Field of intervention :Training and insertion
Association : Sport dans la Ville
Project :Business incubator « Campus Pro »
Localisation :Lyons, Vaizes district
Country :France
Supported Group :Young entrepreneurs from underpriviledged districts
 
Objective

Allowing professional integration of young entrepreneurs from difficult neighbourhoods.

Project holder

Philippe Takacs, Director of Operations Mercure Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne.

Association

Created in 1998, Sport dans la Ville is the main association for integration through sports in France. It promotes social and professional integration of young people in difficulty.

In 2007, Sport dans la Ville, in partnership with EMLYON, created a business start-up programme, “Entrepreneur dans la Ville” which has given support to 60 project promoters and helped create 34 companies since it was set up.

Project

Sport dans la Ville II

In 2010, the “Entrepreneur dans la Ville” programme moved to new premises: “Campus Pro”, built thanks to the Accor Foundation, which contributed to its funding. These premises consist of 10 offices, a meeting room, a catering area and an administration office. It provides support on-site to young people in their efforts to set up their company after a 4-month training course at EMLYON. They are accompanied right through to the operational set-up of their company.

On-site, the young people benefit from:

  • access to experts: lawyers, accountants, communications, legal advisers, etc.
  • technical support: work room, IT facilities, etc.
  • contacts with partner financial organisations: banks, micro-finance, etc.

In 2010, the Foundation’s support allowed incubation of 2 young business creators.

  • Audrey Nieznalski founded a fast food structure, “O’deJ” and has since left the incubator.
  • Yoan Peyronneau has set up a landscape company, “Vertuose des jardins”. He is still in the “Campus Pro” incubator.

With these positive results, the Accor Foundation renews its support to the project and funds the operation of this incubator in 2011 and 2011 to help 20 young entrepreneurs in difficult situations to create their business.

support €40,000 for 2 years (2011 et 2012) and €40,000 in 2010