Placed under the sign of proximity, the launch of projects, performance and partnerships, the year 2024 kept its promises for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Lyon Métropole Saint-Etienne Roanne.
After having well and truly turned the page on financial difficulties, the consular chamber has focused on helping businesses.
“In 2024, we individually supported 4,400 business leaders. Their main requests focused on business creation or takeover, business performance, international development, sustainable development and digital transformation”let it be known Philippe Valentinpresident of the CCI Lyon Métropole Saint-Etienne Roanne, who also welcomes the responsiveness of the institution in the face of crisis situations such as the floods last October.
The CCI Lyon Métropole Saint-Etienne Roanne focuses on six strategic axes for 2025
Thanks to a healthier financial situation for three years, the CCI has also been able to invest in order to support the economic fabric and the development of the territory.
“We became shareholders of the LDLC Arena, we increased the envelope of our subsidiary CCI Capital Croissance dedicated to financing start-ups in the seed phase, we opened the third place Bel Air Textile, we entered the capital of the Société villeurbannaise d’urbanisme (SVU)…”highlights Philippe Valentin to demonstrate a dynamism that he intends to continue in 2025.
-Calling for an ever more daring, supportive and expanded CCI, the president listed the six priority areas for the year 2025 : land sobriety and economic developmentsupport for city center commerceopportunities for energy and environmental transition, changes in work and HR, mobility and new uses, and the emergence of new sectors that create value and jobs.
Creation of the First cluster around CSR issues
On the ground, this roadmap will result in the organization of Commerce Trophiesthe creation of the HR Forum or the launch ofcollective of Tables Stéphanoises.
Philippe Valentin also announced the creation of the cluster Firstalongside Renault Trucks, Orange, SNCF…, to seize the CSR issues (Corporate social responsibility) and involve the smallest businesses in this essential challenge.
“We are also going to start work on creating a digital twin of the territory using data and AI. This huge database will make our opinions more relevant and our advice more effective”explains the president. Finally, the security hub in Ecully should gain momentum over the coming months.
