The Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CPME), formerly known as the Confédération Générale des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CGPME;

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: ''General Confederation of Small and Medium Companies'') is a union of employers in

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Overview

It was created in 1944 by Leon Gingembre, who was Chairman until 1978.Larousse
/ref> He was followed by René Bernasconi (1978–1990), Lucien Rebuffel (1990–2000), Jacques Freidel (2000–2002). Its current Chairman is Jean-François Roubaud (since 2002). It has 500,000 members. It is affiliated to the Economic and Social Council, the Conseil National de Crédit, and Pacte PME International.Pacte PME International
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MEDEF The Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises of France, is the largest employer federation in France. Established in 1998, it replaced the Conseil national du patronat Français ( CNPF), or the "National Cou ...

, it aims at representing small business owners.

References

External links

Official website
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