concrete initiatives to support companies

Unemployed to entrepreneurs initiative:

- 4,500 project initiators welcomed.
- 1,700 businesses started up.
- More than 1,000 businesses still trading in 2005 - a 65% survival rate.
- 609 beneficiaries of ACCRE (financial assistance for unemployed people starting up or taking over a company).
- 1,650 new jobs created in Essonne.

In 2005, the Agency welcomed 600 would be entrepreneurs - a total of 1,100 individual meetings. It led to 170 new companies being set up in Essonne. This meant that 132 unemployed were able to enter employment, becoming potential employers themselves in the process.

Family services support program:

- Toll free number: 0 800 07 24 11
- 31,768 calls received, since 1992.
- 3,587 job offers handled and monitored.
- 2,169 posts filled.

Since 2005, the platform has received 1,338 calls and 79 people now have a job in family services as a result of the program.