The signs of trade associate (CFA) Federation represents 90 of the groups of merchants in France. This professional organization, led by a Board of 12 leaders of groups, is based on a team of 6 people and the skills of many experts and leaders of signs.
History
If trade partner (independent contractors group) made its appearance around 1850, it until 1963 that the signs of the trade partner Federation sees the day. Initially, it was mission that the defence of the most ancient form of organized independent trade but, in the 1960s, the important growth of the shoot the Federation to expand trade and to cope with the advent of large distribution, one of its main missions becomes the promotion and development of the trade partner with future entrepreneursstudents, universities and trade shows. The professional organization today presents itself as the representative and defender of trade partner groups.
Members
The members of the CFA are the central structures of groups of associated traders. They are from the sectors of retail trade (trade partner is 27.2 of the France retail trade) and B2b trade (B2B trade represents 1 million jobs and 120,000 companies). Members have an average 49 years and mostly originate from the network. The approach to integrate the CFA goes through 3 stages: review of a record by the Board of Directors on objective criteria and intuiti personae, participation in the capital to become a shareholder of the Group and the acquittal of one or more contributions.
The CFA in chiffreLa CFA represents 52 groups of trade partner (on a total of 63 identified) and more than 100 national signs on existing 116. Trade partner represents a turnover of EUR 111,985 billion with a growth of 5.1 a year as a whole. It totals 36 780 point of sale for 28 915 independent contractors. Trade partner employs 429 625 employees.Inputs
The Federation follows very closely the evolution of the legislation and plays an active role in decisions such as the Medef and the Board of trade of France instances. It thus exercises its role of mediation and representation to the public authorities. Independent entrepreneurs wishing to create a network, its role is to advise, inform and train, with the help of a network of specialists qualified in the legal, fiscal and economic field. A database is made available to members for specific figures. The Federation accompanied its members by providing a set of recommendations in the legal, commercial or financial field while providing technical support. Eventually, individual support can take place at the request of the creators of network. The CFA is also the Organization of seminars and technical workshops for leaders to facilitate exchanges of know-how. It provides services to its members such as online and the dissemination of job opportunities. Through Socorec, cooperative society for the equipment and the renovation of trade founded in 1963 by acceding groups to the CFA, the Federation offers financing solutions to the points of sale of the business partner.
Major appointments
The major event for entrepreneurs in the trade partner held on 12 May 2009, at the General Assembly of the CFA. Trade associate meetings focus this year on sustainable development and brings together more than 300 people from the members of the Federation and its partners groups.
Transmission, a strategic issue for the CFA
