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Palais De La Bourse, Bp 21856, 13221 Marseille CEDEX 02, France (http://www.ccimp.com)
Founded on August 5th 1599, the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the oldest CCI in the world. Its past is the foundation of its modernity: for 4 centuries the Chamber has been concerned with the needs of its clients, the businesses of Marseille Provence. Being a public institution, the Chamber represents the general interests of retailers, industry and services. It is a non-partisan think-tank for new projects. With its roots in the business world, the CCIMP is the voice of Business, communicating proposals in all areas linked to economic development, territorial development, employment and company performance. It is also present in many regional, national or international institutions.

The CCIMP offers companies a certain number of services: help in setting up, in developing a business plan, technical assistance, help in entering foreign markets… These services free or otherwise, are given either individually or collectively (through the organisation of seminars, trade fairs, trade missions, meetings...). Moreover, higher education and continuing training make up one of the principal missions of the CCIMP. It spends 33% of its fiscal resources in the training of 3000 students to meet companies’ needs. The CCIMP creates and manages, directly or through partnership structures, the infrastructure needed to develop the local economy and business activity: business parks, logistic platforms… It has been at the origin of many industrial areas (Fos sur Mer, Vitrolles, Martigues, Aubagne, Gémenos, La Ciotat...). Since 1934 the CCIMP has been the franchise holder of Marseille Provence Airport, which is an essential factor in the development of our region.