Talents des Cités, initiated by the Ministry of the City and the Senate, rewards for the 10th consecutive year the men and women who create their business or plan to do so. Since 2002, Talents des Cités has rewarded 338 business and association creators as well as project leaders, located in priority neighborhoods of the City policy. By sharing their experience and success, they encourage other young people to venture out and take control of their future.
This year, the regional jury for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, organized by URBGE Grand Sud, has designated 2 Talents des Cités winners:
Category Creation:
Albert GASORE for GREENCONCESS (Ltd)
Car rental and clean vehicles (electric and hybrid)
Category Emergence:
Linda SENOUSSAOUI and Sabrina BRINDICCI
for the Associative Animation Center (Association)
Non-residential Leisure Reception Center (ALSH)
The winners receive a prize of 1,500 euros for the “Emergence” category and 3,000 euros for the “Creation” category and are labeled “Talent des Cités.”
Regional Winner Talents des Cités 2011 – Category Creation
Albert GASORE for GREENCONCESS (Ltd)
Car rental and clean vehicles (electric and hybrid)
Holder of a DUT in administrative and commercial management and an MBA in commerce and entrepreneurship from Napier University in Edinburgh, Albert GASORE (24 years old) worked for two months in a car rental company. Still a student, he then decided to create a car rental and clean vehicle company (electric and hybrid). In March 2010, the Ltd GREENCONCESS was established in the Ariane district where Albert CASORE lives.
For him, it is a double challenge: “On a personal level, it is the happy culmination of a path that began in Rwanda in 1994, passing through adolescence and schooling in the sensitive area of Ariane. On a professional level, we thus participate in the environmental challenge of our generation.”
His three associates are complementary. After a degree in philosophy, Sciences Po, and HEC, Gilbert GATORE (28 years) is in charge of communication and development. With a diploma in administrative and commercial management and management, Jérémy GRAVIERE (23 years) is responsible for the sales service. Clément BORDES (23 years), holder of a diploma from the Institute of Advanced Studies in Accountancy, is responsible for the administration and accounting. GREENCONCESS offers two services to individuals and businesses in the PACA region: Greenrent and Greenleasing.
The Greenrent service allows access to the latest generation of clean vehicles as soon as you get off the train, the plane, or directly with home delivery. Greenleasing offers low-cost solutions among the cleanest vehicles on the market to renew vehicle fleets.
It represents a concrete solution to corporate travel plan issues. “We must change our transport habits. It’s not the easiest decision to make, but one of the most important. Renting clean vehicles is a way for everyone to participate in preserving the planet and to save money on transportation expenses.”
The partners are ambitious.
With no direct competitor, their company can be a leader in the 100% clean vehicle offer. They organize partnerships locally and nationally, such as with ADEME. They want to quickly increase from 2 to 5 jobs and create a national green vehicle franchise network.
-Talents des Cités is co-organized by the National Agency for Social Cohesion and Equal Opportunities (Acsé), the Caisse des Dépôts, and BGE (formerly Boutiques de Gestion), with the support of the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee for Cities, in partnership with the National Agency for Urban Renovation (Anru), the SFR Foundation, Société Générale, Groupe Casino, GDF SUEZ, Safran Group, FinanCités, Club XXIe siècle, Regional Daily Press (SPQR), Public Sénat and France Television.
-Talents des Cités encourages young entrepreneurs and focuses on the success of neighborhoods.
The competition rewards company creators and project leaders under 40 years old, located in a priority neighborhood of city policy, and who are accompanied by a business creation consulting organization.
-Criteria for evaluating candidates:
– Creator’s journey (motivation, entrepreneurial profile),
– Economic and financial viability of the project,
– Impact of the activity on the neighborhood (creation of social ties and jobs),
– Mission as “ambassador of the neighborhoods.”
