New neighbours every year
670 openings in a single year: the competition keeps renewing itself. An up-to-date Google profile and recent reviews help you stay visible when a customer searches nearby.
Automation and AI consultancy in Lyon
Automation and AI for small businesses in Lyon
Lyon has around 10,000 shops and services, and 670 new ones opened in 2024. To stand out, you need to answer fast and be well organised. We work on site in Lyon, or remotely.
On site in Lyon, remotely anywhere in France
Retail in Lyon, in a few figures
10,000shops and services in Lyon
7.8%of shop premises empty, against a French average of 9.77%
670street-level shops opened in 2024
Sources: City of Lyon, action plan for retail, June 2025Lyon Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Mastercard and IFOP 2024 survey
What matters for a business in Lyon
AI still little used by small businesses
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 18% of very small businesses use or plan to use AI, against 26% across France. An assistant that answers your customers and sorts your emails is a real head start on your neighbours.
E-invoicing is coming
The Lyon Chamber of Commerce runs sessions on e-invoicing, which is becoming compulsory for businesses. Your quotes and invoices may as well already go out in the right format, with no re-keying.
The most useful modules in Lyon
For a Lyon business, the challenge is twofold: being chosen over newcomers, and spending less time on admin.
Quote and invoicing software, 2026 e-invoicing, online booking, chasing unpaid invoices, Google reviews, digital loyalty cards, AI agents: we choose and connect the right tools for your business, with no extra software to learn.
AI assistant on your website10.15pm, they have a question. They get the answer now, not at 9am tomorrow.From €59 a monthViewAutomatic email sortingSorted by urgency, with the reply already drafted in your tone of voice.From €49 a monthViewAutomatic quotesYour line items and your prices: tick, check, send.From €49 a monthViewAutomatic invoicingThe signed quote becomes the invoice, with nothing to retype.From €49 a monthViewMandatory e-invoicing 2026Compliant for 2026, without changing how you invoice.From €39 a monthViewGoogle listing kept up to dateThey type open near me, three listings come up. Yours is one of them.From €49 a monthViewGet Google reviewsQR code, card in the parcel, link in the email.From €49 a monthViewOnline booking, 24 hours a dayYour free slots, booked in thirty seconds.From €39 a monthView
How we work in Lyon
On site, at your premises
The first meeting takes place at your premises in Lyon or by video call, you choose when booking. The immersion happens on site, alongside you.
Remotely, the rest of the time
We have no office in Lyon: we come to you. Set-up and follow-up are done remotely, without taking up your time.
A single point of contact
You only explain your situation once. The person who listened to you at the first meeting is the one who follows your file afterwards.
Useful local support in Lyon
Lyon Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (Saint-Étienne, Roanne)
Digital transformation workshops, a cybersecurity self-assessment and e-invoicing sessions for very small businesses and sole traders.
Visit the organisation's websiteAtouts Numériques, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
A digital maturity assessment and support funded by the Region for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, by online application.
Visit the organisation's websiteThe terms of these schemes change often: check them with the organisation before you start. Atlas does not replace them, we build what then runs every day in your business.
Frequently asked questions
Do you come to Lyon?
Yes. The first meeting takes place at your premises or by video call, as you prefer, and the immersion happens on site, in Lyon and across the metropolitan area.
Do you have an office in Lyon?
No: we come to you. The rest of the work is done remotely, with the same person from start to finish.
Is there any support for going digital in Lyon?
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region's Atouts Numériques scheme funds a digital assessment for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, and the Lyon Chamber of Commerce runs workshops. Check their current terms with them.
Are you an AI expert for small businesses in Lyon?
Yes. We put AI where it saves you time: answering customers, sorting emails, an assistant on your website, preparing quotes. You stay in control of everything it does.
Why a consultant rather than quote and invoicing software?
Software only does what you tell it to. We start from your day, choose the tools and connect them: the signed quote becomes the invoice, then the reminder if it goes unpaid, with no re-keying.
How long does the assessment take?
Twenty minutes, with no commitment, on site in Lyon or by video call. We look at your day and tell you what can run by itself, and what isn't worth it.
Do I need to change my software?
No. We start from the tools you already use when they work, and everything we set up stays in your name.
We also work in
And anywhere else in France, on site or remotely.
Let's talk about your business in Lyon
Twenty minutes, no commitment, at your premises or by video call. We look at your day and tell you what can run by itself.