The Incubator of "Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Garon" ( Communauté de communes = Group of local authorities) 1

Km2 area inhabitants jobs 2059 firms 256 hectares of economic business parks Presentation of the Territory

Territory Easy Access : 15 minutes from the center of Lyon, A still very industrialized territory: 33 % of the total employment, against 19 % in the urban area of Lyon. Dominant business sectors:  mechanical equipments and metal industry,  Building and civil engineering works,  Services,  and trade 3

Principal Steps of the constitution of the Incubator 2002: First contacts  The CCI of Lyon has been associated from the beginning thanks to our recognized expertise on the subject : Studies of opportunity and feasibility. 2006: Financial plan : Administrative procedure and construction March 1st, 2009: Opening 4

Objective of the Incubator Privileged area for companies in their starting up phase: - Rents at interesting rates, - personalized support, - collective exchanges between managers of the young companies 5

Description of the Incubator Building realized in a "High Environmental Quality" approach A building of m2 at the entry of the business park, 15 offices of 13,45 m2, 3 workshops of 150 m2 and 2 workshops of 200 m2, common services: a meeting room, a cafeteria, a reception, a photocopier, a fax 6

Conditions of access The would-be entrepreneur presents his Business Plan, Approval Committee composition : local elected representatives, managers of local companies and experts, Selected would be entrepreneur signs a convention of temporary occupation, He also accepts a personalized support, Maximum stay : 3 years, Annual Presentation of the company's activity and project to the committee. 7

11 companies in the Incubator after one year : AU SOLEIL DE France : Sale and installation of photovoltaic systems, ACTIV' HA : Buying and referencing group for small and medium-sized enterprises, TELECOSMAX : Advice and negotiation of telecom sites, MY NAME IS OO : Design agency, CELSIUS ENERGIE : Engineering Agency for Energy Efficiency 8

The present companies at the end of one year of opening: GLOBAL EVOL SERVICES : Computing, Internet, Telecom, COWORKS : Collaborative Web Gates, L'ATELIER MARTISON : Leisure activities creation, ESPACE COMPOSITES : Manufacturing of pieces in composite material, SKINCAREFULLY : Manufacturing ingredients and natural cosmetics VIRTUAL MOVE STUDIO : Studio of capture of movements 9

Occupation of the Incubator: Occupation rate : 80% 4 occupied workshops / 5 11 occupied offices / 14 10

The Role of the CCI of Lyon: Support for the finalization of the BP, Would be entrepreneur and his project presentation to the committee, Organization of the committee of approval, Individual support of companies during stay in the incubator, Organization and animation of the collectives periods and common events, 11

CCIL and the CCVG: A 3 year's convention was signed between the CCVG and the CCIL, 2 half-time jobs are financed by the "Communauté de Communes"  Receptionist  Adviser 12