It is the real control tower of the Lyon economy. Not a company in the territory that has not had, one day or another, business with the clerk of the commercial court of Lyon, the fourth in France and the first in the provinces. However, few people know it, but the registry is not an administration at the service of the judges of the commercial court. It is a private SME which employs 48 people and achieves a turnover of nearly 9 million euros.
At its head, a new generation of clerks is at the helm: Clement Bravard – who took over from his father – and Serge Superchi have recently convinced Anne Vidal-Penchinat to leave his cocoon in Nîmes to join them. ” I had no reason to leave Nîmes, but it’s a very exciting challenge “, Enthuses Anne Vidal-Penchinat. The one who is also vice-president of the powerful site of the profession, Infogreffe, chose her arrival day well: March 16, 2020, the day before the first confinement …
Slowed down activity
Suffice to say that the first months were rather hectic. ” We were closed to the public, but the transplant never stopped », Remembers Serge Superchi. ” We even went to look for the files in the street in click and collect, ”smiles the new clerk. Following the first two confinements, activity was significantly slowed down: –15% for the creation of Lyon companies, –37% for bankruptcies, etc.
« Today, our activity is still slowed down, but we have to manage very important structural changes », Comments Anne Vidal-Penchinat. Among these changes, the complete overhaul of physical and telephone reception, but also the consequences of the Pacte law, which establishes a digital one-stop shop for business formalities.
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