“We work for a territory”
Facilitating the transfer of businesses, such was the theme of the meeting proposed last Thursday for the business and premises exchange, a great success.
The first business and premises exchange took place at the Carré Py Hôtel in the presence of the consular chambers, CCI, Chamber of Agriculture and Chamber of Trades with the aim of helping all those who want to set up, take over an action or simply breathe new life into an existing business.
This event took place within the framework of the Occtav system, the objective of which is the detection and facilitation of business transfers, brings together the various actors in the creation and takeover of businesses as well as the real estate professionals of the territory. . An information meeting at the initiative of the city of Bagnères and the Community of communes of Haute-Bigorre. Among the people on the job, Isabelle Laborde Lalanne, head of the economic department at the CCHB and Clémence Lailheugue, retail manager: “We have 18 stands on the site, the presence of the interdepartmental chamber of notaries. The concept is planned to allow a meeting between sellers, buyers or business creators and the various partners involved in the process.This will allow project leaders to find the right contact person on site, including agencies real estate, also represented”. In his opening speech, Claude Cazabat, with a double role as mayor and vice-president of the CCHB in the absence of Jacques Brune, who arrived a little later, explained the desire of the two structures to walk hand in hand. for economic development: “It is a source of pride for us to welcome you here for this moment of exchange. We are in a territory where, despite sometimes some heartbreak that we can have from time to time, we all work for a territory, in any case, for the majority of us. In Bagnères, we are very attached to the business of the city center, the new ones, those that we propose or install. I wish you a very constructive afternoon with all participants”. This moment resumed with a round table, moderated by François Tailliez of the CCI. Three testimonials were proposed, that of Philippe Lanne from Instant Bio at the Halles de Bagnères, Xavier Massou for Les Petits Fruits at Campan and Jocelyne Barek for Authentic Saveurs des Pyrénées. A question-and-answer game even on the various stands was then activated, a great success for this first business and premises exchange that the president of the CCHB closed.