Altavia Foundation: Empowering Micro-Commerce & Social Good

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 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.

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