the groups that manage these places. . Observe and measure the …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: IT Services

[Automatic translation follows] Let's take life on the Roubaix side Territorial community of 100,000 inhabitants, located in the Lille metropolis (Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine), 1 million inhabitants. The second city in the Nord Pas de Calais region, Roubaix has for several years been the scene of a revitalization which is now its “trademark”. City of Art and History, capital of good business, the city has forged a new identity of which the La Piscine museum, recognized as one of the most beautiful museums in France, is the spearhead. Here, nothing is done like elsewhere. Here, creation, differentiation and a spirit …

Type: Public

[Automatic translation follows] The HAPA network, a national network of promoters of shared and supported housing projects The HAPA Network wishes to enable the national development of shared and supported housing so that any vulnerable person can freely choose a “home”, close to their living area and fully integrated into the life of the City, through a cooperation of united actors within a network. Network roles: - Support and generate mutual aid between actors for the development and sustainability of shared and supported housing solutions for all “fragile” populations; - Facilitate the emergence of the necessary support (financial, political, architectural, …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: proptech

[Automatic translation follows] Arras Urban Community, exemplary territory of ecological transition. Chaired by Frédéric Leturque. Arras Urban Community, exemplary territory of ecological transition, made up of 46 municipalities and chaired by Frédéric Leturque. 107,582 inhabitants

Type: Public

[Automatic translation follows] Banking cooperative that brings together individuals and professionals to build a more just and sustainable society. Unique in France, Nef is a financial cooperative which offers savings and credit solutions geared towards projects with social, ecological and/or cultural utility. Created in 1988, it is approved and supervised by the ACPR, Prudential Control and Resolution Authority, as a Specialized Credit Establishment. Proof of its commitment to a process of transparency, Nef is the only French banking establishment which accounts for all the financing carried out each year thanks to the money entrusted by its members and savers. Its …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fintech

[Automatic translation follows] Coalition of committed companies supporting social innovation projects & united in their change of scale Created in 2017, the La France s'engage Foundation is a recognized public utility foundation (FRUP) which is part of the extension of the La France s'engage social innovation support program initiated by the State in 2014 . The Foundation's objective is to promote the engagement of civil society in innovative, supportive initiatives that are useful to as many people as possible. It promotes, thanks to these initiatives, living together around local services and the sustainable development of territories. Through an annual national …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech

[Automatic translation follows] Réseau Alliances supports companies so that they improve their economic performance while respecting people and the environment. Some benchmarks: > Founded in 1993 > President: Jean-Pierre LETARTRE > More than 380 members and partners > Private and public financing Our legitimacy: Action powered by businesses for businesses. Our credo: Transmission by example: highlighting concrete cases and encouraging the propagation of “good CSR practices”​ Our areas of expertise: > Strategy & organization: Supporting companies throughout their CSR approach (Awareness, Diagnosis, Management, Valorization, etc.) > Raising awareness of CSR: the Responsible Economy Trophies / the World Forum For a …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech cleantech greentech

Accelerating newcomers' inclusion✊🌍 Accélérer l'inclusion des personnes nouvelles arrivantes✊🌍 EN/FR Founded in 2012, SINGA is an international organization that accelerates the inclusion of newcomers to foster more cohesive, creative, and prosperous societies. The organization now has over 80,000 members in 7 countries and 17 cities. Since its inception, SINGA has supported over 2000 entrepreneurs, facilitated tens of thousands of intercultural encounters, and enabled thousands of solidarity-based cohabitations. /// Créée en 2012, SINGA est une organisation internationale qui accélère l’inclusion des personnes nouvelles arrivantes pour favoriser des sociétés plus soudées, créatives et prospères. L'organisation compte aujourd'hui plus de 80 000 membres …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech IT Services

[Automatic translation follows] Developing the transition economy with communities The Network of Territorial Authorities for a Solidarity Economy (RTES) is a national network of local authorities committed to supporting the social and solidarity economy. In 2021, the network brings together more than 160 communities: regional councils, departmental councils, metropolises, intermunicipalities and municipalities, which have expressed the need for a space for exchange and national coordination. An association under the 1901 law, the RTES acts to: • Promote territorial initiatives, through its publications (Newsletter, quarterly letter, etc.), its website, the organization of meetings, etc. • Promote to national and European institutions …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech

[Automatic translation follows] 🖐🌱✊ Cooperative of 727 independent #organic stores in France 🇫🇷 #LaBioNousRassemble #BiocoopSolidaireAttitude Biocoop brings together more than 750 organic stores around a common objective: the development of organic farming in a spirit of fairness and cooperation. Leader in organic food distribution, Biocoop also stands out for its fair trade products and a very wide choice of eco-products and cosmetics. More than just a network of traders, Biocoop also wishes to influence societal choices and shares its project with other stakeholders: employees, consumers, producers and partners. It is the leading distributor of organic products and eco-products in France. …

Type: Large company Activities: foodtech retail

[Automatic translation follows] Engineering agency to undertake things differently For 20 years, Avise has supported the development of the social and solidarity economy (ESS) and social innovation in France and Europe by putting its know-how as a national engineering agency at the service of local companies. ESS and the actors who support them. An association of general interest, it equips and guides project leaders, leads communities of support, develops collective programs and finances ESS projects with the European Social Fund. Social and solidarity economy, Social entrepreneurship, Social innovation, Change of scale, Social impact, Associative support, Integration through economic activity, European …

Type: SMB Activities: civictech

[Automatic translation follows] We like to see you smile Welcome to the official page of the Malakoff Humanis group. Follow the Group's news, from our strategic announcements to the key lessons from our studies, including discovering our different services.

Type: Media

[Automatic translation follows] Go further with SURPHAM We specialize in the Importation and Sale of Medical and Hospital Equipment and Consumables, Chemical Products and Laboratory Reagents, Provision of Biomedical Maintenance Services. We have been in Madagascar for 8 years and we work with more than 300 professionals in the medical field (SALAMA, H LABO, OSTIE, AMADIA, MSI, etc.). Offers based on quality and customer care are SURPHAM’s main assets. Contact 034 15 376 00 for more information. Email: surphamtantely@yahoo.com Laboratory reagent, Medical consumables, Hospital consumables, Sale of medical equipment, Sale of hospital equipment, Import, and Biomedical Maintenance

Type: SMB Activities: deeptech healthtech