places for young companies
New
LEADERS
Saint-Étienne Métropole has a number of structured business centres, themed business incubators and business halls, as well as appropriate facilities to help your young company/start-up develop in the area.
Business incubators
Le Mixeur
At the heart of Saint-Étienne’s creative district, Le Mixeur supports entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries. With its design, media and optics hubs, the district is home to a rich ecosystem of young creative and innovative companies, laboratories and universities, encouraging exchange and emulation.
the république
incubator
Located in the centre of Saint-Etienne, this incubator is aimed at entrepreneurs in the creative professions, arts and crafts, publishing and e-commerce. It offers private workspaces and shared offices, as well as a showroom open to the general public, where designers can exhibit and sell their products.
Novaciéries
the innovation counter
Located in Saint-Chamond, the Comptoir de l’Innovation incubator supports entrepreneurs in the fields of services to industry and the Industry of the Future. It offers private offices and shared spaces, and is run by the Club GIER, providing direct access to a network conducive to synergies and development.
The montreynaud
business park
Located at the north-eastern entrance to Saint-Etienne, at the heart of a group of dynamic economic zones, the centre welcomes entrepreneurs in the fields of business services and engineering. Located in a Zone Franche Urbaine, it offers eligible companies opportunities for tax and social security exemptions.
The high technology
building (BHT)
Located in the north-east of the Manufacture district, the BHT incubator is home to high added-value projects in the high-tech sectors : optics/vision, medical and advanced manufacturing processes. It offers a variety of premises, including offices, workshops and laboratories.
The advantages of
business incubators
Support over 3 to 4 years : a training programme and individual expert meetings.
Events and experience-sharing : conferences, networking, afterworks, etc.
Pooling of resources : access to equipped workspaces, shared equipment and administrative…
Private spaces : furnished closed or shared offices (10/20/40m²), workshops, laboratories, etc.
eligilibility criteria
Compagny hotels
La Grande Usine
Créative
Designed to accommodate companies in the cultural and creative industries, La Grande Usine Créative offers flexible office and loft space to suit all sizes of business. Located at the heart of the creative district, it forms part of a dynamic ecosystem alongside Le Mixeur, the Use’IN incubator, the Village by CA accelerator and the Saint-Étienne Lyon French Tech cluster, promoting synergies and development opportunities.
the montreynaud
business park
This cluster combines an incubator and a business hotel, offering entrepreneurs business and engineering services in a scalable environment. Entrepreneurs benefit from a structured environment in which to get started, with accommodation solutions tailored to each stage of their growth, without disrupting their ecosystem.
the advantages of
business centres
Professional emulation : immersion with other young companies in similar fields.
Customised services : private, fully-equipped and functional premises, meeting rooms.
Shared facilities : social areas, fibre optics, photocopying room, etc.
Flexible contracts : variable hosting periods.
eligibility criteria
Interested in joining a business incubator or hotel ?
Saint-Étienne Métropole puts its experts at your service: consultancy, research, networking, financing…