APIM
Our expertise
APIM was established in 1985 by the Lille Metropole Chamber of Commerce and Industry and by Lille Metropole Communaute urbaine. Its mission is to foster the development of Lille Metropole and to promote its image, both nationally and internationally.
APIM assists companies during their entire establishment and development process in Lille Metropole. A team of project managers, acting as a one-stop window, works free of charge and in total confidentiality to assist enterprises in their various steps, be it for the development of new activities or for the setting up of a first representation office in Europe, or an industrial unit, a research center, a head office or a logistics hub.
This assistance takes the form of four types of activities:
1 - Information
APIM provides you with all the data regarding the Lille Metropole market, its stakeholders, its assets and its key economic indicators
2 - Analysis of your needs
Our team works with you to draft detailed specifications for your project.
3 - Assistance for your project
We assist you during the entire development or establishment phase:
- real estate searches,
- funding and subsidizing applications,
- administrative steps,
- staff hiring,
- introduction of your enterprise into business circles.
Of course, the welcoming of executives is part of the various services offered by APIM. It includes the following activities:
- introduction to the various administrations and relocation agencies
- assistance in job searching for the partner, in particular thanks to a dense network of specializing structures (hiring agencies, ANPE, APEC, temporary staff agencies, HR Directors' club, ).
- cartography
- transport
- accommodation
- public services
- employment
- toddlers
- education
- useful information
- health
- cultural and leisure activities
