This reorganization in favor of women business leaders is the result of surveys and studies carried out among women and today enables CAPEB to bring forward a new union offer. Past battles and victories, waged for the defense and recognition of business partners, are still relevant today: a legal status remains mandatory for any activity regularly carried out within the business.
Women entrepreneurship: a new challenge for CAPEB
CAPEB commissioned a study(1) to hear from women entrepreneurs. The objective is initially to respond to a request from business leaders who presented themselves in the network of departmental CAPEBs. Indeed, being a manager is a daily challenge that reflects a double success, as a woman but also as a business manager. These women invested in the management of their business need to be helped and supported throughout their professional career.
This is one of the reasons why the CNFA and the CDFA wished to take note of the conclusions of this study and decided to integrate these women entrepreneurs into their respective committees. Locally, these committees organize themselves to provide them with a specific welcome, offer them themes specific to their experiences and integrate them into the professional sections of their professions.
Summary of the survey on women entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs are most often the creators of their business. They mainly exercise a mixed activity between the craftsmanship and the management of the company. Indeed, 53% of them created their business, 33% took it over and for 14% of them it was a business transfer.
54% of them describe their activity as a mixed “craftswoman” and “manager”, 44% as “manager exclusively” and only 2% as “craftswoman exclusively”. The majority of women business owners are present online, and 91% of the companies questioned are referenced on the internet.
A strong notoriety and a strong presence of the CAPEB emerge from this survey: 92% of non-member women business leaders questioned declare that they know the CAPEB.
A little more than half of the respondents (58%) think that it is legitimate for professional organizations to act specifically for women entrepreneurs. Their expectations are primarily focused on specific communication actions, such as serial information, events and dedicated service offers. For the third of women entrepreneurs who think that professional organizations should not set up specific actions for women entrepreneurs, the motivations put forward are the fact that there is no difference between men and women (56%) and that women entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs first and foremost (29%)
“Combine female building trades! »A response to the mix of building trades
“Combine female building trades! »Has its Facebook page, showcase of the territorial actions implemented around diversity by the network:
- A meeting with local partners,
- An action by a professional in a college
- An action to promote the professions of the CAPEB,
- The signing of an agreement,
- Women business leaders working for CAPEB,
- A group of trainees composed mainly of women,
- # STOPAUXCLICHÉS acts collectively for the diversity of the building trades.
And still relevant: the choice of statutes for spouses
Spouses who habitually and regularly participate in the activity of the company have the obligation to choose a status. The declaration of the status chosen by the spouse must be made at the Center de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) of the Chamber of Trades and Crafts. This declaration is made either when the company is created or at any time with the CFE by means of a declaration modifying the statutes of the spouses.
The status of collaborating spouse
A married or PACS partner regularly participating in the activity of the company can opt for the status of collaborating spouse, even if he exercises an outside salaried or self-employed activity. To do this, the spouse must not be remunerated for this activity, and must not hold shares in the company. The entrepreneur must exercise his activity as a sole proprietorship or be the majority manager or belong to a majority management college of a company in SARL, EURL. Once registered, the collaborating spouse is then affiliated to the CPSTI and pays social contributions.
The status of employed spouse
The spouse can be an employee in the company and as such benefit from the same rights and obligations as other employees. He then contributes to the general social security scheme. For this, he must effectively participate in the activity of the company, receive a salary corresponding to his professional category and have an employment contract and monthly payslips.
Associate spouse status
Whatever the couple's matrimonial regime, the spouse can be a partner in a craft business. He then participates in the constitution of the company's share capital by acquiring shares. To do this, he must make contributions to the company. The associated spouse participating in the management of the company and not falling under the general scheme must be affiliated to the CPSTI.
(1) Methodology of the survey carried out by OBEA on the expectations of women entrepreneurs
- Questionnaires were sent to women entrepreneurs in the building industry with a file of CAPEB members (153 questionnaires for women entrepreneurs) and a file of non-members of CAPEB (114 questionnaires for women entrepreneurs).
- Telephone survey (CATI) carried out over the first quarter (February-March) 2019.
- Overall sample of 267 respondents.