Our missions

Promoting
Identifying, selecting, convincing
Establishing and supporting

PROMOTING THE LYON REGION AND PROVIDING SUPPORT

for new projects, creating value, investment and jobs.

Our services

ONLYLYON Invest covers all the stages of business development or start-up projects in the Lyon region. It supports all types of businesses, from SMEs to major corporations, in all the sectors of activity that make up the economic landscape of the Lyon region. The Agency offers a range of services funded by its members and tailored to individual companies’ needs.

REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS

Finding premises and property, organising site visits, providing engineering support, carrying out energy audits.
Contacts with real estate players: agencies, co-working spaces, incubators, business centres etc.

FUNDING AND GRANTS

Identifying funding levers: grants, investment funds.
Contacts with the BPI (Public Investment Bank) and other organisations.

BUSINESS & PARTNERSHIPS

Economic data, market overviews.
Contacts with business networks, competitive clusters, R&D partners and laboratories.

LEGAL & TAX SUPPORT

Administrative formalities.
Contacts with legal and tax consultants, accountants and banks.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Employment data, recruitment support, jobs for spouses.

EMPLOYEE MOBILITY

Housing, supporting arrivals from other countries, international schools, presenting the benefits of the Lyon region and organising promotional tours of the area.

“INVEST IN” CLUB, COMMUNICATION & NETWORKS

Integrating new arrivals into the community.
Communication after setting up.
Connection to the ONLYLYON Ambassadors network.


These services are provided by ONLYLYON Invest’s experts in setting up businesses. They have in-depth knowledge of their sectors and of the Lyon region’s ecosystem, and work every day to ensure the long-term success of your projects!

OUR TERRITORY: THE LYON REGION

The scope of ONLYLYON Invest’s operations includes the entire real estate portfolio offered by the Agency to the companies it supports. This highly diversified region presents many opportunities in terms of start-up locations and buildings: offices, business premises, logistics zones, mixed activities, laboratories, co-working spaces etc. It includes:

  1. Lyon Metropole
  2. Saint-Etienne Metropolitan Area
  3. Porte de l’Isère Urban Community
  4. Vienne Condrieu Area
  5. Plaine de l’Ain Industrial Park
  6. Pays de l’Arbresle Multi-Municipal Community
  7. Monts du Lyonnais Multi-Municipal Community
  8. West Rhône Urban Community
  9. Garon Valley Multi-Municipal Community
  10. Vallons du Lyonnais Multi-Municipal Community
  11. Grand Bourg Agglomération
  12. East Lyonnais Multi-Municipal Community
carte_aire_influence_2024_fr