The Réseau Entreprendre Occitanie is expanding in Toulouse and opening in Montauban
The Toulouse association, which mobilizes 200 business leaders to support business creators, has just inaugurated new premises in the Pink City. It will open in Montauban at the end of November and will work at a branch in Comminges.
Faced with growth, the walls had to be pushed! Last week, the Réseau Entreprendre Occitanie Garonne, which supports business creators and buyers in their project, activated its new premises. Located opposite Airbus Defense & Space at the Palays in Toulouse, it is 200 m2 which now house the five permanent staff of the association and which can accommodate the winners and members of the association.
3600 jobs created or supported in twenty years
Created in 2001 in Toulouse, the association is part of a national and international network of 126 establishments. “Our vocation is to support the creation of jobs in the territories. And to create jobs, create employers! » a CV Jean-François Battesti, entrepreneur and volunteer president of the Réseau Entreprendre Occitanie Garonne. In twenty years, the association has supported 311 start-up companies, creating or maintaining 3,600 jobs. The association helps business creators by supporting them through tailor-made programs for two years thanks to nearly 200 volunteer members, all business leaders. “They give their time and experience to help the success of entrepreneurs who have a 93% three-year sustainability rate,” says the president.
Opening in Saint-Gaudens and Tarn-et-Garonne
The Réseau Entreprendre accompanies thirty winners by one and grants honorary loans without guarantee of €10,000 to €50,000. The association has decided to open a branch in Montauban which will be closed on November 30 to meet local needs. Other extensions could see the light of day soon in the Comminges or even in the Lot. For the inauguration of new premises in Toulouse was present Olivier Lamarque, the general manager of the Network which manages the 66 local associations.