CIFRE THESIS Launch of our first CIFRE thesis on informal entrepreneurship in the repair trades

Drawing on research to ensure our innovations are grounded in reality and sustainable over the long term.This is also what drives us, and we are proud to announce the launch of our first #CIFRE thesis, led by Archipel&Co. under the supervision of Université Lumière Lyon 2 and Sorbonne University, in partnership with the Maria Nowak Institute and with support from Adie and Orange. 

This thesis in geography explores existing and potential connections between informal entrepreneurs in the repair trades (mechanical and textile) and the future professions of the ecological transition. It is part of Archipel&Co.’s 15-year commitment to “starting from reality to strive toward the ideal,” and our expertise in informal entrepreneurship practices in France and around the world. 

It will be conducted by Gaëtan Jayle under the supervision of researchers Marie Morelle and Sébastien Jacquot, specialists in the field who have just published a groundbreaking book on street mechanics (see image). The research will explore sites in the departments of Seine-Saint-Denis and Isère through MonBusinessCarré Adie and the Trajectoires association, initiated in partnership with Plaine Commune. It will also benefit from the critical and expert perspective of the scientific committee of the Maria Nowak Institute, in particular historian Laurence Fontaine and Thierry Sibieude, a driving force behind the history of social entrepreneurship in France.

We hope this will inspire not only our teams, but also everyone interested in community-based economic practices in neighborhoods, as well as companies facing recruitment challenges in the repair trades.