The Collective, a group of business associations from Gard Rhodanien, presents its projects and challenges for 2025

The Collective brings together nine economic associations from the Gard rhodanien: AMT, ARMA, Port l'Ardoise, Cyclium, Grisbi, the Provence Occitane tourist office, Leader Gard rhodanien, the Soliste's entrepeneurs. Midi Libre – C.L.

Vincent Champetier, the president of the Collective, and the representatives of the nine member associations, presented on Tuesday, January 28, the actions to be carried out in 2025 “despite uncertainties related to the political situation”.

The Collective, a group of nine economic associations from the Gard Rhodanien, presented its wishes on Tuesday, January 28 in Chusclan in front of 200 people. These structures bring together 745 local businesses and more than 18,000 jobs. “The Collective aims to be a tool to support the attractiveness of the territory”, launched Vincent Champetier, the president, as a preamble. He then returned to the actions carried out in 2024. “We approached the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment to place outgoing staff in our companies and help spouses in their job search. We strengthened our mentoring structure in collaboration with the two high schools [Sainte-Marie and Albert-Einstein]. More than 450 students benefited from this system.” The Pop economic fair, organized in September by the Collective, the Agglo and the CCI, was “a great success”.

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Facing the challenge of artificial intelligence

Vincent Champetier then outlined the projects for 2025, “an exciting year despite great uncertainties linked to a complicated political situation”. “We will continue to support all initiatives and projects that are in line with economic development and the attractiveness of the territory.” Among the challenges to come, the president of the group of economic associations mentioned “artificial intelligence which is taking up more and more space in the management of our companies, cybersecurity which affects all sizes of structures and the implementation of the PPV (value sharing bonus) for companies”.

Events throughout the year

The Collective will celebrate its 10th anniversary on July 3 and will organize an elective general meeting on that day. Among the key events of the year, there are: the Youth and Business Meetings this Saturday, February 1st from 9 a.m. to noon at the multicultural hall of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, the Gran Fondo organized by the Provence Occitane tourist office on May 4th, Grisbi Day on May 15th, the third edition of Pop on September 25th at the Laudun Forum, and the auto-moto-bicycle mobility show organized by ARMA in the fall.