Supporting entrepreneurial actors in micro-commerce in the service of the common good: Professional insertion, help in creating a business and social link. In 2020, the Altavia group wanted to go further in its sponsorship policy by committing itself to a meaningful philanthropic project. This is how Altavia Foundation was born, whose mission is to support micro-commerce entrepreneurs in the service of the common good: professional integration, help in creating businesses and social ties. Our priority is to help people who are far from employment.By micro-commerce, we mean any independent micro activity of trade, craft and service provision. What are the Altavia Foundation’s projects ? Small is Big: The small business festival Small is Big is an annual event organized by Altavia Foundation to highlight micro-commerce. The day is filled with activities, including conferences, panel discussions, workshops, merchant stands, and an award ceremony. The Small is Big Store: A Micro-Commerce Lab A true springboard for entrepreneurship, the Small is Big store is a 200 m² space located in the heart of the Saint-Ouen Flea Market, dedicated to commercial experimentation.This unique venue allows groups of creators, artisans, and committed micro-retailers to test their offerings in real-life conditions over a three-month period.More than just a retail space, this “store-lab” provides hands-on support to help each talent move from creation to commercialization, while fostering social connections within the local community.A concrete initiative to shape the retail of tomorrow. Our plateform microco.com “Inspiring, guiding, and informing today and tomorrow’s micro-commerce actors.” “Inspire, guide and inform the micro-commerce players of today and tomorrow.” Our platform, microco.com, aims to facilitate access to micro-commerce, by providing access to numerous resources, tutorials, feedback, webinars and more… This tool gathers inspiring micro-commerce models, ready to be duplicated, whether it is a mobile grocery store, home-based computer services or foodtrucks. A real guide to action for today’s and tomorrow’s micro-entrepreneurs! The Micro-Commerce Awards Every year, Altavia Foundation rewards micro-merchants through a call for applications. In 2024, Altavia Foundation awarded 4 prizes to entrepreneurs from Île-de-France, each receiving a €5,000 grant and communication support: – The most innovative micro-commerce award – The social impact micro-commerce award – The environmental impact micro-commerce award – The jury’s choice micro-commerce award Pro bono projects Altavia Foundation mobilizes its employees with pro bono projects. Whether it is to help associations specialized in professional integration, or to support small business owners, we are happy to use our skills to help others! This can be (among other things) coaching in strategy, communications, visual identity, social network management, etc. Our News 30 November 2024 Small is Big: Highlights from the 2024 edition Read more 30 November 2024 Discover the winners of our call for applications Read more 12 November 2024 Replay Our Roundtable Discussion! Read more 24 October 2024 Take part in Small is Big, the small business festival Organized by Altavia Foundation and Microco.com, the Small is Big festival is open to the general public. Read more 12 January 2024 Altavia Foundation launches its own master classes Read more 2 July 2023 That’s a wrap! Read more 1 July 2023 Small is Big: A look back at the 2023 edition On June 27, Microco and Altavia Foundation launched the 2nd edition of the Small is Big micro-commerce festival. Read more 19 May 2023 Call for applications: Win the micro-business prize! Altavia Foundation is relaunching its micro-commerce awards at the second edition of its annual Small is big festival on 27 June. Read more 19 May 2023 We’re celebrating entrepreneurs at Altavia! On April 18, 2023, Altavia Foundation took the initiative to host the ‘Fête les entrepreneurs’ evening at its Saint-Ouen site. It was a remarkable event dedicated to entrepreneurs, local influencers,… Read more 12 October 2022 Altavia Foundation Celebrates 1 Year of Its Podcast! Read more 27 June 2022 Small is big: A look back at the 2022 edition On June 27 in Saint-Ouen, Altavia Foundation hosted the #smallisbig festival, dedicated to micro-commerce. Read more 27 June 2022 Listen to our Round Table replay! To mark the #smallisbig festival, Altavia Foundation organized a round-table discussion on micro-commerce and self-employment. Read more 6 June 2022 Altavia Foundation launches its own Podcast! Read more 23 September 2020 Altavia Japan receives EcoVadis Gold 2020 rating for sustainability Altavia Japan recently received “Gold” rating in the 2020 Sustainability Assessments issued by the French company EcoVadis. Why did you choose to be evaluated by EcoVadis ? Read more 16 April 2020 The garden industry on pins and needles Read more 9 April 2020 Local initiatives combating food shortages The fear of a food crisis is spreading around the world. Uncertainty about food supply may trigger a wave of export restrictions, “likely to lead to a shortage on the world market,” as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a joint statement on Wednesday, April 1st; Read more 30 October 2019 Intermarché changes the recipes for 900 products for Yuka Intermarché decided to change the recipes for 900 products to reflect the profound need on the part of customers for transparency and their desire to eat better, the aim being to obtain better scores on Yuka. An important announcement in the food retail industry. Read more 3 July 2019 CSR week 2019: reducing inequalities Now a major highlight. Every year, numerous events are organised during European Sustainable Development Week to promote inspiring projects and initiatives. The theme of the 2019 edition was reducing inequalities. An opportunity for Altavia to host its traditional CSR Week, and to raise awareness among its employees of the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more Our team CORALIE ABRAM-PALTI Altavia Foundation Director CÉLESTE SOLLIER Altavia Foundation Project Manager ALEXANDRE YAKOVLEV Junior Digital Creative Project Manager BALAKUMAR DJEASSITTARAME Junior Digital Project Manager Our Network of Ambassadors – A Participatory Model Today, 44 ambassadors represent Altavia Foundation within the various entities of the group. They help extend the Foundation’s initiatives across all the territories where the group operates, both in France and internationally. Let’s talk
